From the musical “LOUISIANA PURCHASE,” 1940. [unpublished].
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
B&W Professional Copy.
Copyright ©15 May 1940.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
The horse and buggy has had its day
The trolley has passed away
The bicycle built for two is gone
But sex, S-E-X, marches on
The town is crowded with gentlemen
Who’ll never be rich again
They’re putting their overcoats in pawn
But sex, S-E-X, marches on
The opera can’t make money at the Met
And no one gives a hoot
But Billy Rose made a million dollars net
Out of a tank and a one piece bathing suit
The moon looks down from among the stars
Where lovers are parked in cars
And couples are strolling on your lawn
While sex, S-E-X, marches on
Glasses across the table
Drink ’till the break of dawn
Drink to La Marr and Betty Grable
Long may their “oomph” march on
And here’s to Sheridan, to Garbo
And to Dietrich and to Crawford
And the others on the coast
Here’s to Hollywood, for sex marches on
And that’s where it marches on the most
This may be yours and my day
But we will soon be gone
Ten thousand kids were born last Friday
Sex Marches On, Sex Marches On