A PRECIOUS LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE
Theme Song from the film "The Shopworn Angel" (1928)
(Lou Davis / J. Fred Coots)

George Olsen & His Orch. (vocal: Ethel Shutta) - 1929
Ipana Troubadours - 1929
Johnny Marvin & Ed Smalle - 1929
Sam Lanin Orchestra - 1929
Annette Hanshaw - 1929
McKinney's Cotton Pickers - 1929
Ambrose & His Orch. (vocal: Phil Neely) - 1929
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Sam Browne) - 1929
Rose Murphy - 1952


Why does my heart miss a beat
At the footsteps on the street
It's a precious little thing called love

Why am I content alone
When I know someone will phone
It's a precious little thing called love

I see a day in June, a wedding tune
A honeymoon cruise
Friends I know, who will throw
Some rice and old shoes

What's the one thing makes me say
Heaven's just across the way
It's a precious little thing called love


(Transcribed from the Jack Hylton/Sam Browne
   recording by Mel Priddle - February 2006)