RELAX-AY-VOU
(Arthur Schwartz (m) Sammy Cahn (l) )

as recorded by
Dean Martin & Line Renaud
1955


[dm] 
When you're too tense, it's common sense
To relax-ay-voo.
The more you earn, the less you learn
To relax-ay-voo.
[lr]
We French you'll find are more inclined
To relax-ay-voo.
[both]
Relax, relax, relax, relax-ay-voo!

[lr]
Your doctor bills, they'll hold for pills
To relax-ay-voo.
You're in your prime, so now's the time
To relax-ay-voo.
[dm]
The girls pursue those fellows who
Can relax-ay-voo.
[both]
Relax, relax, relax, relax-ay-voo!

[dm]
You're as tight as a drum!
[lr]
You're as gay as a tune!
[dm]
You better loosen up, chum, your drum
Is apt to snap and go boom-boom!

And when you go, they'll take your dough
[lr]
For the tax-ay-voo,
[dm]
Relax-ay-voo,
[both]
Get your sneakers and slacks, relax-ay-voo!

[lr]
I dont have to try
To relax-ay-voo.
[dm]
Chum, I'm much too numb
To relax-ay-voo.
[lr]
We French you'll find are more inclined
To relax-ay-voo.
[both]
Relax, relax, relax, relax-ay-voo!

[lr]
Bub, I take a tub
To relax-ay-voo.
[dm]
Bub, I sit and scrub
To relax-ay-voo.
[lr]
The girls pursue those fellows who
Can relax-ay-voo.
[both]
Relax, relax, relax, relax-ay-voo!

[lr]
You're as tight as a drum!
[dm]
I was loose as a deuce!
[lr]
You're as gay as a tune!
[dm]
I was light as a kite!
[lr]
Better loosen up chum, your drum
Is apt to snap and go boom boom!

And when you go, they'll take your dough
[dm]
For a tax-ay-voo,
[lr]
Relax-ay-voo,
[both]
Get your sneakers and slacks, relax-ay-voo,
Get your sneakers and slacks, relax-ay-voo!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - December 2017)