In My Arms

From the film “See Here, Private Hargrove”, 1943
Words and music by Frank Loesser and Ted Grouya

The sheet music:

In My Arms – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

In_My_Arms – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. His cousin had sent him a sweater
    And his sister wrote a letter
    But he wanted something much better
    This boy who was sailing away
    For his buddies were there with their sweethearts
    All around him with their sweethearts
    Now he’d never had any sweethearts
    And over and over he’d say

Refrain:
In my arms, in my arms
Ain’t I never gonna get a girl in my arms
In my arms, in my arms
Ain’t I never gonna get a bundle of charms
Comes the dawn, I’ll be gone
I just gotta have a honey holdin’ me tight
You can keep your knittin’ and your purlin’
If I’m a-gonna go to Berlin
Gimme a girl in my arms tonight

  1. His grandma had sent him some candy
    And as he chewed on the candy
    He said, “My morale is just dandy
    And still there’s a tear in my eye”
    For his buddies were there with their sweethearts
    Kissing bye-bye with their sweethearts
    Now he’d never had any sweethearts
    And over and over he’d cry

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein
Guitar and harmonica by Steve Rubenstein