From the musical comedy “Zip, Goes a Million”, 1919. Words by Bud DeSylva. Music by Jerome Kern.
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Lyrics
Burthen
We start in a bus’ness of our own, My dear
And when the profit that we’ve shown is clear
Listen here, Surely we’re entitled to credit
You said it! Maybe later on we’ll
Take in the firm a little silent partner
You must promise not to be violent
When that partner isn’t so silent
When we have a bus’ness of our own
Burthen
We start in a bus’ness of our own today
Dear, just as soon as you have shown the way
Let me say, I’ll obey your word to the letter
You’d better! always bear in mind that
You must divide your assets fifty-fifty
Here’s a warning, though you may mock it
Stay out of my petty cash pocket
When we have a bus’ness of our own
Performance
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