From “Kiss Me, Kate” 1949
Words and music by Cole Porter
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I sing of love, I sing only of love
Ye gods above
May I never sing of anything but love
For love is the joy
Of every girl and boy
As love, later on
Keeps ’em going ’til they’re gone
Yes, love is the theme
Of all people who dream
So love let’s confess
Is everybody’s business
Oh ye gods, above
May I never sing of anything but love
Sweet love
I won’t sing a song about battle
I won’t sing of babies who prattle
I get no glee from songs about the sea
Or cowboy songs about cattle
I won’t waste a note of my patters
On socially significant matters
I sing of one thing and I adore it
Thank Heaven for it
Oh, ye gods, above
May I never sing of anything but love
Sweet love
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: