"I've Got You Under My Skin" lyrics

"I've Got You Under My Skin"

I've got you under my skin.
I've got you deep in the heart of me.
So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me.
I've got you under my skin.
I'd tried so not to give in.
I said to myself: this affair never will go so well.
But why should I try to resist when, baby, I know so well
I've got you under my skin?

I'd sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of havin' you near
In spite of a warnin' voice that comes in the night
And repeats, repeats in my ear:
Don't you know, little fool, you never can win?
Use your mentality, wake up to reality.
But each time that I do just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
'Cause I've got you under my skin.

[Musical interlude]

I would sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of havin' you near
In spite of the warning voice that comes in the night
And repeats - how it yells in my ear:
Don't you know, little fool, you never can win?
Why not use your mentality - step up, wake up to reality?
But each time I do just the thought of you
Makes me stop just before I begin
'Cause I've got you under my skin.
Yes, I've got you under my skin.


Writer(s): Cole Porter
This song debuted in the musical "Born to Dance" (1936).
The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost to "The Way You Look Tonight" from the film "Swing Time".
A ballad version of this song was performed by Sinatra to honor the late Cole Porter during a tribute at the University of California on the 12th of February 1967.
Frank Sinatra recorded this song with U2 frontman Bono for the album "Duets" in 1993.