[Verse:]
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Love is beautiful, love is swell
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Love is as sweet as a nut
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Love is grander than tongue can tell
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Love is remarkable but
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[1st refrain:]
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Look at what it did to Romeo
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It dealt poor Romey an awful blow
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If love could do that to Romeo
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What chance have I with love?
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Look at what it did to Anthony
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It made a "mark" out of Anthony
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If love could do that to Anthony
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What chance have I with love?
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Look at what it did to Samson
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'Til he lost his hair he was brave
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If a haircut could weaken Samson
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They could murder me with a shave
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Louie Number Fifteen, King of France
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They say he suffered with each romance
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If love kicked him in the royal pants
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What chance have I
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An ordinary guy
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What chance have I with love?
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[2nd refrain:]
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Look at what it did to Adam
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From that bite he could not escape
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If an apple could finish Adam
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They could knock me off with a grape
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Miss Lucrezia Borgia, deep in sin
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She poisoned her lovers when they dropped in
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If they wound up with a Mickey Finn
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What chance have I
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An ordinary guy
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What chance have I with love?
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[3rd refrain:]
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Look what love did for Reno
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It put Reno on the map
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When a woman goes to Reno
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It's because some man is a sap
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Tommy Manville's love is not returned
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He sells asbestos and he has learned
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That with asbestos he still gets burned
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What chance have I
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An ordinary guy
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What chance have I with love?
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[Alternate strain:]
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Look at what it did to Bonaparte
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He lost his head when he lost his heart
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If he kicked over the apple cart
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What chance have I
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An ordinary guy
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What chance have I with love?
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What Chance Have I With Love?
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| Irving Berlin |
