(Thee I Love)
From the 1956 film “Friendly Persuasion”.
Words by Paul Francis Webster.
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Thee I love
More than the meadow so green and still
More than the mulberries on the hill
More than the buds of a May apple tree
I love thee
Arms have I, strong as the oak
For this occasion
Lips have I to kiss thee, too
In friendly persuasion
Thee is mine
Though I don’t know many words of praise
Thee pleasures me in a hundred ways
So, put on your bonnet, your cape
And your glove, and come with me
For thee I love
Thee I love
More than the meadow so green and still
More than the mulberries on the hill
More than the buds of a May apple tree
I love thee
Arms have I, eager are they
For this occasion
Lips have I to kiss thee, too
In friendly persuasion
This I know
Thee pleasures me in a wondrous way
Long have I waited to hear thee say
“Put on your bonnet, your cape and your glove
And come with me, for thee I love
And come with me, for thee I love
Oh, come with me, for thee I love”