From the musical “Miss Liberty”, 1949
Words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Why search for flowery phrases
Quoting what poets have said
Why talk in circles around it
Why not be simple instead
Let’s hit the nail on the head
Chorus
I love you, I love you
There’s no other way
Just one way to say I love you
I love you, I love you
And try as I may
That’s all I can say I love you
Much more could be said
If I thought with my head
But I only can think with my heart
I love you, I love you
And yearn for the day
The day when you’ll say I love you
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: