The version in the movie had a verse that ends "you're in luck, your tummy won't ache" but I couldn't make out the rest of words with the sound quality. Can anyone help me on this? All I've found online go directly to the second verse.
shareYou can watch the number here:
Cute and Peppy Dance Number In a NYC Neighborhood - 1929
"If you can't buy lobster and cake,//You're in luck, your tummy won't ache!"
I'll see if I can find more lyrics.
I'm watching it right now!
~~MystMoonstruck~~
Thank you! That's the missing link.
sharePublished version: If you have nine sons in a row/baseball teams make money, you know
Film version: If you can't have lobster and cake/you're in luck, your tummy won't ache
Published version: Stand up on your legs/Be like two fried eggs
Film version: If you meet with gloom/Don't faw down go boom
skiddoo; Just GOOGLE; Lyrics Song; KEEP YOUR SUNNY SIDE UP and you are on your way!
shareI did but couldn't find the lobster and cake line.
shareI'm still searching for the complete lyrics but have had no luck so far; you're right in that they skip to the lines most people know, leaving out the other lyrics. However, maybe the YouTube video will help you make certain you have the complete lyrics. If I find them, I'll post them here.
~~MystMoonstruck~~
cynsemele; Many times the song writers will re-write the lyrics. Example BLUE MOON by Rodgers & Hart. Started off with one set of lyrics in HOLLYWOOD PARTY (1934) then morphed in MANHATTAN MELODRAMA (1934). Finally it was recorded with re-written lyrics by Hart in 1935 and released (more or less) in its present form.
Songs were frequently treated like this, particularly those from the 'Stage'. As times and tastes changed it was felt necessary to rework the lyrics. Particularly if the beat of the music was changed to reflect contemporary tastes or the lyrics formally innocent may have become offensive.
I'm well-aware of rewrites. We simply were looking for the song as originally sung, while lyrics shown on the Net are scissored quite a bit, including the intro. For example, you might hear "After the Ball Is Over", but nearly every version I've heard or read leaves out the introductory passage. Also, lyrics can be censored/rewritten as with "You're the Top". I've been around long enough to have heard varying versions of many songs, especially being a fan of films from the Silents and early talkies then onward.
~~MystMoonstruck~~