157. Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (1928)

lyrics and music: Cole Porter

Chinks do it. Japs do it
Upper Lapland little Lapps do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love

In Spain the best upper sets do it
Lithuanians and Letts do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love

The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it
Not to mention the Finns
Folks in Siam do it
Think of Siamese twins

Some Argentines without means do it
People say in Boston even beans do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love

(bridge)

Sponges they say do it
Oysters down in Oyster Bay do it
Let’s do it let’s fall in love

Cold Cape Cod clams
‘Gainst their wish do it
Even lazy jelly fish do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love

Electric eels I might add do it
Though it shocks’em I know
Why ask if shad do it
Waiter bring me shad roe

In the shallow shoals English soles do it
Goldfish in privacy of bowls do it
Let’s do it
We’ll do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love

 

2nd version

Chinks do it. Japs do it
Upper Lapland little Lapps do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love

In Spain the best upper sets do it
Lithuanians and Letts do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love

The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it
Not to mention the Finns
Folks in Siam do it
Think of Siamese twins

Some Argentines without means do it
People say in Boston even beans do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love

(bridge)

Sponges they say do it
Oysters down in Oyster Bay do it
Let’s do it let’s fall in love

Cold Cape Cod clams
‘Gainst their wish do it
Even lazy jelly fish do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love

Electric eels I might add do it
Though it shocks’em I know
Why ask if shad do it
Waiter bring me shad roe

In the shallow shoals English soles do it
Goldfish in privacy of bowls do it
Let’s do it
We’ll do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love

Appeared in the show Paris