(First Act – Second Act – Third Act).
From the musical farce “GOING UP”, 1918.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Cover Art by Albert W. Barbelle.
Copyright © 1 Mar 1918.
Sheet Music Image from the collection of Michael Deatz.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I have a cute idea for a play
Tell me about it, do
It’s just a story of every day
Nothing today is new
There isn’t much to my little plot
I’m sure it’s more than you say
Maybe you will not like it a lot
Tell me about your play
Chorus:
In the first act
A girl and boy appear
In the second act
Their fam’lies interfere
A row is started
They’re broken-hearted
And soon they’re parted
For one long year
In the third act
The lovers meet again
And before they take
Their curtain calls
We see them spending
A happy ending
In the last act
When the curtain falls
- What do you think of my little play?
I think it simply great
Somebody may produce it someday
I’ll bet you just can’t wait
I wonder what the critics will say
I’m sure ’twill fill them with joy
I’d love to be the girl in the play
I’d love to be the boy
Sung by Judy Fihn and Laurence Rubenstein: