Cole Porter Quotes
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You're the smile On the Mona Lisa.
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They say that bears Have love affairs And even camels, We're merely mammals Let's misbehave.
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You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so nice by the fire...
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There's an, oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me.
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The world admits bears in pits do it, Even Pekingeses at the Ritz do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love.
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They say that spring Means just one thing To little lovebirds. We're not above birds, Lets misbehave.
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If you want to buy my wares Follow me and climb the stairs … Love for sale.
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It must be fun to be you And play with love as you do To treat each new romance As merely one more dance Or just another book to glance through It must be fun to acquire Whatever heart you desire, And when you're bored with it To tear it in two, It must be fun to be you.
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So kiss me Kate, Thou lovely loon, E'er we start on our honeymoon. Oh, kiss me, Kate, Darling devil divine, For now thou shall ever be mine.
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I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences Don't fence me in
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The chimpanzees in the zoos do it, Some courageous kangaroos do it Let's do it, let's fall in love. I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it, Even eagles as they fly do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love.
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Be the poor silly ass And you'll always travel first class. Give 'em quips, give 'em fun, And they'll pay to say you're A–1. If you become a farmer, you've the weather to buck. If become a gambler you'll be struck with your luck. But jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck. Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.
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Sad times May follow your tracks, Bad times May bar you from Saks, Add times When Satan in slacks Breaks down your self control...
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What moments divine, what rapture serene.
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Electric eels I might add do it, Though it shocks 'em I know...
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You'd be so nice, You'd be paradise To come home to and love.
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Relax for a moment my Jerry Come out of your dark monastery While Venus is beaming above. Darling, let's talk about love.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose - Anything goes.
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This rule I propose, Always have an ace in the hole. Always try to arrive at Having an ace some place private. Always have an ace in the hole.
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I get no kick from champagne. Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all, So tell me why it should be true That I get a kick out of you?
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If you want a future, darling, Why don't you get a past?
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In shallow shoals, English soles do it Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it.
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Some get a kick from cocaine. I'm sure that if I took even one sniff That would bore me terrifically, too, Yet, I get a kick out of you.
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In olden days a glimpse of stocking Was looked on as something shocking But now, Heaven knows, Anything goes.