From “Ziegfeld Follies”, 1933 Words by E. Y. Harburg Music by Senia Pokrass
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Lyrics
Loving you the way I do
I don’t trust myself with you
I’m not at all prepared to share my heart
So spare my heart
You’re so handsome, I’m so plain
Help me save myself the pain
Oh, please, don’t let me fall in love again
Refrain:
Hold me close, but darling
Have a little sympathy
Careful with my heart
Careful with my heart
I am yours all yours
Be careless with the rest of me
But be careful with my heart
I have lived and learned
It’s dangerous to love you so
Please don’t tempt me to start
Hold me close, but darling
Have a little sympathy
Take my eager lips
Crush my willing arms
But be careful with my heart
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein:
Performance
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