The gentleman is a dope A man of many faults A clumsy Joe Who wouldn't know A rhumba from a waltz The gentleman is a dope And not my cup of tea Why do I get in a dither? He doesn't belong to me The gentleman isn't bright He doesn't know the score A cake will come He'll take a crumb And never ask for more The gentleman's eyes are blue But little do they see Why am I beating my brains out? As if he belongs to me He's somebody else's problem She's welcome to the guy She'll never understand him Half as well as I ♪ The gentleman is a dope He isn't very smart He's just a lug You'd like to hug And hold against your heart The gentleman doesn't see How happy he could be Look at me crying my eyes out As if he belonged to me He'll never belong to me