“WHO CARES”
From Of Thee I Sing (1930)
LYRICS BY IRA GERSHWIN
Music by George Gershwin
(VERSE) (Reporters)
1 We don’t want to know (A)
2 About your foreign policy, (B)
3 Or the latest party smear, (C)
4 Or the budget innovations, (D)
5 Or the seventeen vacations (D)
6 You have had since you’ve been here. (C)
7 Here’s the one thing (E)
8 That the people of America (F)
9 Are beside themselves to know: (A)
10 They would like to know (A) what’s doing (G)
11 On the lady who is suing (G) you --
12 Diana Devereaux! (G)
(Wintergreen)
13 Here’s some information (H)
14 I would gladly give the nation: (H)
15 I am for the true love. (I)
16 Here’s the only girl I do love! (I)
(Mary)
17 I love him and he loves me (J)
18 And that’s how it will always be, (J)
19 So what care we (J) about Miss Devereaux? (A)
(Both)
20 Who cares what the public chatters? (K)
21 Love’s the only thing that matters! (K)
(REFRAIN)
1 Who cares (A)
2 If the sky cares (A) to fall in the sea? (B)
3 Who cares (A) how history rates (C) me (B)
4 Long as your kiss intoxicates (C) me? (B)
5 Why should I care? (D)
6 Life is one long jubilee, (B)
7 So long as I care for you (E)
8 And you care for me. (B)
(EPILOGUE) (Reporters)
1 Spread the news nationwide-- (A)
2 He stands by his bride! (A)
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