Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief From the film The Stork Club Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster Music by Hoagy Carmichael © 1945 Melrose Music Corp. Released on Capitol 220 Recorded June 29, 1945 Arranged by Matty Matlock Orchestra conducted by Paul Weston Running Time: 3 mins 06 secs Lyrics: There’s a doctor livin’ in your town There’s a lawyer and an Indian too Neither doctor, lawyer nor Indian chief Could love you anymore than I do There’s a barr’l of fish in the ocean There’s a lot of little birds in the blue Neither fish nor fowl, says the wise old owl Could love you anymore than I do No, no, no it couldn’t be true That anyone else could love you like I do I’m gonna warn all the dead-eye dicks That you’re the chick with the slickest tricks And ev’ry tick of my ticker ticks For you, follow through Tell the “doc” to stick to his practice Tell the lawyer to settle his case Send the Injun chief and his tommy-hawk Back to Little Rain-in-the-Face ‘Cause you know, know, know it couldn’t be true That anyone else could love you like I do No, no, no it couldn’t be true That anyone else could love you like I do And confidentially I confess I sent a note to the local press That I’ll be changin’ my home address For you, follow through Tell the “doc” to stick to his practice Tell the lawyer to settle his case Send the Injun chief and his tommy-hawk Back to Little Rain-in-the-Face ‘Cause you know, know, know it couldn’t be true That anyone else could love you like I do No, no, no it couldn’t be true That anyone else could love you like I do I’m gonna send a hot communiqué To warn the boys down at Cripple Creek That ev’ry dimple of your dimpled cheek Is mine, so to speak Tell the “doc” to stick to his practice Tell the lawyer to settle his case Send the Injun chief and his tommy-hawk Back to Little Rain-in-the-Face ‘Cause you know, know, know it couldn’t be true That anyone else could love you like I do!