WHY, OH WHY
From the film "Hit the Deck" (1955)
(Music: Vincent Youmans / Lyrics: Leo Robin & Clifford Grey)

Tony Martin, Vic Damone & Russ Tamblyn (dubbed by Rex Dennis),
Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds & Ann Miller (Film Soundtrack) - 1955



VIC: Why, oh why and wherefore have I no one to care for me
RUSS: Where's my Cinderella, how gloomy can a fellah be
TONY:
Ain't that moon a lovely sight
This is such a lovely night
Don't mind me, pals, I'm all right
VIC & RUSS, Sure we're only doggone lonely

VIC: Wish that I could visit the home of some exquisite blonde
RUSS: Man alive there should be a doll of whom I could be fond
TONY: It's terrible, unbearable
ALL: It doesn't look so good for us, it looks as if we missed the bus

TONY: Oh why, oh why and wherefore is there no one to care for me
VIC: Why, oh why and wherefore does no one seem to care for me
RUSS: Why, oh why and wherefore
ALL: Does no one seem to care for me

JANE: Why, oh why and wherefore is there no one to care for me
DEBBIE: I've been told that there's a man for me, but where is he
ANN:
Wake up, girls, and stay awake
Don't you know it's all a fake
Men are nature's big mistake
ALL: But they're very necessary

DEBBIE: Why should I be frantic when I'm in this romantic mood
JANE: Guys are so contrary, and most of them are very rude
ANN: They take your heart, and break your heart
ALL: 
They're all so undependable, and yet they're not expendable
But why, oh why and wherefore does no one seem to care for me
JANE: Why, oh why and wherefore does no one seem to care for me
DEBBIE: Why, oh why and wherefore
ALL: Does no one seem to care for me


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2018)