(Love and Learn)
From the film “The Country Girl”, 1954.
Words by Ira Gershwin.
Music by Harold Arlen.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Love and learn, love and learn
It’s a breeze, then a burn
You retreat, then return
You may have climbed the tree of knowledge
But when you love you really learn
Love and learn, learn a lot
It’s the be-and-end-all, then it’s not
It’s a dream, it’s a plot
It’s something out of seventh heaven
Or something mis-begot
Each morning when I count my blessings
They tally up to none
I’ve arrived at this
The state of bliss is somewhat overdone
Love and learn, weep and sing
Till the final day of reckoning
But when arms start to cling
With the thrills kisses bring
What you have learned is
Is: you haven’t learned a thing
Love and learn, love and learn
It’s a breeze, then a burn
You retreat, then return
You may have climbed the tree of knowledge
But when you love you really learn
Love and learn, learn a lot
It’s the be-and-end-all, then it’s not
It’s a dream, it’s a plot
It’s something out of seventh heaven
Or something mis-begot
Each morning when I count my blessings
They tally up to none
I’ve arrived at this
The state of bliss is somewhat overdone
Love and learn, weep and sing
Till the final day of reckoning
But when arms start to cling
With the thrills kisses bring
What you have learned is
Is: you haven’t learned a thing
It’s a dream and it’s a plot
What you thought it was was not
But when arms begin to cling
And angels start to sing
What you have learned is
Is: you haven’t learned a thing