From the 1928 musical “Rosalie”.
Words by P. G. Wodehouse and Ira Gershwin.
Music by George Gershwin.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Yea bo, but isn’t love great, Gee whiz!
Heigh-ho! I’m willing to state, it is
Don’t know who the chap was who first began it
But it’s the only thing on this planet
Refrain
Oh gee! Oh joy! The birds are singing
Because why? Because I am in love
Oh gee! Oh joy! The bells are ringing
Because why? Because I am in love
And all the while I seem in a dream
I never was so happy
Folks complain I’m insane
Because I act so sappy
Oh gee! Oh joy! The birds are singing
Because why? Because I am in love
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: