(Verse)
[SAM]
Why are people gay
All the night and day
Feeling as they never felt before?
[EMILY]
What is the thing
That makes them sing?
[SAM]
Rich man, poor man, thief
Doctor, lawyer, chief
Feel a feeling that they can't ignore
[SAM AND EMILY]
It plays a part
In every heart
And every heart is shouting "Encore!"
(Chorus)
[SAM]
Love is sweeping the country
[EMILY]
Waves are hugging the shore
[SAM AND EMILY]
All the s**es
From Maine to Texas
Have never felt such love before
[SAM]
See them billing and cooing
Like the birdies above
[EMILY]
Each girl and boy alike
Sharing joy alike
Feels that pa**ion'll
Soon be national
[SAM AND EMILY]
Love is sweeping the country
There never was so much love!
(Bridge)
[SAM]
Spring is in the air
Each mortal loves his neighbor
[EMILY]
Who's that loving pair?
It's Capital and Labor!
[SAM]
Florida and Cal-
Ifornia get together
In a festival
Of oranges and weather
[EMILY]
Boston upper zones
Are changing social habits
And I hear the Cohns
Are taking up the Cabots
[SAM]
Taxi men take dimes
And never curse the traffic
While the New York Times
Adores the New York Graphic
(Chorus)
[ALL]
Love is sweeping the country
Waves are hugging the shore
All the s**es
From Maine to Texas
Have never felt such love before
See them billing and cooing
Like the birdies above
Each girl and boy alike
Sharing joy alike
Feels that pa**ion'll
Soon be national
Love is sweeping the country
There never was so much love!