Let’s Not Talk About Love Songtext
von Danny Kaye

My buddies all tell me selectees
Are expected by ladies to neck tease
I could talk about love and why not
But believe me, it wouldn′t be so hot
So let's talk of Lamarr, that Hedy′s so fair
Why does she let Joan Bennett wear all her old hair?
If you know Garbo, then tell me this news
Is it a fact the Navy's launched all her old shoes?
Let's check on the veracity of Barrymore′s vivacity
And why his drink capacity should get so much publicity
Let′s even have a huddle over Harvard University
But let's not talk about love
Let′s wish him good luck, let's wish him more power
That Fiorello fella, my favorite flower
Let′s get some champagne from over the seas
And drink to Sammy Goldwyn, include me out please
Let's write a tune that′s playable, a ditty swing and swayable
Let's say whatever's sayable about Taravehible
Let′s cheer for the career of itty-bitty-Betty Grable
But let′s not talk about love


Let's talk about drugs, let′s talk about dope
Let's try to picture Paramount minus Bob Hope
Let′s start a new dance, let's try a new step
Or investigate the cause of Mrs. Roosevelt′s pep
Why not discuss, my dearie, the life of Wallace Beery?
Or bring a jar of Beaumont and write a drunken poem on
Astrology, mythology, geology, philology
Pathology, psychology, electrophysiology
Spamology, phrenology, I owe you an apology
But let's not talk about
In case you play cards, I have some right here
So how about a game of gin rummy, my dear?
Or if you feel warm and bathing's your whim
Let′s get in the yacht together and enjoy a short swim
But honey I suspect you all of being intellectual
And so instead of gushing on, let′s have a big discussion on
Timidity, stupidity, solidity, frigidity
Ibidity, turbidity, Manhattan and vicinity
Fatality, morality, legality, finality
Neutrality, reality, or southern hospitality
Pomposity, verbosity, I'm losing my velocity
But let′s not talk about love