Lyrics by: Sammy Cahn
Music by: Jule Styne
Arranged By: Axel Stordahl
From the Album: Columbia Years, 1943-1952
From the Film: Anchors Aweigh (1944)
Label: Columbia Records
Recorded: December 1, 1944
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I begged her, I pleaded, I told
her: Baby, come out of your shell,
I told her: Maybe, you'll find
that it's swell,
I argued, I threatened, I said:
You can't send me home,
Not like this, then I finally
got my kiss.
<musical interlude>
I begged her, I pleaded, I told
her: Baby, come out of your shell,
And I told her: Maybe, you'll
find that it's swell,
She argued, then I threatened:
You can't send me home,
Not like this, then I finally got my kiss.