LOVE MEANS LOVE
Bonnie Lake / Carl Sigman

as recorded by 
Frank Sinatra & Rosemary Clooney 
with Orchestra conducted by Axel Stordahl
  
Dec 11th 1950 New York


[fs]
Nag means horse and nag means bother,
lid means top and lid means hat.
Pop means noise and pop means father,
But love means love and you can't change that!

[rc]
Fall means flop and fall means season,
Stout means ale and stout means fat.
Cold means sneeze and cold means freezin',
But love means love and you can't change that!

[fs]
Love means love and I love you,
I mean what I say and I say what I mean to say!
Love means love and I love you,
Say you love me too!

Miss Rosemary, step right up here
And say something real clever for the people!

[rc]
Night means dark and and knight means armour,
Dish means plate and dish means chat.
Chick means bird and chick means charmer,
But love means love and you can't change that!

[fs]
Cuff means hem and cuff means credit,
Board means eat and board means slat.
Spoke means wheel and spoke means said it,
But love means love and you can't change that!

[rc]
Love means love and I love you,
I mean what I say and I say what I mean to say!
Love means love and I love you,
Say you love me too!

[fs]
Well,here we go again!
Kid means goat
[rc]
Yes,and kid means baby,
[fs]
Stroke mean row
And stroke means pat.
[fs]
No means no
[rc]
Or yes, or maybe,
[fs]
But love means love and you can't change that!
[rc]
Baw-baw, badu-badu-badu!

Wrap means mink
[fs]
and rap means knock it,
[rc]
Rod means wand
[fs]
And rod means gat.
[rc]
Broke means cracked
[fs]
And broke means hock it,
[both]
But love means love and you can't change that!

[fs]
Love means love and I love you,
[rc]
Yes I love you and
[both]
I mean what I say and I say what I mean to say!
Love means love and I love you,
[fa]
I love you baby!
[rc]
Gee that's swell!
I love you baby!
[fs]
Oh you're so nice!
[both]
Say you love me too!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - August 2012)