GOLD DIGGERS' SONG, THE (WE'RE IN THE MONEY)
From the film "Gold Diggers Of 1933"
(Music: Harry Warren / Lyrics: Al Dubin)
Ginger Rogers (Film Soundtrack) - 1933
Ted Lewis & His Band - 1933
Hal Kemp & His Orch. (vocal: Skinnay Ennis) - 1933
Dick Powell - 1933
The Boswell Sisters - 1933
Leo Reisman & His Orch. (vocal: Fred Astaire) - 1933
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Pat O'Malley, Sonny Farrar, Billy Ternent) -
1933
Also recorded by:
Mitch Miller; Susannah McCorkle; David Berger Octet; Erich Kunzel.
We're in the money
We're in the money
We've got a lot of what it takes to get along
We're in the money
The skies are sunny
Old man depression, you are through
You done us wrong!
We never see a headline
'Bout a breadline, today
And when we see the landlord
We can look that guy right in the eye
We're in the money
Come, on my honey,
Let's spend it, lend it, send it rolling along
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As performed by GINGER ROGERS & CHORUS
in the film "Gold Diggers Of 1933":
GINGER:
Gone are my blues and gone are my tears
I've got good news to shout in your ears
The long lost Dollar has come back to the fold
With silver you can turn your dreams to gold, oh
We're in the money
We're in the money
We've got a lot of what it takes to get along
We're in the money
The sky is sunny
Old man depression, you are through
You done us wrong, oh
We never see a headline
'Bout a breadline today
And when we see the landlord
We can look that guy right in the eye
Oh-oh, we're in the money
Come, on my honey,
Let's lend it, spend it, send it rolling around
ALL:
Oh boy, we're in the money
I'll say we're in the money
We've got a lot of what it takes to get along
And so we're in the money
Look up, the skies are sunny
Old man depression, you are through
You done us wrong
We never see a headline
'Bout a breadline, today
And when we see the landlord
We can look that guy right in the eye
We're in the money
Come, on my honey
Let's lend it, spend it, send it rolling along
(Orchestral Break)
GINGER: (Repeats the lyrics in pig-latin/backslang, as follows)
Er'way in-hay the oney-may
Er'way in-hay the oney-may
Er'way ot-gay a-lay ot-lay of-way
Ut-way it-way akes-tay o-tay et-gay a-lay-ong-lay
Er'way in-hay the oney-may, etc...........
We're in the money, oh-oh-oh
Come on my honey
Let's lend it, spend it, send it rolling around
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As recorded by THE BOSWELL SISTERS:
We're in the money
We're in the money
We've got a lot of what it takes to get along
We're in the money
The skies are sunny
Old man depression, you are through
You done us wrong
We never see a headline
'Bout a breadline today
And when we see the landlord
We know that we can pay, ooh
We're in the money
Come, on my honey
Let's spend it, lend it, send it rolling right along
Gone are my blues, gone are my tears
I've got good news to shout right in your ears
The Silver Dollar has come back to the fold
With silver you can turn your, your dreams to gold
We've got a lot of what it takes to get along, yea
We've got a lot of what it takes to get along, yea
What a lot of love, woh-oh-oh-oh
Old man depression you done us wrong, yea-eah
Old man depression you done us wrong, yea-eah
What a lot of love, woh-oh-oh-oh
We never see a headline 'bout a breadline
In the papers today
When we see the landlord, we don't worry
We know that we can pay
It's so happy, all the trouble's gone
Hear us singing a happy song
Just shout all day long
We're in the money now
Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief
Doctor, lawyer, indian chief
They're all in the money now
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2011)