Fever- artists: the mccoys- peak billboard position # 7 in 1965- previously charted by little willie john (# 24 in 1956)- previously charted by peggy lee (# 8 in 1958)- later charted by rita coolidge (# 76 in 1973)- words and music by john davenport - and eddie cooleynever know how much i love younever know how much i carewhen you put your arms around mei get a fever thatand's so hard to bearyou give me fever (you give me fever) when you kiss mefever when you hold me tight (you give me fever)fever ... in the morninand'fever all through the nightsun lights up the day timemoon lights up the nighti light up when you call my nameand'cause i know youand're gonna treat me rightyou give me fever (you give me fever) when you kiss mefever when you hold me tight (you give me fever)fever ... in the morninand'fever all through the night (wow!!)andlt;instrumental interludeandgt;everybodyand's got the feverthat is somethinand' you all knowfever isnand't such a new thingfever started long time ago(you give me fever)baby, turn on your love light (yeah, yeah)let it shine on me (yeah, yeah)well, baby, turn on your love light (yeah, yeah)and let it shine on me (yeah, yeah)well, just a little bit higher (yeah, yeah)and just a little bit brighter, baby (yeah, yeah) andlt;owww!!!andgt;you give me fever (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)you give me fever (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)you give me fever (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)you give me fever.end of the mccoys 1965 versionalternative verses found in peggy leeand's 1958 version: not verified by this transcriber but thought to be correct.romeo loved julietjuliet she felt the samewhen he put his arms around herhe said, andquot;julie baby youand're my flameandquot;thou givest fever when we kissethfever with thy flaming youthfever iand'm on firefever yea i burn forsoothcaptain smith and pocahontashad a very mad affairwhen her daddy tried to kill himshe said andquot;daddy oh donand't you dareandquot;andquot;he gives me fever with his kissesandquot;andquot;fever when he holds me tightandquot;andquot;fever, iand'm his missusandquot;andquot;daddy wonand't you treat him right?andquot;now youand've listened to my storyhereand's the point that i have madecats were born to give chicks feverbe it fahrenheit or centigradewe give you fever when we kiss youfever if you live and learnfever till you sizzlewhat a lovely way to burnwhat a lovely way to burnwhat a lovely way to burn, ahwhat a lovely way to burntranscribed by robin hood
