AIN'T LOVE GRAND
(Leslie Sarony)


The Two Leslies - 1937




Look at all the buildings they are building ev'rywhere
They're wonderful. They're marvelous
Science has us getting in a thousand diff'rent ways
But love still beats them all


Couple of youngsters starting a courtship
Ain't love grand
Go to the pictures every Wednesday
Ain't love grand


Sit in the back row all in the darkness
Hand in hand
There they kiss and cuddle and they sigh
"Oh, my! Now, ain't love grand"


Then there's a wedding. Oh, what a party
Ain't love grand
All of the neighbours eating and drinking
Ain't love grand


Look at the bridegroom, soused to the eyebrows
He can't stand
His wife goes up to bed and finds he's fast asleep
Now, ain't love grand


Soon there's a baby. Ooh, what a lovely one
Ain't love grand
Is it like father? Possibly, maybe
Ain't love grand


Very romantic in his pyjamas
Pa will stand
With a raging toothache and a squalling kid
Now, ain't love grand


After the baby, twins are the next thing
Ain't love grand
Following year there's another expected
Ain't love grand


Hurrying home now, father is anxious
Understand
Doctor says, "It's twins again," He says
"Gor blimey! Ain't love grand"



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2015)