THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW
(Skylar / Freeman)

as recorded by Helen Forrest
with Hal Monney & his Orchestra
September 17th 1947


I don't care what makes the bright stars twinkle
Or what makes the rivers flow;
But do you love me?
That's all I want to know!
I don't care what makes the dark clouds sprinkle
Or what turns the rain to snow;
But do you love me?
That's all I want to know!

I never learned Why Rome ever burned,
Or what makes the roses fine,
But if you ask me things about you,
I could answer every time!

I don't care who wakened Rip Van Winkle
Or who made the beanstalk grow,
But do you love me?
That's all I want to know!

I couldn't tell
The depth of a well,
The names of the months in Fall,
But if you tell me things about you,
Betcha I could learn it all!

I don't care who wrote The Life Of Caesar
Or why Nero fiddled so,
But do you love me?
Do you love me?
That's all I want to know!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - April 2020)