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"Isn't It Kinda Fun?" is a song featured in the 1945 film State Fair and its 1962 remake of the same name with music composed by Richard Rodgers and lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. In the song, Margy Frake (Jeanne Crain) meets a worldly reporter named Pat Gilbert (Dana Andrews), who wishes for something more exciting to report on. But Margy loves the fair, saying it's how all of Iowa takes pride in what they do with their lives. Margy and Pat don't exactly get along, but they do seem to enjoy one another.

Lyrics[]

Pat:
Maybe you'll never be the love of my life,
Maybe I'm not the boy of your dreams,
But isn't it kinda fun to look in each other's eyes,
Swapping romantic gleams?

Maybe you're not a girl to have and to hold,
Maybe I'm not a boy who would stay,
But isn't it kinda fun carousing around the town,
Dancing the night away?

Isn't it kinda fun holding hands,
According to a sweet and corny custom?
Isn't it kinda fun making vows,
Admitting that we both intend to bust 'em!

Maybe we're out for laughs, a girl and a boy,
Kidding across a table for two,
But haven't you got a hunch that this is the real McCoy
And all the things we tell each other are true?

Margy:
I'm not a girl for sentimental tripe,
I never go for the Romeo type.

Pat:
Over a dewy-eyed Juliet
No one has seen me drool yet.

Margy:
I don't say our hearts are tied
By love's eternal tether.

Pat:
But using words less dignified,
Isn't it kinda fun to be together?

Maybe we're out for laughs, a girl and a boy,
Kidding across a table for two,

Both:
But haven't you got a hunch that this is the real McCoy
And all the things we tell each other are true?


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Media
State Fair (1933)State Fair (1945)State Fair (1962)
Characters
Margy FrakePat GilbertWayne FrakeAbel FrakeMelissa FrakeEmily EdwardsJerry DundeeDave MillerHarry Ware
Songs
Our State FairIt Might As Well Be SpringThat's For MeNever Say No to a ManIt's A Grand Night For SingingWilling and EagerThis Isn't HeavenThe Little Things In TexasMore Than Just a FriendIsn't It Kinda Fun?All I Owe Ioway
Locations
Des MoinesIowaIowa State FairDallasTexasThe State Fair of Texas
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