I've Got You Under My Skin -
I'd sacrifice anything come what might For the sake of having you near In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night And repeats, repeats in my ear
I've got you under my skinI've got you, deep in the heart of meSo deep in my heart that you're really a part of meI've got you under my skin
Don't you know, little foolYou 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 I've Got You Under My Skin
I would sacrifice anything come what might For the sake of having you near In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night And repeats how it yells in my ear
I've got you under my skinI've got you deep in the heart of meSo deep in my heart that you're really a part of meI've got you under my skin I'd sacrifice anything come what might For the
The song continues with the singer struggling against, yet ultimately accepting, a deep infatuation, featuring lyrics about trying not to give in, sacrificing anything to be near the loved one, and ignoring a "warning voice" to surrender to the feeling.
I'd tried so, not to give inI said to myself this affair never will go so wellBut why should I try to resist when baby I know so well I've got you under my skin yet ultimately accepting
The lyrics to the jazz standard "," written by Cole Porter in 1936 and famously popularized by Frank Sinatra , are provided below: