"Say That We're Sweethearts Again" is a song by Earl Brent performed in the 1944 MGM film Meet the People by deadpan singer Virginia O'Brien. A popular version of the song was also released by singer Dorothy Shay in 1946. The song tells about an abusive boyfriend dumping the singer and finding another girl.
The song was later featured in the season two episode "Harlequinade" of the animated television series Batman: The Animated Series, being sung by Harley Quinn in order to distract a mob boss and his gang while Batman and Robin sneak in. The Batman version was performed by Harley's voice actress, the late Arleen Sorkin.
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Life used to be a gay thing
A "filled-with-happiness-night-and-day" thing
It was something to have and to hold
But it seems that your love grew cold
I never knew that our romance had ended
Until you poisoned my food
And I thought it was a lark
When you kicked me in the park
But now I think it was rude
I never knew that you and I were finished
Until that bottle hit my head
Though I tried to be aloof
When you pushed me off the roof
I feel our romance is dead
It wouldn't have been so bad if you'd told me
If you'd told me that someone had suddenly taken my place — Huh! —
But, no, you didn't even scold me
You just tried to disfigure my face
You'll never know how this heart of mine is breaking
It looks so hopeless, but then
Our life could still be sweet and placid
If you'd just put down that acid
And say we're sweethearts again!
[Remember that night in Bridgeport
When the moon shone down on both of us
And the breeze sang a love song
And you looked at me, and I looked at you
And you didn't know what to do
So you broke my leg?
I thought there was sort of a strange look in your eyes
But then you smiled, and it made everything all right
Then there was that lovely time we went to New England
And you set fire to my dress
You said you pushed me overboard to put out the flame
But I could never quite understand why you held my head under water so long
Of course, I've never met this person who's taken my place
But I want you to know that I wish you all the luck in the world
And if there's anything I can do — anything at all —
You can reach me in room Number 304
At the General Hospital
Farewell, my sweet]
You'll never know how this heart of mine is breaking
It looks so hopeless, but then
Our love is great — no love can match it —
Darling, please put down that hatchet
And say we're sweethearts again!
Life used to be a gay thing
A "filled-with-happiness-night-and-day" thing
It was something to have and to hold
But it seems that your love grew cold
I never knew that our romance had ended
Until you poisoned my food
And I thought it was a lark
When you kicked me in the park
But now I think it was rude
I never knew that our romance had finished
Until that bottle hit my head
Though I tried to be aloof
When you pushed me off the roof
I feel our romance is dead
It wouldn't have been so bad if you'd told me
That someone had taken my place
But, no, you didn't even scold me
You just tried to disfigure my face
You'll never know how my poor heart is breaking
It looks so helpless, but then
Life used to be so placid —
Won't you please put back that acid
And say that we're sweethearts again?
[Oh, how well I remember
That night in Bridgeport
That was the night you gave me the hotfoot
I thought that there was sort of a strange look in your eyes
But then you smiled, and, well, it made everything all right
Then there was the time we went canoeing
And you set fire to my dress
You said you pushed me overboard to put out the flame
But I never quite understood why you held me under water so long
Now, I've never met this girl who's taking my place
But I wish you all the happiness in the world
And if there's anything I can do
You know you can always reach me in room Number 304
In the General Hospital
Farewell, my sweet]
You'll never know how my poor heart is breaking
It looks so helpless, but then
My love can go just so far —
Won't you please put down that crow bar
And say that we're sweethearts again?
I never knew that our romance had ended
Until you poisoned my food
And I thought it was a lark
When you kicked me in the park
But now I think it was rude
I never knew that you and I were finished
Until that bottle hit my head
Though I tried to be aloof
When you pushed me off the roof
I feel our romance is dead
It wouldn't have been so bad if you had told me
That someone had taken my place
But no — no, you didn't even scold me
You just tried to disfigure my face
You'll never know how this heart of mine is breaking
It looks so hopeless, but then
Life used to be so placid —
Won't you please put down that acid
And say that we're sweethearts again?
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