"Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Lew Brown, published in 1931.
[1] Ethel Merman introduced this song in George White's Scandals of 1931.
[2] A Rudy Vallée version, recorded in 1931, achieved success.
[3] The song was revived in 1953 by singer Jaye P.
[4] The song title gave rise to the revue of Henderson's music called It's the Cherries, which launched the American Composer Series in 2000.