a fine romance

fitzgerald, ella

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

a fine romance

my good fellow

you take romance

i'll take jello

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

a 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