ON THE OTHER END OF A KISS


as rec by Buddy Clark w Mitchell Ayres & his Orch  
Nov 13th 1946 New York


Your brain is sharp,
You play the harp,
That's easy for me to dismiss!
For if you wanna be mine,
You've got to shine
On the other end of a kiss!

The latest style,
A toothpaste smile,
As good for a boo or a hiss!
The thing that matters to me
Is how you'll be
On the other end of a kiss!

Make money, you'll lose it!
Why dress up?  You'll mess up your clothes!
But look what goes on and on
About an inch beneath your nose!

You've got degrees,
You talk Chinese,
You know what to do with all this!
The only pertinent fact
Is how you act
On the other end of a kiss!

To heed your calls,
Niagara Falls!
You charted The Alps for the Swiss!
But what's important, to whit,
Is how you fit
On the other end of a kiss!

You've dined with queens
On pork and beans,
You call every princess "Dear miss!",
But if you wanna be wed,
You'll use your head
On the other end of a kiss!

Your painting, well go hang it!
So what if you yacht is a pip!
Consider the space
You call you face,
Learn to love me lip to lip!

You made my folks
applaud your jokes,
In Kansas they love you for this!
But if you wanna be smart,
You'll hang your heart
On the other end of a kiss!





(Contributed by Peter Akers - July 2010)