Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
Composer(s): Dimitri Tiomkin; Paul Francis Webster
Performer(s): Pat Boone;
and various other artists



Thee I love, more than the meadows so green and still
More than the mulberries on the hill
More than the buds on the  mayapple tree, I love thee

Arms have I, strong as the oak for this occasion
Lips have I to kiss thee too, in friendly persuasion

Thee is mine, though I don't know many words of praise
Thee pleasures me in a hundred ways
Put on your bonnet, your cape and your glove
And come with me, for thee I love

Friendly persuasion
Thee is mine, though I don't know many words of praise
Thee pleasures me in a hundred ways
Put on your bonnet, your cape, and your glove
And come with me, for thee I love