WHY SHOULDN'T I?

(Arthur Freed)


Maurice Elwin (as Jack & Jill)
Studio Orchestra Dir. John Firman
Recorded June 1931



(Jill)
The happy birds are singing
The skies are blue above
My heart with joy is ringing
I’m ready for love

(Jack)
Your lips to mine are calling
And from the first I knew
I’d surely end by falling
For what else can I do

(Jill)
The summer is waiting
The sun’s in the sky
The love birds are mating 
So why shouldn’t I

(Jack)
Your eyes say you’re willing
You want me to try
To kiss would be thrilling
So why shouldn’t I

(Jill)
Should I pet you 
Or forget you
Should I stay here or part

(Jack)
Should I hold you 
And enfold you
And try to win your heart

(Jill)
You tell me you’re frantic
You dream and you sigh
You feel so romantic
So why shouldn’t I

(Both)
The summer is waiting
The sun’s in the sky
The love birds are mating 
So why shouldn’t I

Your eyes say you’re willing
You want me to try
To kiss would be thrilling
So why shouldn’t I

(Jill)
Should I pet you 
Or forget you
Should I stay here or part

(Jack)
Should I hold you 
And enfold you
And try to win your heart

(Both)
You tell me you’re frantic
You dream and you sigh
You feel so romantic
So why shouldn’t I



(Transcribed from John Wright’s 78 RPM 
Record Collection by Bill Huntley - September 2013)