Makin' Whoopee

Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn

Another bride, another June
Another sunny honeymoon
Another season, another reason
For makin' whoopee

A lot of shoes, a lot of rice
The groom is nervous; he answers twice
It's really killin'
That he's so willin' to make whoopee

Picture a little love nest
Down where the roses cling
Picture the same sweet love nest
Think what a year can bring

He's washin' dishes and baby clothes
He's so ambitious he even sews
But don't forget, folks
That's what you get, folks, for makin' whoopee

Another year or maybe less
What's this I hear? Well, you can't confess
She feels neglected, and he's suspected
Of makin' whoopee

She sits alone 'most every night
He doesn't phone her; he doesn't write
He says he's busy, but she says, "Is he?"
He's makin' whoopee

He doesn't make much money
Only five thousand per
Some judge who thinks he's funny
Says, "You'll pay six to her"

He says, "Now, Judge, suppose I fail?"
The judge says, "Budge right into jail"
You'd better keep her; I think it's cheaper
Than makin' whoopee

You'd better keep her
I know it's cheaper
Than makin' whoopee

Trivia about the song Makin' Whoopee by Ella Fitzgerald

On which albums was the song “Makin' Whoopee” released by Ella Fitzgerald?
Ella Fitzgerald released the song on the albums “Songs In A Mellow Mood” in 1954, “Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers” in 1960, “Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song” in 1993, “Retrospective 1936-1956” in 2008, “By Popular Demand: Ella Fitzgerald” in 2015, and “Queen of Gospel Music, Vol. 1” in 2018.
Who composed the song “Makin' Whoopee” by Ella Fitzgerald?
The song “Makin' Whoopee” by Ella Fitzgerald was composed by Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn.

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