LET'S DO IT, LET'S FALL IN LOVE
From the Broadway Musical "Paris" (1928)
(Cole Porter)
Irene Bordoni & Arthur Margetson (Broadway Production) - 1928
Irving Aaronson & His Commanders - 1928
Lee Morse & Her Blue Grass Boys - 1928
Jessie Matthews & Sonnie Hale (London Production "Wake Up And Dream") - 1929
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Jack Jackson, Billy Ternent, Chappie d'Amato) - 1929
Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson - 1929
Lee Wiley - 1940
Mary Martin - 1940
Benny Goodman & His Orch. (vocal: Peggy Lee) - 1941
Billie Holiday - 1941
Eartha Kitt - 1954
Ella Fitzgerald - 1956
Dinah Washington - 1956
Pearl Bailey - 1957
Eydie Gormé - 1958
Frank Sinatra (feat. in the film "Can-Can") - 1960
Connie Stevens - 1960
Della Reese - 1960
Johnny Mathis - 1960
Egon Kjerrman - 1960 (Swedish title "Kan Du, Kan Du Bli Kar?")
Hildegard Knef - 1968 (German title "Sei Mal Verliebt")
Also recorded by:
Louis Armstrong; Tommy Bruce; Tina Louise; Trudy Richards; Toni Tennille;
Marion Hutton; Dinah Shore; Alanis Morissette; Nelson Riddle; Rudy Vallee;
Ian Carmichael; Noel Coward; Bing Crosby; Dorsey Brothers; Jane Wyman;
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston; Georgia Gibbs; Wesla Whitfield; George Melly;
Anita Kerr Singers; Stephane Grappelli; Roy Hamilton; Susannah McCorkle;
Diana Ross; Nancy Sinatra; Paul Whiteman; Cybill Shepherd; Kim Basinger;
..... and many others.
FULL ORIGINAL LYRICS:
When the little bluebird who has never said a word
Starts to sing, "Spring, Spring"
When the little bluebell in the bottom of the dell
Starts to ring, "Ding, Ding"
When the little blue clerk in the middle of his work
Starts a tune to the Moon up above
It is nature, that's all
Simply telling us to fall in love
And that's why Chinks do it, Japs do it **
Up in Lapland, little Lapps do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
In Spain the best upper sets do it
Lithuanians and Letts do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it
Not to mention the Finns
Folks in Siam do it
Think of Siamese twins
Some Argentines, without means, do it
People say in Boston even beans do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The nightingales, in the dark, do it
Larks, crazy for a lark, do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Canaries, caged in the house, do it
When they're out of season, grouse do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The most sedate barnyard fowls do it
When a chanticleer cries
High-browed old owls do it
They're supposed to be wise
Penguins in flocks on the rocks do it
Even little cuckoos in their clocks do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Romantic sponges, they say, do it
Oysters down in Oyster Bay do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Cold Cape Cod clams 'gainst their wish do it
Even lazy jellyfish do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Electric eels, I might add, do it
Though it shocks 'em, I know
Why ask if shad do it
Waiter, bring me shad roe
In shallow shoals, English soles do it
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The dragonflies in the reeds do it
Sentimental centipedes do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Mosquitoes, heaven forbid, do it
So does every katydid do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The most refined lady bugs do it
When a gentleman calls
Moths in your rugs they do it
What's the use of moth balls
The chimpanzees in the zoos do it,
Some courageous kangaroos do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it
Heavy hippopotami do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Old sloths who hang down from twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guinea pigs do it
Buy a couple and wait
The world admits bears in pits do it
Even pekineses in the Ritz do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
**This line was later changed to "birds do it, bees do it"
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Alternate verses re-written for the London production of "Wake Up And Dream",
as performed by JESSIE MATTHEWS and SONNIE HALE:
Young whelks and winkles in pubs do it
Little sponges in their tubs do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Cold salmon quite 'gainst their wish do it
Even lazy jellyfish do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The most select schools of cod do it
Though it shocks 'em, I fear
Sturgeon, thank God, do it
Have some caviar, dear
In shady shoals, English soles do it
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
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As recorded by EARTHA KITT:
Birds do it, bees do it
Even educated fleas do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
In Spain the best upper sets do it
Lithuanians and Letts do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it
Not to mention the Finns
Folks in Siam do it
Think of Siamese twins
Some Argentines, without means do it
People say in Boston beans do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Romantic sponges they say do it
Oysters down in Oyster Bay do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it
Even lazy jellyfish do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Electric eels, I might add, do it
Though it shocks 'em, I know
Why ask if shad do it
Waiter, bring me shad roe
In shallow shoals, English soles do it
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Let's fall in love, lets!
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As recorded by EYDIE GORMÉ:
When the little bluebird who has never said a word
Starts to sing, "Spring, Spring"
When the little bluebell in the bottom of the dell
Starts to ring, "Ding, Ding"
When the little blue clerk in the middle of his work
Starts a tune to the moon up above
It is nature that's all simply telling us to fall in love
And that's why birds do it bees do it
Even educated fleas do it
Let's do it let's fall in love
In Spain the best upper sets do it
Outer atmospheric pets do it
Let's do it let's fall in love
The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it
Not to mention the Finns, well
Folks down in Siam do it
Just think of Siamese twins
Some Argentines without means do it
People say in Boston even beans do it
Let's do it let's fall in love
(Instrumental Break)
Birds and the bees and the educated fleas fall in love
Let's do it let's fall in love
Electric eels I might add do it
Though it shocks 'em I know
Well, why ask if shad do it
Hey waiter, bring me shad roe
In shallow shoals, English soles do it
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
Let's do it let's fall in love
If giraffes for laughs can fall in love
Then baby it's time to give you a shove
Let's do it, let's do it, let's do it
Let's fall in love
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ALTERNATE VERSES:
I've heard that lizards and frogs do it
Layin' on a rock
They say that roosters do it
With a doodle and cock
I'm sure sometimes on the sly you do it
Maybe even you and I might do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
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(Contributed by =Ae= - June 2011)
(Updated by Mel Priddle - March 2019)
