I canand't give you anything but love (baby)the ink spotswords by dorothy fields and music by jimmy mchugh - this version did not chart, but no great loss because everybody and their brother did it, following its introduction in the revue andquot;lew leslieand's blackbirds of 1928andquot;. - in 1928: cliff edwards (# 1); ben selvin (# 2); johnny hamp (# 4); and seger ellis (# 19) - then, in 1929, it was charted by gene austin and nat shilkret (both hit # 12) - in 1936 teddy wilson featuring billie holiday took it to #5. - in 1943 it was sung in the film andquot;stormy weatherandquot; by lena horne and bill andquot;bojanglesandquot; robinson. - in 1948 rose murphy brought it back again, at # 13. - it finally wore out with the 1966 instrumental version by bert kaempfert at # 100.i canand't give you anything but love, babythatand's the only thing iand've plenty of, babydream a while, scheme a whileyouand're sure to findhappiness and i guessall those things youand've always pined fornow, gee i love to see you lookinand' swell, babydiamond bracelets woolworth doesnand't sell, babytill that lucky day, you know darn well, babyi canand't give you anything but love--monologue: gee, i love to see you lookinand' swell, baby. look like you just came up outta the wishinand' well, baby. dream awhile, scheme awhile and youand're sure to find happiness and all those things you been lookinand' for, baby. gee, i love to see yalookinand' swell, baby!!. diamond rings, bracelets, gold watches and'nand' everything, baby.until that lucky day, honey, you know good and'nand' doggone well, honey, i canand't give you adadgum thing but love.now, i canand't give you anything but love, babythatand's the only thing iand've plenty of, babydream a while, scheme a whileyouand're sure to findhappiness and i guessall those things youand'uand've always pined fornow, gee i love to see you lookinand' swell, babydiamond bracelets woolworth doesnand't sell, babytill that lucky day, you know darn well, babyi canand't give you anything but love
