"If You Knew Susie" is a classic and spirited song featured in the 1945 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film Anchors Aweigh. The song is performed with gusto by Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra, who play the characters Joseph Brady and Clarence Doolittle, respectively.
Background[]
"If You Knew Susie" is a song with music composed by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Meyer, and lyrics also by DeSylva and Meyer. In the film, it is performed by Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra in a scene that highlights their vocal talents and on-screen charisma. The song is known for its catchy tune and humorous lyrics, which add to the light-hearted and entertaining atmosphere of the film. The performance by Kelly and Sinatra is memorable for its playful energy and has become one of the iconic moments in classic Hollywood musicals.
Lyrics[]
Joe:
If you knew Susie
Like we know Susie
Oh, oh, oh, what a gal!
She's not so choosy
No, not our Susie
Oh, oh...
Clarence:
Susie is a lollapaloozie
Joe:
When Susie kisses
Clarence:
It never fails
Joe:
When Susie kisses
She takes the wind
Right out of your sails
So in conclusion
Clarence:
Beware of Susion
Both:
Oh, oh, oh, what a gal!
Joe:
S is for sincerity
Which she's got none of
Clarence:
U is for you-know-what-I-mean
Joe:
S is for...
Clarence:
Sincerity
Both:
Which she's got none of
Joe:
I is for the Irish in her smile
Both:
Her Irish smile
Clarence:
E is for the eagerness to please us
Joe:
That is how she won her Navy E!
Both:
Put them all together
They spell Susie
The sweetheart of the boys at sea
Clarence:
Oh, that Susie
She's a doozy
She's not choosy
You won't lose-y
Joe:
Don't care who-sie
Clarence:
I mean you-sie
Joe:
You'll get woozy
After just one date with Susie
Clarence:
When you take her home about 10
Another gob is waiting here
To take our Susie out again
Joe:
So in conclusie
Clarence:
Beware of Susie
Both:
She belongs to you and you and me
Joe:
And the U. S. Navy
Both:
S, S-U, S-U-S
S-U-S-I, S-U-S-I-E
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