From “Kiss Me, Kate”, 1948
Words and music by Cole Porter
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I’ve made a haul in all the leading rackets
From which rip-roarin’ rich I happen to be
And if thou wouldst attain the upper brackets
Marry me, marry me, marry me
My purse has yet to know a silver lining
Still lifeless in my wifeless family tree
But if for love unending thou art pining
Marry me, marry me, marry me
I come to thee a thoroughbred patrician
Still spraying my decaying family tree
To give a social lift to thy position
Marry me, marry me, marry me
Marry me! Marry me! Marry me!
Marry me! Marry me! Marry me!
Marry me!
Refrain:
I’m a maid who would marry
And will take with no qualm
Any Tom, Dick or Harry
Any Harry, Dick or Tom
I’m a maid mad to marry
And will take double-quick
Any Tom, Dick or Harry
Any Tom, Harry or Dick
I’m the man thou shouldst marry
Howdy, Pop! Howdy, Mom
I’m the man thou shouldst marry
Art thou Harry, Dick or Tom?
I’m the man thou shouldst marry
Howdy, pal! Howdy, chick!
Art thou Tom, Dick or Harry?
Call me Tom, Harry or Dick
She’s a maid who would marry
And would no longer tarry
She’s a maid who would marry
May my hopes not miscarry
She’s a maid mad to marry
And will take double-quick
Any Tom, Dick or Harry
Any Tom, Harry or Dick
A dicka dick, A dicka dick
A dicka dick, A dicka dick
A dicka dick, A dicka dick
A dicka dick
Any Tom, Dick or Harry
Any Tom, Harry or Dick