A popular song from 1935.
Words and music by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart, and Al Hoffman.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I’m at a loss to put it across
In ordinary words
That I’m in love with you
So in love with you
Here is a twist that maybe I’ve missed
With ordinary words
I’ll say what I have to say
In a slightly different way
CHORUS
Let’s put some people to work
Let’s get some carpenters to build a bungalow
Somewhere in the country
Where the flowers like to grow
Let’s put some people to work
Let’s get the painter with his bucket and his brush
Have him paint the walls
To match the colour of your blush
Let’s put some people to work
We won’t build a royal mansion
Like some eccentric millionaire
To me, it will be a mansion
As long as I know you’ll be there
So let’s put the preacher to work
Let’s get the baker man to bake a wedding cake
We can do a lot of good and give them all a break
So ring out the wedding chimes
And let’s put some people to work