A PRECIOUS LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE
Theme Song from the film "The Shopworn Angel" (1928)
(Lou Davis / J. Fred Coots)

George Olsen & His Orch. (vocal: Ethel Shutta) - 1929
Ipana Troubadours - 1929
Johnny Marvin & Ed Smalle - 1929
Sam Lanin Orchestra - 1929
Annette Hanshaw - 1929
McKinney's Cotton Pickers - 1929
Ambrose & His Orch. (vocal: Phil Neely) - 1929
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Sam Browne) - 1929
Rose Murphy - 1952




As recorded by ANNETTE HANSHAW:


Why does my heart miss a beat
At some footsteps on the street
It's a precious little thing called love

Why am I content alone
When I know someone will phone
It's a precious little thing called love

I see a day in June, a wedding tune
A honeymoon cruise
Friends I know who will throw
Some rice and old shoes

What's the one thing makes me say
Heaven's just across the way
It's a precious little thing called love

(Instrumental Break)

I was on my way to Dr. Cupid
I was all upset, I was in doubt
Suddenly I laughed with glee
There was nothing wrong with me
For I guessed what it was all about

Oh, nunna-nunna, oh, nunna-nunna-nunna
I do, I do, I do-do-do
That precious thing called love

It's so hard to concentrate
I don't even know the date
It's a precious little thing that they call love

I see a day in June, a wedding tune
A honeymoon cruise
Friends that I know who will then throw
Rice and old shoes

What's the one thing makes me say
Heaven's just across the way
It's that precious little thing called love

That's all!


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2006)