Gee, But You're Swell

Gee, But You're Swell was written by Abel Baer and Thomas Tobias in 1936, and published by Remick Music Corp. in the same year.

One of the first recordings was in 1937, by Chick Webb and his Orchestra with vocal by Louis Jordan. A (very) brief MP3 excerpt can be heard here.

The lyrics are:

Gee, but you're swell,

When I say swell,

I mean, you're lovely as well -

When I say lovely,

I mean glorious, too.

I'm mad about you,

You're about the grandest thing

That I ever knew!

You got just what it takes,

And I'll admit,

I get the luckiest breaks;

And I mean lucky,

For what else could it be

When a girl like you loves me?

I mean it, honestly,

Gee, but you're swell!

Gee, But You're Swell was adopted by Australian television performer Graham Kennedy as his theme song for In Melbourne Tonight.