# Why Was I Born?

> original show tune composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; from the 1929 musical "Sweet Adeline"

**Wikidata**: [Q16966261](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16966261)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Was_I_Born?)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/why-was-i-born


## References

1. ISWC Network
2. Grove Music Online
3. MusicBrainz
4. AllMusic