From the film “On the Avenue”, 1937
Words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I love you which is easy to see
But I have to keep guessing
How you feel about me
You listen to the words that I speak
But I feel that you listen
With your tongue in your cheek
Chorus
You’re laughing at me
I can’t get sentimental
For you’re laughing at me I know
I want to be romantic
But I haven’t a chance
You’ve got a sense of humor
And humor is death to romance
You’re laughing at me
Why do you think it’s funny
When I say that I love you so?
You’ve got me worried and I’m all at sea
For while I’m crying for you
You’re laughing at me
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: