Makin' Whoopee
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Key: C
Music by Walter Donaldson
Copyright 1928

File Created 12/21/14
File Edited 3/29/19

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Verse 1:

C                                     F7
Everytime I hear that march from from Lohengrin
C                          F7
I am always on the outside looking in
C                           G     Eb7
Maybe that is why I see the funny side
G      Eb7   A7     D7      G
When I see a fallen brother take a bride

A7                            Dm
Weddings make a lot of people sad
    D7                                  G
But if you're not the groom it's not so bad

Chorus:

        C     A7        Dm  G7
Another bride , another June
        C    C7    F   Fm
Another sunny honeymoon
        C     A7
Another reason
        Ab7 G7
Another sea-son
           C      A7DmG7
For making whoopee.

         C     A7
A lot of shoes
         Dm  G7
A lot of rice
             C       C7
The groom is nervous
           F    Fm
He answers twice
            C      A7[
It's really killing
             Ab7    G7
That he's so willing
        C      G7C
To make whoopee

Gdim             Dm
Picture a little love nest
Dm7                  C
Down where the roses cling
Gdim                   Dm
Picture the same sweet love nest
Dm7                     G7
That's what a year will bring

             C     A7
He's washing dishes
         Dm     G7
And baby clothes
             C    C7
He's so ambi-tious
        F   Fm
He even sews
              C         A7
But don't for  get folks
                Ab7 G7
That's what you get folks
           C      G7C
For making whoopee

        C   A7        Dm  G7
Another year or maybe less
              C   C7
What's this I hear
                F    Fm
Well, can't you guess
            C      A7
She feels neglected
         Ab7   G7
And he's suspected
          C      G7C
Of making whoopee

         C    A7
She sits alone
           Dm   G7
Most every night
           C        C7
He doesn't phone her
           F    Fm
He doesn't write
             C   A7
He says he's busy
             Ab7G7
But she says is he
       C      G7C
Making whoopee

Gdim                 Dm
He doesn't make much money
Dm7                C
Only five thousand per
Gdim                       Dm
Some judge who thinks he's funny
            Dm7    G7
Says to pay six to her

            C    A7
He says now judge
          Dm  G7
Suppose I fail
               C    C7
The judge says budge
           F   Fm
Right into jail
           C       A7
You better keep her
                 Ab7    G7
You'll find it's cheaper
            C      G7CG7C
Than making whoopee