From the 1930 film “High Society Blues”
Words by Joseph McCarthy
Music by James F. Hanley
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. I might as well confess it
You’ve got me in your spell
And you don’t have to guess it
I kinder think you’re swell
Don’t want to see a doctor
But someone I must tell
Chorus:
I’ll have to see my broker
Find out what he can do
‘Cause I’m in the market for you
There won’t be any joker
With margin I’m all through
‘Cause I want you outright, it’s true
You’re going up, up, up in my estimation
I want a thousand shares of your caresses, too
We’ll count the hugs and kisses
When dividends are due
‘Cause I’m in the market for you
2. There’s some abbreviation
For everything stock, I’ve heard
For every fluctuation
Somebody gives the word
What was the last Quotation
On Y. O. U. preferred
Chorus:
I’ll have to see my broker
Find out what he can do
‘Cause I’m in the market for you
You might find there’s a joker
A big reaction, too
‘Cause my ticker tells me it’s due
You’re going up, up, up in my estimation
But many wiser heads have been mistaken, too
You’ve got me in a corner
Now show me what to do
‘Cause I’m in the market for you