From the musical “Leave It To Jane”, 1917 Words by P. G. Wodehouse Music by Jerome Kern
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
Refrain
It must be great to be married
In spite of what some folks have said
To loiter through life with a dear little wife
Who’d bring you your breakfast in bed
She’d put on your slippers and bring you a book
Then she’d go to the kitchen to speed up the cook
While you took a nap on a cosy settee
What a peach of a life that would be
Refrain
It must be great to be married
And hustle through life with a mate
Who’d get up at five, for a ride or a drive
And start playing tennis at eight
He’d wake you in summer when daylight was dim
Then you’d swing Indian clubs and go off for a swim
By nine you’d be driving your ball from the tee
What a peach of a life that would be
Ending:
By nine, did you say
You would drive from the tee?
No! I don’t think that life would suit me
Vocal demo.
Stub sung by Vancha March.
Bessie sung by Marian March.