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Thread #116137   Message #2501117
Posted By: Richie
25-Nov-08 - 08:57 AM
Thread Name: Origins: The authors of the 'Carter Family songs'
Subject: Lyr Add: GIVE ME YOUR LOVE AND I'LL GIVE YOU MINE
"Give Me Your Love" by the Carters is "You Give Me Your Love [And I'll Give You Mine]" by L. A. Davis- lyrics and M. J. Fitzpatrick- music in 1902. Carters made the 4th recording in 1936.

GIVE ME YOUR LOVE AND I'LL GIVE YOU MINE- Carter Family

Just at the close of a bright summer day
Just as the twilight had faded away
Soft on the breeze like the coo of a dove
Someone was singing an old song of love

    Tell me you love me and say you'll be true
    I love nobody in this world but you
    Your heart and my heart in love will entwine
    Give me your love and I'll give you mine

      [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]

Come along with me to the quiet shady nook
Where flowers bloom at the side of a brook
Nature is sleeping, the birds are at rest
I'll place a wild rose on your beautiful breast

    Tell me you love me and say you'll be true
    I love nobody in this world but you
    Your heart and my heart in love will entwine
    Give me your love and I'll give you mine

      [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]

I've something to ask you while you're by my side
A question of love, of groom and of bride
And if you refuse me, my heart it will pine
Give me your love and I'll give you mine

    Tell me you love me and say you'll be true
    I love nobody in this world but you
    Your heart and my heart in love will entwine
    Give me your love and I'll give you