Everyone says "I love you"
The cop on the corner and the burglar too
The preacher in the pulpit and the man in the pew
Says "I love you"
Everyone, no matter who
The folks over eighty and the kid of two
The captain and the sailor and the rest of the crew
Says "I love you"
There are only eight little letters in this phrase, you'll find
But they mean a lot more than all the other words combined
Everywhere, the whole world through
The king in the palace and the peasant too
The tiger in the jungle and the monk in the zoo
Says "I love you"
I'm through with love, I'll never fall again
Said adieu to love, I'll never call again
For I must have you or no one
And so I'm through with love
I've locked my heart, I'll keep my feelings there
I've stocked my heart with icy, frigid air
And I mean to care for no one
And so I'm through with love
Why did you lead me to think that you cared?
You didn't need me 'cause you had your share
Of slaves around you to hound you and swear
In deep devotion, emotion to you
Goodbye to love and all it meant to me
It can never bring the things it used to be
For I must have you or no one
And so I'm through with love
I love to see your cheeks so rosy
I love to see you comfy, cozy
Because I love from head to toesy
Oh, lovely mine
My baby don't care for clothes
My baby don't care for shows
My baby just cares for me
My baby don't care for furs and laces
My baby don't care for high-tone places
My baby don't care for rings
Or other expensive things
She's sensible as can be
My baby don't care who knows it
My baby just cares for me
The tiger in the jungle and the monk in the zoo
Says "I love you"
