Too Marvelous For Words
Laine Frankie Lyrics
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Like glorious, glamorous and that old standby amorous
It's all too wonderful, I'll never find the words
That say enough, tell enough, I mean they just aren't swell enough
You're much too much and just too very, very
To ever be in Webster's Dictionary
And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds
You're much, you're too much and just too very, very
To ever be, to ever be in Webster's Dictionary
And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds
To tell you that you're marvelous, tell you that you're marvelous
Tell you that you're marvelous, too marvelous for words
The song "Too Marvelous For Words," released in 1957 by Laine Frankie, is a love song that conveys the overwhelming feeling of love and appreciation towards a significant other. The song's opening line, "You're just too marvelous, too marvelous for words," sets the stage for the rest of the song's lyrics, which describe the subject's qualities, such as being "glorious, glamorous, and amorous." The singer struggles to find the right words to express just how much they admire and adore the subject of the song, as if there aren't any words in existence that are quite good enough.
The second stanza of the song emphasizes this struggle, with phrases like "I'll never find the words" and "they just aren't swell enough." The lyrics suggest that the subject's qualities are so special that they defy description, and that the only way to show appreciation is through a love song borrowed from the birds. The song's jazzy and upbeat melody complements the happiness and joy conveyed in the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
You're just too marvelous, too marvelous for words
You are so astonishingly wonderful that mere words cannot express your greatness
Like glorious, glamorous and that old standby amorous
You are like the most magnificent, enchanting and timeless kind of love
It's all too wonderful, I'll never find the words
Your awe-inspiring beauty and charm are far too sublime for language
That say enough, tell enough, I mean they just aren't swell enough
No expression or word is adequate enough to describe your majestic personality
You're much too much and just too very, very
You exceed in every possible way, beyond mere comparison or superlative
To ever be in Webster's Dictionary
There aren't words in any dictionary that could ever describe your magnificence
And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds
I must turn to nature to find a song that can do justice to describing how wonderful you are
To tell you that you're marvelous, too marvelous for words
Only using the same words or adjectives would still fall short in describing just how amazing you are
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHNNY MERCER, RICHARD A. WHITING
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