I Oughta Hate Ya, But I Don’t

A popular song from 1933.
Words by Joe Young.
Music by Milton Ager.

Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein:

I-Oughta-Hate-Ya-But-I-Dont – SHEET MUSICDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

I_Oughta_Hate_Ya_But_I_Dont – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. Why do you do the things you do to me?
    Can’t you be true to me? Oh, why, oh, why?
    Why do you say the things you say to me?
    Why be that way to me? Oh, why, oh, why?

Chorus
I oughta hate ya, but I don’t
You shouldn’t hurt me, but you do
I oughta hate ya, but I won’t
I couldn’t if I wanted to
I oughta get you off my mind
But I’ll do nothing of the kind
I oughta hate ya, but I can’t
Because I can’t help loving you

  1. You’ve even got me talkin’ to myself
    While walkin’ by myself, Oh, I could cry
    My other friends are makin’ fun of me
    And they’ll have none of me, Oh, you know why

Sung here by Fred Feild: