You Took Advantage of Me is a 1928 show tune composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical Present Arms, where it was introduced by Joyce Barbour and Busby Berkeley as Edna Stevens and Douglas Atwell. The song, a sassy and unregretful number, was designed to be sung by either gender and quickly became a crowd favorite. On opening night Busby Berkeley forgot the lyrics and had to scat and hum the entire second verse, a mishap that Hart reportedly found exasperating but the audience enjoyed. One of the earliest hit recordings was Paul Whiteman's Orchestra with Bing Crosby in 1928. The tune was later included in the 1930 film Leathernecking, and it remains a notable part of Rodgers and Hart's repertoire.
