162. Love Me Or Leave Me (1928)

lyrics: Gus Kahn

music: Walter Donaldson

This suspense is killing me
I can’t stand uncertainty
Tell me now I’ve got to know
Whether you want me to stay or go

Love me or leave me
Or let me be lonely
You won’t believe me

I love you only
I’d rather be lonely
Then happy with somebody else

You might find the nighttime

The right time for kissing
But nighttime is my time
For just reminiscing
Regretting

Instead of forgetting with somebody else

 

There’ll be no one
Unless that someone is you
I intend to be independently blue

I want your love
But I don’t want to borrow
To have it today

To give back tomorrow
For your love is my love
There’s no love for nobody else

(bridge)

There’ll be no one
Unless that someone is you
I intend to be independently blue

I want your love
But I don’t want to borrow
To have it today

And to give back tomorrow
For your love is my love
There’s no love for nobody else

 

2nd version

Love me or leave me
Or let me be lonely
You won’t believe me I love you only
I’d rather be lonely
Then happy with somebody else

You might find the night time
The right time for kissing
But night time is my time
For reminiscing
Regrettin’ instead of forgetting
With somebody else

There’ll be no one
Unless that someone is you
I intend to be independently blue

I want your love
But I don’t want to borrow
To have it today to give back tomorrow
Your love is my love
There’s no love for nobody else

Love me or leave me
Or let me be lonely
You won’t believe me I love you only
I’d rather be lonely
Then happy with somebody else

You might find the night time
The right time for kissing
But night time is my time
For reminiscing
Regrettin’ instead of forgetting
With somebody else

There’ll be no one
Unless that someone is you
I intend to be independently blue

I want your love
But I don’t want to borrow
To have it today to give back tomorrow
Your love is my love
There’s no love for nobody else

 

 

First appeared in the show Whoopee