Classic Poem

VERSE 1 HE :

Mister Shylock was stingy;
I was miserly, too.
I was more selfish
And crabby than a shellfish.
Oh, dear, it's queer
What love can do!
I'd give all my possessions
For you.

REFRAIN 1

I've got five dollars;
I'm in good condition;
And I've got ambition —
That belongs to you.
Six shirts and collars;
Debts beyond endurance
On my life insurance —
That belongs to you.
I've got a heart
That must be spurtin'!
Just be certain
I'll be true!
Take my five dollars!
Take my shirts and collars!
Take my heart that hollers,
" Ev'rything I've got belongs to you! "

VERSE 2 SHE :

Peggy Joyce has a bus'ness;
All her husbands have gold.
And Lilyan Tashman
Is not kissed by an ashman.
But now, somehow,
Wealth leaves me cold.
Though you're poor as a church mouse,
I'm sold!

REFRAIN 2

I've got five dollars;
Eighty-five relations;
Two lace combinations —
They belong to you!
Two coats with collars;
Ma and Grandma wore 'em;
All the moths adore 'em —
They belong to you!
I've got two lips
That care for mating,
Therefore waiting
Will not do!
Take my five dollars!
Take my coats and collars!
Take my heart that hollers,
" Ev'rything I've got belongs to you! "