Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald
Things have come to a pretty passOur romance is growing flat,For
you like this and the otherWhile I go for this and that,Goodness
knows what the end will beOh I don't know where I'm atIt looks as
if we two will never be oneSomething must be done:You say either
and I say either,You say neither and I say neitherEither,
eitherNeither, neitherLet's call the whole thing off.
You like potato and I like potahtoYou like tomato and I like
tomahtoPotato, potahto,Tomato, tomahto.Let's call the whole thing
ofBut oh, if we call the whole thing offThen we must partand oh, if
we ever part, then that might break my heart
So if you like pyjamasand I like pyjahmas,I'll wear pyjamasand
give up pyajahmasfor we know we need each other sowe better call
the whole thing offlet's call the whole thing off.
You say laughter and I say larfterYou say after and I say
arfterLaughter, larfterafter arfterLet's call the whole thing
off,You like vanilla and I say vanellayou saspiralla, and I
saspirellavanilla vanellachocolate strawberrylet's call the whole
thing ofbut oh if we call the whole thing ofthen we must partand
oh, if we ever part,then that might break my heart
So if you go for oystersand I go for erstersI'll order
oystersand cancel the erstersfor we know we need each otherwe
better call the calling off off,let's call the whole thing off.
I say father, and you say pater,I saw mother and you say
materPater, materUncle, auntielet's call the whole thing off.
I like bananas and you like banahnahsI say Havana and I get
HavahnahBananas, banahnahsHavana, HavahnahGo your way, I'll go
mine
So if I go for scallopsand you go for lobsters,So all right no
contestwe'll order lobseterFor we know we need each otherwe better
call the calling off off,let's call the whole thing off.
