A popular song from 1931.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by Dan Dougherty.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- What is all this talk about depression?
It’s become a popular obsession
Well, there’s one thing you’ll admit
The depression hasn’t hit
Things haven’t slackened down a bit in it
Chorus
Stocks are low, may get lower
Thing are slow, may get slower
Hey! Hey! I’m glad to say
There’s no depression in love
Bankers sad, getting sadder
Times are bad, doesn’t matter
Hey! Hey! I’m glad to say
There’s no depression in love
Folks go right on making love
And how it’s enjoyed
When the moon is up above
Nobody’s unemployed
Ev’rywhere there’s a Lizzie
With a pair who are busy
Hey! Hey! I’m glad to say
There’s no depression in love
- With the folks who worry I’m disgusted
What’s the diff’rence? ev’rybody’s busted
If you’re idle, why be blue?
Why not boop-a-doop-a-doo?
There’s lots of love around for you, me too
Chorus
Rails and steels may be quiet
Sex appeals profit by it
Hey! Hey! I’m glad to say
There’s no depression in love
Money’s tight, dimes are dollars
But at night in the parlors
Hey! Hey! I’m glad to say
There’s no depression in love
No one’s buying lots of things
On the other hand
Solitaires and wedding rings
Still are in great demand
Goods are cheap, nothing’s selling
Babies keep right on yelling
Hey! Hey! I’m glad to say
There’s no depression in love
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: