I'M GONNA GET HIM

from 1962 New York musical "Mr President"
(Irving Berlin)

as recorded by
Perry Como & Sandy Stewart
with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra
October 1st 1962 New York


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When you were a kid
And you wanted a doll,
You got it!
Don't ask how you did,
But when you were a kid
And you wanted a doll and you got it!
You carefully laid out a plan;
When you were a kid twas a doll -
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And now it's a man!

I'm gonna get 'im,
I'm gonna get 'im;
Instead of givin' up and throwin' in the towel,
I'm gonna keep on fightin', fair or foul
Until I get 'im!

I'm gonna get 'im;
I'm gonna wear my jewels and my ermine wrap,
And if I have to drop my shoulder strap,
I'm gonna get 'im!

I'm gonna get 'im;
And when I've got 'im where I think he oughta be,
I'm gonna love 'im, love 'im,
My mission in life will be to love 'im
Until he loves me!

I'm gonna get 'im,
Mm-mm I'm gonna get 'im;
I'll back 'im in a corner till he squirms and twists,
And if I must put handcuffs on his wrists,
I'm gonna get 'im!

I'm gonna get 'im;
He'll know the facts of life, and when he understands,
I'll put a shotgun in my father's hands,
And that'll get 'im!

I'm gonna get 'im;
And when I've got 'im where I think he oughta be,
I'm gonna hug 'im, hug 'im,
I'll hug 'im and if I have to slug 'im,
He's gonna love,
He's gonna love,
He's gonna love me!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - December 2016)