Have you seen him on the corner
His lips would reach the pavement
He's been hiding from the razor
Is he not an awful sight
In love he was the purest
Now he's frightening the tourists
If he'd gone and asked his father
Oh i'm sure he'd set him right
Saying "take her in your arms"
And tell her that you love her
Won't you take her in your arms
Hold that woman tight
Won't you take her in your arms
And tell her that you love her
If you're going to love a woman then be sure to do it right
Now he met her at a disco
In a dive in San Francisco
And it all might have been different
Had he seen her in daylight
She was painted she was scented
But she drove your man demented
If he'd gone and asked his father
Oh i'm sure he'd set him right
Saying "take her in your arms"
And tell her that you love her
Won't you take her in your arms
Hold that woman tight
Won't you take her in your arms
And tell her that you love her
If you're going to love a woman then be sure to do it right
Here's a pub with fun and laughter
The landlord's buying bevvy
There's a session in the corner
And the craic is grand tonight
But your man has lost his woman
He's still at home lamenting
If he'd gone and asked his father
Oh I'm sure he'd set him right
Saying "take her in your arms"
And tell her that you love her
Won't you take her in your arms
Hold that woman tight
Won't you take her in your arms
And tell her that you love her
If you're going to love a woman then be sure to do it right
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Now depression's not a million laughs
But suicide's so dangerous
Don't go leapin' out of buildings
In the middle of the night
It's not the fall but landing
That will alter social standing
So go first and ask your father
And I'm sure he'll set you right
Saying "take her in your arms"
And tell her that you love her
Won't you take her in your arms
Hold that woman tight
Won't you take her in your arms
And tell her that you love her
If you're going to love a woman then be sure to do it right
Here's a health to all true lovers
Their sisters and their brothers
And their uncles and their grannies
For this thing is black and white
If you're keen to start romancing
With its leapin' and its dancin'
Then go first and ask your father
And I'm sure he'll set you right
Saying "take her in your arms"
And tell her that you love her
Won't you take her in your arms
Hold that woman tight
Won't you take her in your arms
And tell her that you love her
If you're going to love a woman then be sure to do it right
Take her in your arms
And tell her that you love her
Won't you take her in your arms
Hold that woman tight
Won't you take her in your arms
And tell her that you love her
If you're going to love a woman then be sure to do it right
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