THAT'S A-WHY
Bob Merrill  1952

as rec by Lita Roza & Denis Lotis w Ted Heath & his Music  
1952

also rec by Mindy Carson & Guy Mitchell 
1952


[dl]
Love ya love ya love ya love ya!
[lr]
Love ya love ya love ya love ya!
[both]
Love ya love ya love ya, that's a-why!

[lr]
Why do I come out in the pourin' rain,
Walking for miles to see you once again?
[dl]
Thunder and lightnin' comin' and a-goin,
Why do I keep right on?

[lr]
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why!
[both]
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why!
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why
I lie right down and die!
That's a-why, that's a-why, that's a-why!

[lr]
Each time I see you smilin'in the eyes,
My heart to me go flyin' in the skies!
[dl]
High in the clouds, then if you give a frown,
Why falls the eagle down?

[lr]
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why!
[both]
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why!
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why
I lie right down and die!
That's a-why, that's a-why, that's a-why!

[dl]
Wearin' the collar, slickin' up my hair,
[lr]
I'm drinkin' tea, one finger in the air!
[dl]
Ain't touches a card, I threw away the dare!
[lr]
Why all of that, by heck?

[dl]
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why!
[both]
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why!
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why
I lie right down and die!
That's a-why, that's a-why, that's a-why!

[dl]
Just gotta tell ya, or I'm gonna bust,
I saw you once and loved ya from the first!
[lr]
Why don'y you take me, better or for worse,
I'll be your slave for life!

'Cause I love ya, that's a-why!
[both]
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why!
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why
I lie right down and die!
That's a-why, that's a-why, that's a-why!

[lr]
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why!

[both]
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why!
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why!
'Cause I love ya, that's a-why
I lie right down and die!
That's a-why, that's a-why, that's a-why, that's a-why!

That's a-why!
That's a-why!
That's a-why!






(Transcribed by Peter Akers - October 2011)