I WOULDN'T TAKE A MILLION
From the film "Young People" (1940)
(Music: Harry Warren / Lyrics: Mack Gordon)

Shirley Temple & Jack Oakie (Film Soundtrack) - 1940
Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. (vocal: Connie Haines) - 1940
Glenn Miller & His Orch. (vocal: Ray Bberle) - 1940




As recorded by Connie Haines with Tommy Dorsey
& His Orch., Aug 29th 1940, New York:

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 eye!
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!


(Transcribed by Peter Akers - June 2012)


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As performed in the 1940 film "Young People"
by Shirley Temple and Jack Oakie:

JACK OAKIE:
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

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

SHIRLEY TEMPLE:
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