I AM A HEART
(Altman / Kaye)

as recorded by Jane Morgan
1961


I am a heart, a heart, a heart
That throbs when I kiss you.
I am a heart, a heart, a heart
That aches when I miss you.
A note with a tick-tock, tick tock of the wall clock
Waiting for you to come.
I beat, beat, beat, beat, beat faster and faster,
Like a jungle drum.

I am a smile, a smile, a smile,
So warm when you're near me,
But I'm a tear, a tear, a tear
That falls when you're gone.
Don't ever leave me, leave me, never leave me,
'Cause darling, if you do,
I'll be a heart, a heart, a heart
That will break in two!

I beat, beat, beat, beat, much faster,
Like a jungle drum.

I am a smile, a smile, a smile
So warm when you're near me,
But I'm a tear, a tear, a tear
That falls when you're gone.
Don't ever leave me, leave me, never leave me,
'Cause darling, if you do,
I'll be a heart, a heart, a heart
That will break in two,
Break in two,
Break in two...




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - August 2017)