Written by: Bonnie Lake
Written by: Carl Sigman
Arranged By: Axel Stordahl
With Rosemary Clooney
From the Album: Columbia Years, 1943-1952
Label: Columbia Records
Recorded: December 11, 1950
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with (Rosemary Clooney) [both Frank and Rosemary]
Nag means horse, nag means
bother,
Lid means top, and lid means
hat,
Pop means noise, and pop means
father,
But love means love and you
can't change that.
(Fall means flop, and fall means
season,)
(Stout means ale, and stout
means fat,)
(Cold means sneeze and cold
means freezing,)
(But love means love, and you
can't change that.)
Love means love and I love you.
I mean what I say, and I say
what I mean to say,
Love means love and I love you,
Say you love me too.
Hey, Rosemary, step right here
and say something real clever for the people.
(Night means dark, and knight
means armor,)
(Dish means plate, and dish
means chat.)
(Chick means bird, and chic
means charmer,)
(But love means love, and you
can't change that.)
Cuff means hem, and cuff means
credit,
Board means eat, and board means
flat,
Spoke means wheel, and spoke
means said it,
But love means love and you can't
change that.
(Love means love and I love
you,)
(I mean what I say and I say
what I mean to say,)
(Love means love and I love
you,)
(Say you love me too.)
Well, here we go again.
Kid means goat, (yes, and kid
means baby,)
Stroke means row, (and stroke
means pat,)
No means no, (or yes or maybe)
But love means love and you
can't change that.
(baw, baw badu badu)
(Wrap means mink) and rap means
knock it,
(Rod means wand), and rod means
gat,
(Broke means crack), and broke
means hack it,
[But love means love and you
can't change that.]
Love means love and I love you,
(Yes, I love you and )
[I mean what I say and I mean
what I mean to say,]
[Love means love and I love
you,]
I love you baby, (gee that's
swell,)
(I love you baby,) oh you're so
nice,
[Say you love me too.]