Personality

PERSONALITY
W: Johnny Burke
M: Jimmy Van Heusen
From: “The Road To Utopia”
Johnny Mercer, Frank Sinatra
Key: G


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When Ma-dame Pomp-dour 
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was on a ball-room floor
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Said all the gen-tle-men "Ob-vi-ous-ly,"
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"The ma-dame has the cut-est 
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per-son-al-i-ty"
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And think of all the books 
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a-bout Du Bar-ry's looks
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What was it made her the toast of Par-ee?
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She had a well-de-vel-oped per-son-al-i-ty
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and what did Ro-me-o see in Jul-i-et?
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Or Pi-er-rot in Pi-er-rette?
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Or Ju-pi-ter in Jun-o?  You know!
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And when Sa-lo-me danced 
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and had the boys en-tranced
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No doubt it must have been eas-y to see
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That she knew how to use 
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her per-son-al-i-ty

(A girl can learn to spell 
and take dictation well)
(And never sit on the boss's left knee)
(Unless she's got a perfect personality)

(A girl can get somewhere 
in spite of stringy hair)
(Or even just a bit bowed at the knee)
(If she can show a faultless personality)

Why are certain girls offered certain things
Like sable coats and wedding rings?
By men who wear their spats right?
(That's right!)

(So don'tcha say 
"I'm smart and have the kindest heart"
(Or "what a wonderful sister I'd be")
Just tell me how you like my personality