A Sarcastic Love Song From the 1936 film “Swing Time”. Words by Dorothy Fields. Music by Jerome Kern.
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3. A fine romance! with no kisses
A fine romance, my friend, this is
We two should be like clams in a dish of chowder
But we just “fizz” like parts of a Seidlitz powder
A fine romance with no clinches
A fine romance with no pinches
You’re just as hard to land as the “Ile de France”
I haven’t got a chance. This is a fine romance
4. A fine romance! my dear Duchess
Two old fogies who need crutches
True love should have the thrills that a healthy crime has
We don’t have half the thrills that the “March of Time” has
A fine romance, my good woman
My strong “Aged in the wood” woman
You never give the orchids I send a glance
No! you like cactus plants
This is a fine romance