MAKE ME A PRESENT OF YOU
Joe Greene

as rec by Dinah Washington  1958


I don't want a mountain of diamonds,
And a valley of gold wouldn't do,
but if you want to msake me happy,
Just make me a present of you!

I don't need a desert of rubies,
or an ocean of pearls to swim through,
But if you wanna make me happy,
Just make me a present of you!

What good is a girl with a million?
What good if the world calls you Queen?
If you don't have someone to love you,
Then you really don't have anything!

So I'll take your arms for my palace,
And the sky for my room with a view;
I know that I'll make you happy, yes,
If you make me a present of you!

What good is a gal with a million?
What good if the world calls you Queen?
If you don't have a man to love you,
Then you really don't have a doggone thing!

So I'll take my arms for your palace,
And the sky for my room with a view;
I know we'll both be very happy,
If you'll box yourself up,
Tie it with a pretty ribbon,
And make me, Lord, make me a present of you!







(Contributed by Peter Akers - August 2009)