Various Artists & Michael Kidd & Dan Dailey & Gene Kelly
André Previn & Michael Kidd & Dan Dailey & Gene Kelly
Various Artists & Michael Kidd & Dan Dailey & Gene Kelly
Dolores Gray
Lou Lubin
André Previn & & Lou Lubin & Carol Richards
Paul Maxey & Dan Dailey & Paul Maxey
Gene Kelly & Dan Dailey & Michael Kidd
Dan Dailey
Gene Kelly
Dolores Gray
Dolores Gray
David Burns
This song is from the 1955 musical film It’s Always Fair Weather. It refers to the moment when three old friends reunite after 10 years and find out that they all have changed strongly.
[Verse 1: TED]
I shouldn't have come
Oh, I shouldn't have come
This thing's a mistake
An awful mistake
That guy's such a snob
And who is that hick?
Can these be the guys I once thought
I could never live without?
[DOUG, spoken]
Who do you think will win the world series?
[TED, spoken]
Well, uh, both teams look pretty good to me
[ANGIE, spoken]
Yeah
[DOUG, spoken]
Yeah
[ANGIE, spoken]
Well, may the best team win
[Verse 2: ANGIE]
This thing is a frost
I'd like to get lost
Old pals are the bunk
This guy's a cheap punk
And that one's a heel
And I'm a Schlemiel
Can these be the guys I once thought
I could never live without?
[Verse 3: DOUG]
This thing's a bad dream
Why can't I just scream?
Oh, why did I fly
To New York from Chi?
To drink scotch at noon
With a hick and a goon?
Can these be the guys I once thought
I could never live without?
[Verse 4]
[ANGIE]
This guy is a punk, a punk, a punk
[TED]
This guy is a snob, a snob, a snob
[DOUG]
This guy is a dope, a hick, a square
[ANGIE]
I shoudn't have come, I'm in despair
[TED, DOUG]
Our dreams are dustin' down the drain
[ANGIE, DOUG]
This thing is a bust, and I'm insane
[TED]
Oh, why did I come?
[ANGIE, DOUG]
Oh, why am I here?
[DOUG]
A hick, a square, a snob, a punk
[ANGIE]
A hick, a square, a snob, a punk
[ALL] Hah-hah-hah-hah, ho-ho-ho-ho
A hick, a square, a snob, a punk
A hick, a square, a snob, a punk
Why did I come?
Why am I here?
Why?
I Shouldn’t Have Come was written by André Previn & Betty Comden & Adolph Green.
I Shouldn’t Have Come was produced by Arthur Freed.
Various Artists released I Shouldn’t Have Come on Sat Nov 12 1955.