DEAR SIR
From the short film "Office Blues" (1930)
(Music by Vernon Duke / Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg)


Ginger Rogers & Clairborne Bryson (Film Soundtrack) - 1930



GINGER ROGERS:
Just like Tilly the Toiler
I'm another stenog
In the wheels of a busy world
I'm just another cog
The letters that I write each day
Are full of business prose
Here's a letter I write each night
That me and my dreams compose....

Dear Sir, I am writing you
Dear Sir, I'm inviting you
To inspect this new Spring line
Tucked up in this heart of mine

Yes Sir, let me put you wise
Dear Sir, that I advertise
A certain brand of kiss
You can't afford to miss

Some firms offer ten percent
My terms call for sentiment
Undernneath that mellow moon above

Dear Sir, send your order in
We'll find Mister Lohengrin
And I'll remain yours truly in love

Dear Sir, I am writing you
Dear Sir, I'm inviting you
To inspect our new Spring line
Tucked up in this heart of mine

Yes Sir, let me put you wise
Dear Sir, that I advertise
A certain brand of kiss
You can't afford to miss

Some firms offer ten percent
My terms call for sentiment
Underneath that mellow moon above

Dear Sir, send your order in
We'll find Mister Lohengrin
And I'll remain yours truly in love

CLAIRBORNE BRYSON:
Dear Miss, I received your note
Dear Miss, very glad you wrote
Let me say the things you list
Are the very things I've missed

Some firms may appeal to me
But your terms sound so real to me
I'd like to take your tip
And form a partnership

I've an order you could fill
I'll be glad to pay the bill
Underneath that mellow moon up above

Dear Miss, send your answer soon
And let's merge for a honeymoon
And I'll remain yours truly in love







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2011)