A Fine Romance (1936)
Lyrics: Dorothy Fields
Music: Jerome Kern
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1936 | MT | 26 | Complete on Columbia v.2 | 1 | 2’49” |
A fine romance with no kisses
A fine romance my friend this is
We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes
But you’re as cold as yesterday’s mashed potatoes
A fine romance you won’t nestle
A fine romance you won’t wrestle
I might as well play bridge with my old maid aunt
I haven’t got a chance
This is a fine romance(bridge)
A fine romance my good fellow
You take romance I’ll take Jell-O
You’re calmer than the seals in the Arctic Ocean
At least they flap their fins to express emotion
A fine romance with no quarrels
With no insults and all morals
I’ve never mussed the crease in your blue serge pants
I never get the chance
This is a fine romance
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1955 | MT | 268 | Complete on Verve v.5 | 27 | 3’32” |
A fine romance, with no kisses
A fine romance my friend this is
We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes
But you’re as cold as yesterday’s mashed potatoes
A fine romance you won’t nestle
A fine romance you won’t wrestle
I might as well play bridge with my old maid aunts
I haven’t got a chance
This is a fine romance(bridge)
A fine romance my good fellow
A fine romance I’ll take Jell-O
You’re calmer than the seals in the Arctic Ocean
At least they flap their fins to express emotion
A fine romance with no quarrels
With no insults and all morals
I’ve never mussed the crease in your blue serge pants
I never get the chance
This is a fine romanceA fine romance, with no kisses
A fine romance my friend this is
We two should be like clams in a dish of chowder
But we just fizz like parts of a Seidlitz powder
A fine romance with no clinches
A fine romance with no pinches
You’re just as hard to land as the Ile de France
I haven’t got a chance
This is a fine romance
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1955 | AT | 268a | Complete on Verve v.5 | 21 | 2’44” |
A fine romance with no kisses
A fine romance my friend this is
We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes
But you’re as cold as yesterday’s mashed potatoes
A fine romance you won’t nestle
A fine romance you won’t wrestle
I might as well play bridge with my old maid aunts
I haven’t got a chance
This is a fine romance(bridge)
A fine romance my good fellow
You’ll take romance I’ll take Jell-O
You’re calmer than the seals in the Arctic Ocean
At least they flap their fins to express emotion
A fine romance with no quarrels
With no insults and all morals
I’ve never mussed the crease in your blue serge pants
I never get the chance
This is a fine romance
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First appeared in the film Swing Time, with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Jell-O is a kind of gelatin dessert