Love Is a Simple Thing
Intro Verse:
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Poets write fancy things about love,
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But they don't have no call;
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Love is like birth or death or taxes --
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Love just is, that's all.
Melody:
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Love is a simple thing, love is a silver ring,
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Shiny as a ribbon bow, soft as a quiet snow,
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Love is a nursery rhyme, old as the tick of time.
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Love is so many things, bright as an angel's wings,
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Gentle as the morning light, long as a winter night,
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Love makes an old heart sing,
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And it fills ev'ry empty space, love is a warming place,
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Love is a sim - ple thing.
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Love is a simple thing, love is a magic ring,
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Much more fun than mistletoe, gay as a puppet show,
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Love is the thunder and rain, swift as a soaring plane,
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Love is a summer moon, gay as a big balloon,
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Young as a calliope, wild as a storm at sea,
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Love is a touch of spring,
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It's as sweet as a first embrace, love is a special place,
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Love is a sim - ple thing.