Boardwalk Empire Vol. 1 movie - Don't Put a Tax On the Beautiful Girls lyrics

rate me

taxes here and there

taxes everywhere

taxes every place that they could be

though i'm getting by

still i can't deny

there's a tax i know would ruin me

i wrote my congressman a note

i said if you want my vote

don't put a tax on the beautiful girls

how could i live without love

you could tax my business and all that i own

but have a little pity

leave my pleasure alone

what'll i do on a beautiful night

if i should happen to fall

suppose i'm about to kiss a beautiful maid

and she discovers that my tax isn't paid

don't put a tax on the beautiful girls

or i won't have any lovin' at all

every cent i make

tax collectors take

they don't leave me with a single dime

though i'll get along

without wine or a song

there's a tax i know would just be wrong

it's not a luxury for me

it's a great necessity

don't put a tax on the beautiful girls

how could i live without love

you can tax my soda, i'll pay it somehow

but don't you think the price of sugar's

high enough now

what'll i do on a beautiful night

if i should happen to fall

suppose i run into the handsomest lady

the tax collector comes

he says i know you haven't paid me

don't put a tax on the beautiful girls

or i won't have any lovin' at all