[Intro: ]Verse 

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Poets write fancy things about love 
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But they don't have no call 
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Love is like birth or death or taxes  
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Love just  is, that's   all 

Melody 
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Love is a simple thing, love is a silver ring 
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Shiny as a ribbon bow, soft as a quiet snow 
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Love is a nursery rhyme,   old as the tick of time 
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Love is so many things, bright as an angel's wings 
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Gentle as the morning light, long as a winter night 
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Love makes an old heart sing 
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And it fills ev'ry empty space, love is a warming place 
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Love is a simple    thing 
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Love is a simple thing, love is a magic ring 
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Much more fun than mistletoe, gay as a puppet show 
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Love is the thunder and rain,   swift as a soaring plane 
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Love is a summer moon, gay as a big balloon 
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Young as a calliope, wild as a storm at sea 
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Love is a touch of spring 
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It's as sweet as a first embrace, love is a special place 
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Love is a simple    thing