Love Me Or Leave Me

Album

Single

Label

Decca Records

Genre

Film Soundtrack

Media Type

78

Duration

2:54

Composer(s)

Walter Donaldson;Gus Kahn

Entered Chart

May 28, 1955

Released

Apr 1955

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Decca 9-29484

B-Side

Something's Gotta Give

Original Artist

Ruth Etting

Love Me or Leave Me" is a popular song written in 1928 by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Gus Kahn. The song was introduced in the Broadway musical comedy Whoopee!, which opened in December 1928. Ruth Etting's performance of the song was so popular that she was also given the song to sing in the play Simple Simon, which opened in February 1930

Love me or leave me or let me be lonely
You won't believe me but I love you only
I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else

You might find the night time, the right time for kissin'
But night time is my time for just reminiscin'
Regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else

Now there'll be no one unless that someone is you, you, you
I intend to be independently blue, blue, blue

I want your love but I don't wanna borrow
Have it today, give back tomorrow
More love for my love, it's your love for nobody else

Blow Sam

Now there'll be no one unless that someone is you, you, you
'Cause I intend to be independently blue, blue, blue

Baby, I want your love but I don't wanna borrow
Have it today, give back tomorrow
It's your love for my love, there's no love for nobody else
Oh, love me or leave me alone

Give it up