I’D RATHER HAVE YOU

I’d rather have you than all Europe,

Including Paree and Madrid.

I’d rather pick you than Lamour up

Back when Lamour was a kid.

Rather have riches or fame or debauchery?

Now, cherie—

I’d rather have you.

Rather than two

Of anyone other,

Rather than Daddy and rather than Mother—

Rather than living in Hono-lu-lu,

Rather than being immune from the flu—

I’m here to tell you that I am one who

Would rather have you.

I’d rather have you than Virginia,

And I mean the state not the girl.

I’d rather have everything in ya

Than everything else in the world.

I’d rather have you than a million

Dollars, racehorses or friends.

I’d rather have you than Lillian—

My wife—and her stock dividends.

Rather than owning three Porsches, all new,

Rather than knowing exactly what’s true,

I’m here to tell you that I am one who

Would rather have you.