Song lyrics to A Gal in Calico, by American composer Arthur Schwartz, with words by Leo Robin

The song A Gal in Calico was introduced in the 1946 film The Time, the Place and the Girl. In the film, it was performed by Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Martha Vickers (dubbed by Sally Sweetland) and chorus. It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song of 1948 but lost out to “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”