(And I’m Unlucky In Love)
From the musical “Fifty Million Frenchmen”, 1929
Words and music by Cole Porter
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I went to Monte Carlo the other day
I went to Monte Carlo to have some play
I went to Monte Carlo and, straight away
I went and fell in love with a croupier
The croupier advised me to back the red
The croupier was handsome, I lost my head
And when the game was over and love was dead
I realized I’d played on the black instead
Refrain:
For I’m unlucky at gambling
And I’m unlucky in love
Why should I go on scrambling
To get in heaven above?
It’s bad enough to lose your purse
But when you lose your heart, it’s even worse
Oh, I’m unlucky at gambling
And I’m unlucky in love
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: