YOU CAN'T DO WITHOUT LOVE
From the film "One Exciting Night" (1944)
(Walter Ridley / Tommie Connor)

Vera Lynn (Film Soundtrack) - 1944



You can do without chairs, fine Fridgidaires
Even the carpet that's laid on the stairs
The very roof up above
But you can't do without love

You can do without pots, couches and cots
Swelligant roadsters or beautiful yachts
A hat, a shoe or a glove
But you can't do without love

Love makes the world go 'round
Makes the beggar a king
What's life unless you've found
That certain wonderful thing

You can do without rocks, watches and clocks
Even suspenders to keep up your socks
The garden roller you shove
But you can't do without love

When old Father Adam took Eve as his madam
That girl was a bit of a rogue
She started a fashion that no one can ration
It's ever and ever in vogue

You can do without gates, saucers and plates
Even the hob on your old kitchen grate
The chimney pot up above
But you can't do without love

You can do without spoons, penny balloons
Bagpipes and organs, and even bassoons
A nightingale or a dove
But you can't do without love

Love makes the world go 'round
Makes the beggar a king
What's life unless you've found
That certain wonderful thing

You can do without shirts, blouses and skirts
Even the hosepipes the gardeners squirt
The carpet sweeper you shove
But you can't do without love


(Transcribed by David Storey - September 2013)
(Updated by Mel Priddle - January 2016)