Key: D
Introduction:
E7 Bm7(5-) E7 Bm7(5-) A7 Em7 A7 D D7 G6 Gm7 A7
D6 Bbm7(5-) Em7 A7/4 D D7 G6 Gm7
Birds do it, bees do it even educated fleas do it
D Cº Em7 A7 D Bm7 G
Let's do it, let's fall in love.
Gº D6 Bbm7(5-) Em7 A7/4
In Spain the best upper sets do it,
D D7 G6 Gm7 D Cº Em7 A7 D G D
Lithuanians and Letts do it. Let's do it, let's fall in love.
Bm7 F#7 Bm7 F#7 Bm
The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it, not to mention the Finns
E7 Bm7(5-) E7 Bm7(5-) A7 Em7 A7
Folks in Siam do it think of Siamese twins.
Gº D6 Bbm7(5-) Em7 A7/4
Some Argentines, without means do it,
D D7 G6 Gm7 D Cº Em7 A7 D Bm7 G
People say in Boston even beans do it. Let's do it, let's fall in love.
Gº D6 Bbm7(5-) Em7 A7/4
Romantic sponges they say do it
D D7 G6 Gm7 D Cº Em7 A7 D
Oysters down in Oyster Bay do it. Let's do it, let's fall in love.
Gº D6 Bbm7(5-) Em7 A7/4
Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it
D D7 G6 Gm7 D Cº Em7 A7 D G D
Even lazy jellyfish do it. Let's do it, let's fall in love.
Bm7 F#7
Electric eels, I might add, do it,
Bm7 F#7 Bm
Though it shocks 'em I know
E7 Bm7(5-) E7 Bm7(5-) A7 Em7 A7
Why ask if shad do it? Waiter, bring me shad roe.
Gº D6 Bbm7(5-) Em7 A7/4
In shallow shoals, English soles do it
D D7 G6 Gm7 D Bm7 G A7 D
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it. Let's do it, let's fall in love.
Gravada também por Ella Fitzgerald