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The Lady Loves Me

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(Tepper / Bennett)

 

Information:

Elvis and Ann-Margret sang The Lady Loves Me as a duet in Viva Las Vegas. The song was recorded on July 11, 1963, at Radio Recorders. Take #10 was selected by RCA for use in the film. The Lady Loves Me remained unreleased by RCA for twenty years until the 1983 LP Elvis - A Legendary Performer, Volume 4. Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett are the song's composers.

 

Lyrics:

 

She loves me, she loves me not
She loves me, she loves me not
She loves me, she loves me, she loves me
The lady loves me and it shows in spite of the way she turns up her nose
I'm her ideal, her heart's desire, under that ice she's burning like fire
She'd like to cuddle up to me, she's playing hard to get
The lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet

The gentleman has savoir-faire as much as an elephant or a bear
I'd like to take him for a spin back to the zoo to visit his kin
He's got about as much appeal as a soggy cigarette
The lady loathes him but he doesn't know it yet

The lady's got a crush on me

The gentleman's crazy obviously
The lady's dying to be kissed
The gentleman needs a psychiatrist
I'd rather kiss a rattlesnake or play Russian roulette
The lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet

She's falling fast, she's on the skids
Both of his heads are flipping their lids
Tonight she'll hold me in her arms
I'd rather be holding hydrogen bombs
Will someone tell this Romeo I'm not his Juliet
The lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet

She wants me
Like poison ivy
Needs me
Like a hole in the head
Anyone can see she's got it bad
He's mad!
The gentleman is an egotist
I'm simply aware I'm hard to resist
He's one man I could learn to hate
How's about having dinner at eight
I'd rather dine with Frankenstein in a moonlight tęte-a-tęte
The lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet

Oh, yes, she loves me
Dig that shrinking violet
Mmm, she really loves me
Here's one gal you'll never get
She lo, lo, loves me
Would you like to make a bet
I said the lady loves me
The gentleman's all wet


Where it was released:

First released on Elvis - A Legendary Performer, Volume 4
 
LPs/CDs:
- Elvis - A Legendary Performer, Volume 4 (1983)
- Double Features: Roustabout / Viva Las Vegas (1993)
- Elvis Chante Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett (2001)
- Silver Screen Stereo (2001) - FTD »
- Viva Las Vegas (2003) - FTD »

The Viva Las Vegas Sessions (2018) - FTD »

The Making of Viva Las Vegas (2019) - FTD »

 
Bootleg Releases:
- Please Release Me (1970) - 1st Records
- Eternal Elvis (1978) - no label
- Cadillac Elvis (1979) - TCB Records
- Viva Las Vegas! (1979) - Lucky Records

 

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