"Makin' Whoopee!" (Eddie Cantor, 1929)

One of several major hits to come out of the Gus Kahn-Walter Donaldson show, "Whoopee!"--Eddie Cantor originated the stage role and reprised it for the early talking picture (see Voglesque89's channel for great clips).

MAKIN' WHOOPEE!

Ev'ry time I hear that march from Lohengrin,
I am always on the outside looking in,
Maybe that is why I see the funny side
When I see a fallen brother take a bride.
Weddings make a lot of people sad.
But if you're not the groom it's not so bad...

Another bride,
Another June,
Another sunny
Honeymoon,
Another season,
Another reason
For Makin' Whoopee.

A lot of shoes
A lot of rice
The groom is nervous
He answers twice
It's really killin'
That he's so willin'
to make whoopee!

Picture a little love-nest,
Down where the roses cling,
Picture the same sweet lovenest,
Think what a year can bring.
He's washing dishes
And baby clothes
He's so ambitious
He even sews
But don't forget, folks
That's what you get, folks,
for Makin' Whoopee!

Another year
Or maybe less
What's this I hear?
Well, can't you guess?
She feels neglected
And he's suspected
Of Makin' Whoopee!

She sits alone
'Most every night
He doesn't 'phone
Or even write,
He says he's "busy"
But she says "is he?"
He's Makin' Whoopee!

He doesn't make much money
Five thousand dollars, per
Some judge, who thinks he's funny
Says, "You pay six to her".
He says: "Now judge, suppose I fail?"
The judge says, "Budge, right into jail!
You'd better keep her,
You'll find it's cheaper
Than Makin' Whoopee!!"

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• whoopee
• whoopie
• 1929
• 1930
• Gus
• Kahn
• Walter
• Donaldson

[mrdee11091]

thank you for the post

[RReady555]

Gladly, Paul! A slightly cynical take on matrimony... ;)

-RR

[truckasfuck]

hi every1 from mr mcree's class

[jmccracken1963]

Thank you VERY much for sharing this classic with us - verse AND chorus!!!!!

[FunUsernamesAreGone]

@citrinestone hmm :)

[citrinestone]

@FunUsernamesAreGone Well, "making whoopee" refers to sex (pretty popular phrase for a long time, but I wouldn't have a clue if it weren't for my mom xD) but the lyrics are otherwise pretty self-explanatory. Basically, the story goes: Man gets married to have sex, man has kids and suddenly isn't so satisfied anymore, man cheats on wife, and (at the end of the story) man realizes he can't afford a divorce.

In another version, I think Eddie adds that this is why he prefers casual dating xD

[FunUsernamesAreGone]

I'm sorry, but is he singing about sex? It really seems like he is, and I'm disturbed.

:-/

[trajan75]

@luvebug21 Yes it's normal for a species to have the desire to reproduce, but there are many great people who were homosexual. We are getting pretty far away from this cute song though.

[luvebug21]

@trajan75 what i really meant to say was,there are many ppl that are against same sex relations they think that if its a Male female then its ok for them to have happiness and by their standards is ok,"{as long as your lover falls in what they call normal category" blah

[trajan75]

@luvebug21 By straight people I assume you mean the vast majority of the human race who continue mankind on this planet, two of home had the misfortune of producing you.

[hb2019]

Our family used to go to Fidelman's Resort in South Haven, MI. The owners, Irving and Sheila Fidelman, were also great entertainers, and would bring the house down with "Makin' Whoopee."

[hb2019]

My family used to go to Fidelman's Resort in South Haven, MI. The owner, Irving and Sheila Fidelman, were also great entertainers, and would bring the house down with "Makin' Whoopee."