Who cares if the sky
Cares to fall in the sea?
Who cares what banks fail in Yonkers
Long as you've got a kiss that conquers?
Why should I care?
Life is one long jubilee
As long as I care for you
And you care for me.

Ira Gershwin


What makes this depression-era ditty so appealing to me? Maybe it's the lyricist's gift of creating poetry out of so many one-syllable words.