Just because I was thinking about this song in reference to how I feel about our Austrian governor. More on that crucial topic … later.
Whatever It Is, I’m Against It
By Harry Ruby (music) and Bert Kalmar (lyrics)
Performed by Groucho Marx in “Horse Feathers” (1932)
(Sound file here.)
I don’t know what they have to say,
It makes no difference anyway —
Whatever it is, I’m against it!
No matter what it is or who commenced it,
I’m against it.
Your proposition may be good
But let’s have one thing understood —
Whatever it is, I’m against it!
And even when you’ve changed it or condensed it,
I’m against it.
I’m opposed to it —
On general principles I’m opposed to it!
Chorus: He’s opposed to it!
In fact, in word, in deed,
He’s opposed to it!
For months before my son was born,
I used to yell from night till morn,
Whatever it is, I’m against it!
And I’ve kept yelling since I commenced it,
I’m against it!