Music by David Wheat. Words by Bill Loughborough



Better than cream cheese and bagels



Better than honey on bread



Better than champagne and pretzels



Better than breakfast in bed



Better than chili rellenos



Better than chocolate e'clairs



Better than hothouse tomatoes



Better than fresh Bartlett pears



Better than dining a la carte



Or simply gastronomic art



Better than anything except being in love



Better than making a million



Better than being a queen



Better than oil wells and gold mines



Better than pastures of green



Better than finding a horseshoe



Better than losing your head



Better than anything ever thought of



Better than anything ever said



Ah, ha, better than singing right out loud



Or being, ha, spotted in a crowd



Better than (better than anything) anything except being (except being) in love



(Musical Interlude)



Better than elephants, elephants are dancing



Better than clowns on parade



Better than peanuts and popcorn



Better than pink lemonade



Better than rides on the midway



Better than seals blowing horns



Better than men shot through cannons



Better than fresh ears of corn



Ah, better than balancing on a wire



Or watching tigers jump through fire



Better than anything except being in love



Better than driving 'round the park



Or watching fireflies after the dark



Better than anything except being in love



Hey, Diana?



Yeah?



Are you sure that love is even better than shopping?



Well, therec