From the 1940 musical “Louisiana Purchase”.
Words and music by Irving Berlin.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Love is beautiful, love is swell
Love is as sweet as a nut
Love is grander than tongue can tell
Love is remarkable, but
Chorus
Look at what it did to Anthony
It made a fool out of Anthony
If love could do that to Anthony
What chance have I with love
Look at what it did to Romeo
It dealt poor Romey an awful blow
If love could do that to Romeo
What chance have I with love
Look what it did to Sampson
‘Til he lost his hair he was brave
If a haircut could weaken Sampson
They could murder me with a shave
Look at what it did to Bonaparte
He lost his head when he lost his heart
If he kicked over the apple cart
What chance have I an ordinary guy
What chance have I with love
Sung here by Fred Feild: