Birds do it, bees do it
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Even educated fleas do it
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Let's do it, let's fall in love
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In Spain, the best upper sets do it
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Lithuanians and Letts do it
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Let's do it, let's fall in love
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The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it
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Not to mention the Fins
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Folks in Siam do it - think of Siamese twins
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Some Argentines, without means, do it
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People say in Boston even beans do it
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Let's do it, let's fall in love
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Romantic sponges, they say, do it
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Oysters down in oyster bay do it
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Let's do it, let's fall in love
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Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it
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Even lazy jellyfish, do it
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Let's do it, let's fall in love
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Electric eels I might add do it
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Though it shocks em I know
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Why ask if shad do it - Waiter bring me
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"shad roe"
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In shallow shoals English soles do it
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Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
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Let's do it, let's fall in love
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Other verses I've seen in print follow:
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In old Japan, all the Japs do it
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Up in Lapland little Laps do it
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Let's do it, let's fall in love
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The chimpanzees in the zoos do it
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Some courageous kangaroos do it
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Let's do it, let's
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fall in love
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I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it
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Even eagles as they fly do it
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Let's do it, let's fall
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in love
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Electric eels I might add do it
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Though it shocks em I know
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Why ask if shad do it - garcon de
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"shad roe"
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The world admits bears in pits do it
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Even Pekingeses at the Ritz do it
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Let's do it, let's
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fall in love
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The royal set sans regret did it
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And they considered it fun
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Marie Antoinette did it -
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with or without Napoleon
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Parliament pleasure bent did it
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Mam'selles every time their short of rent
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Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
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| Ella Fitzgerald |
