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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billie Holiday
Vocals
Harry Edison
Trumpet
Benny Carter
Alto Saxophone
Jimmy Rowles
Piano
Barney Kessel
Electric Guitar
John Simmons
Double Bass
Larry Bunker
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dorothy Fields
Lyrics
Jerome Kern
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ralph Thorne
Engineer
Norman Granz
Producer
Lyrics
A fine romance with no kisses
A fine romance, my friend this is
We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes
But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes
A fine romance, you won't nestle
A fine romance, you won't wrestle
I might as well play bridge with my old maid aunt
I haven't got a chance, this is a fine romance
A fine romance, my good fellow
A fine romance, I'll take jello
You're calmer than the seals in the Arctic Ocean
At least they flap their fins to express emotion
A fine romance with no quarrels
With no insults and all morals
I've never mussed the crease in your blue serge pants
I never get the chance, this is a fine romance
A fine romance with no kisses
A fine romance, my friend this is
We two should be like clams in a dish of chowder
But we just fizz like parts of a Seidlitz powder
A fine romance with no clinches
A fine romance with no pinches
You're just as hard to land as the Isle de France
I haven't got a chance, this is a fine romance
Written by: Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern