I Wouldn't Take A Million

Written for: Young People (1940)
Performer: Jack Oakie & Shirley Temple
Lyric: Mack Gordon
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1940
Original publisher: Twentieth Century Music Corporation, rights controlled by Robbins Music Corporation

Verse:

I don't care for treasures,
I don't ask for fame,
Or the fortunes others may possess.
You're my only treasure,
You're my claim to fame,
My career is here in your caress.

Male chorus 1:

I wouldn't take a million for a girl like you,
I wouldn't take a million for the things you do;
If they offered me a mansion in the finest part of town,
If you're not in that mansion, then I would turn it down.
I wouldn't take a million for the twinkle in your eyes,
I'd rather win a smile from you than win the Nobel Prize.
If I were just a pauper and I didn't have a sou,
I still would have a million if I just had you.

Female chorus 1:

I wouldn't take a million for a boy like you,
I wouldn't take a million for the things you do;
If they offered me a mansion in the finest part of town,
If you're not in that mansion, then I would turn it down.
I wouldn't take a million for the twinkle in your eyes,
I'd rather win a smile from you than win the Nobel Prize.
If I were just a pauper and I didn't have a sou,
I still would have a million if I just had you.

Chorus 2 (from movie):

I wouldn't take a million for a mom and dad like you,
I wouldn't take a million for the little things you do;
If they offered me a mansion in the finest part of town,
If you're not in that mansion, then I would turn it down.
I wouldn't take a million for the moments we have known,
I'd rather sit upon your knee than on a royal throne.
If I could rub Aladdin's lamp to make a wish come true,
I'd wish that ev'ry kid could have a mom and dad like you.