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That’s What I Like About You

1931

LYRICS

You can’t cook!

Who can’t cook?!

You’re thick and fat!

Don’t talk about my velocity now.

You never got no dough.

Ain’t supposed to have none!

You drink too much gin.

Always drink my gine.

And you’re tired?

Always tired.

You don’t do anything I like!

Well you know I like everything that you like.

You do?

Yes!

Do you like the skies of blues?

Honey you knows I love the skies of blue

And another thing

I love everything that you love

That’s what I like about you

Looks like you can read my mind

Honey looks your face ??

Another thing, I love everything that you like

That’s what I like about you

Do you like a breakfast table?

Honey shut your mouth

That’s it right there!

Double ?? on a breakfast table

With extra chair for baby huh?

Well we’re getting somewhere,

Let’s get together!

Heaven shines above,

Mercy me!

Looks like the dawn of love!

Oh you slay me, hot papa!

You know that I love everything that you like.

That’s what I like about you.

SONG NOTES

This duet features two men- both very influential musicians of the era. Here they sing as a dysfunctional romantic couple, with Waller imitating a woman for comedic effect.

Note: offensive stereotypes of women and potential anti-fat rhetoric

RECORD LABEL

Columbia

LANGUAGE

English

CITATION

Columbia matrix W151840. That's what I like about you / Jack Teagarden Orchestra. 1931. In Discography of American Historical Recordings. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000250013/W151840-Thats_what_I_like_about_you.