I Can Do Without You out that Hickok was being sarcastic and that he trusts her "about as much as I do a blind rattlesnake with a new button on its tail." The song is a comical male-female quarrel, with Calamity and Hickok exchanging comic insults, somewhat reminiscent of "Anything You Can Do" from "Annie Get Your Gun". I Can Do Without You "I Can Do Without You" is a popular song, with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was included in the 1953 film, "Calamity Jane". It was performed by Doris Day and Howard Keel. Doris Day played
What Can I Do? (Edith Piaf song) Nelly Gustin sang the song with Robert Quibel and his Orchestra at the TV show "Thé Dansant" hosted by Charles Level. In 1993, Stéphane Chomont sang the song with Jean Sala and his Orchestra at the TV show "La Chance aux chansons" hosted by Pascal Sevran. In 2013, Clark Baxtresser recorded the song playing the Wurlitzer electric piano. In 2015, Lambert Wilson recorded the song with the musical arrangements by Bruno Fontaine for the album "Wilson chante Montand". In 1949, Harold Rome wrote the English lyrics and the title song became "What Can I Do ?". The English version was