Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (1937)
(w) Ira Gershwin (m) George Gershwin. (I) Film: Shall We Dance by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. (P) Fred Astaire. (CR) Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra.
He:
Things have come to a pretty pass, our romance is growing flat,
For you like this and the other while I go for this and that.

Goodness knows what the end will be;
Oh, I don’t know where I’m at...
It looks as if we two will never be one, something must be done.

You say either and I say eyether,
You say neither and I say nyther;
Either, eyether, neether, nyther, Let’s call the whole thing off!

You like potato and I like potaeto,
You like tomato and I like tomaeto;
Potato, potaeto, tomato, tomaeto! Let’s call the whole thing off!

But oh! If we call the whole thing off then we must part.
And oh! If we ever part, then that might break my heart!

So, if you like pajamas and I like pajahmas,
I’ll wear pajamas and give up pajahmas.
For we know we need each other,
So we better call the calling off off.
Let’s call the whole thing off!

She: You say laughter and I say lawfter,
You say after and I say awfter;
Laughter, lawfter, after, awfter, Let’s call the whole thing off!

You like Havanah and I like Havahnah
You eat banana and I eat banahnah
Havanah, Havahnah, banana, banahnah
Let’s call the whole thing off!

But oh! If we call the whole thing off then we must part.
And oh! If we ever part then that might break my heart!

So, if you like oysters and I like orsters
I’ll take oysters and give up orsters.
For we know we need each other,
So we better call the calling off off!
Let’s call the whole thing off!