THERE OUGHT TO BE A SOCIETY

(Mel Howard, Lee Erwin)


As recorded by:
Lou Preager & His Orchestra
V. Rusty Hurren
Recorded in 1948

Also recorded by:
Betty Garrett,
Harry Roy & His Orchestra
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra



There ought to be a society
For the prevention of cruelty
To poor unfortunate lovers
Poor unfortunate lovers
Poor unfortunate lovers like me

There ought to be a society
For the extension of sympathy
To poor unfortunate lovers
Poor unfortunate lovers
Poor unfortunate lovers like me

If you beat up a dog or a cat
You go to jail for the maximum penalty
They have protection laws for the dumb animals
But nobody cares about me
When I get beat, so I repeat

There ought to be a society
For the prevention of cruelty
To poor unfortunate lovers
Poor unfortunate lovers
Poor unfortunate lovers like me

If you go for a walk in the zoo
You never try for to beat up a chimpanzee
He has an iron cage and a keeper to boot
The monkey is better than me
He grin at me, say he agree

There ought to be a society
For the prevention of cruelty
To poor unfortunate lovers
Poor unfortunate lovers
Poor unfortunate lovers like me.




(Transcribed from John Wright’s 78 RPM 
Record Collection by Bill Huntley - November 

2013)