293. You Took Advantage Of Me (1928) 

Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Music by Richard Rodgers 

I’m a sentimental sap that’s all
What’s the use of trying not to fall
I have no will
You’ve made your kill
‘Cause you took advantage of me

I’m just like an apple on a bough
And you’re gonna shake me down somehow
So what’s the use
You’ve cooked my goose
‘Cause you took advantage of me

I’m so hot and bothered that I don’t know
My elbow from my ear
I suffer something awful each time you go
Much worse when you’re near
Here I am with all my bridges burned
Just a babe in arms where you are concerned
So lock the doors and call me yours
‘Cause you took advantage of me

(bridge)

I’m just like an apple on a bough
And you’re gonna shake me down somehow
So what’s the use
You’ve cooked my goose
‘Cause you took advantage of me

I’m so hot and bothered that I don’t know
My elbow from my ear
I suffer something awful each time you go
Much worse when you are near
Here I am with all my bridges burned
Just a babe in arms where you’re concerned
So lock the doors and call me yours
‘Cause you took advantage of me

 

From the show Present Arms with  Joyce Barbour and Busby Berkeley