’S wonderful! ’S marvelous—
You should care for me!

These lines are from “’S Wonderful,” a popular song with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by George Gershwin, written for the 1927 Broadway musical Funny Face. In the show, the number functions as a buoyant expression of romantic astonishment—an almost incredulous delight that affection is returned. The clipped, colloquial “’S” (for “It’s”) and the breathless punctuation reflect the Jazz Age musical-comedy style: conversational, urbane, and rhythmically punchy. The song quickly escaped its theatrical setting to become a standard, recorded widely and reused in later revivals and adaptations associated with the Funny Face property.

The speaker registers love as a kind of happy shock: the marvel is not merely that love exists, but that it is directed toward “me.” The repetition (“’S wonderful! ’S marvelous—”) mimics a rush of feeling, while the informal contraction suggests spontaneity rather than polished declaration. Gershwin’s lyric captures a characteristic romantic posture of the period—witty, self-aware, and slightly incredulous—turning personal insecurity into charm. The line’s simplicity is part of its effect: it frames mutual care as an extraordinary gift, elevating everyday affection into something worthy of song.