From the musical comedy “Zip, Goes a Million”, 1919.
Words by Bud DeSylva.
Music by Jerome Kern.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- We will form a partnership today
O.K. I’ll draw up a contract right away to say
Love will be the stock we are showing
If you care for me
There will be no danger of going into bankruptcy
I will discount ev’rything that you say to me
You must show some interest ev’ry day if we
Burthen
We start in a bus’ness of our own, My dear
And when the profit that we’ve shown is clear
Listen here, Surely we’re entitled to credit
You said it! Maybe later on we’ll
Take in the firm a little silent partner
You must promise not to be violent
When that partner isn’t so silent
When we have a bus’ness of our own
- I believe this contract is divine
Then sign your full name upon this dotted line that’s fine
Now you can’t do anything stupid
You just told me there’s
Not a chance if I will let Cupid handle our affairs
I will be your councellor but my pay is stiff
Swear you won’t develop a corporation if
Burthen
We start in a bus’ness of our own today
Dear, just as soon as you have shown the way
Let me say, I’ll obey your word to the letter
You’d better! always bear in mind that
You must divide your assets fifty-fifty
Here’s a warning, though you may mock it
Stay out of my petty cash pocket
When we have a bus’ness of our own
Sung here by Fred Feild: