Fever



- Artists: The McCoys

- peak Billboard position # 7 in 1965

- previously charted by Little Willie John (# 24 in 1956)

- previously charted by Peggy Lee (# 8 in 1958)

- later charted by Rita Coolidge (# 76 in 1973)

- Words and Music by John Davenport - and Eddie Cooley



Never know how much I love you

Never know how much I care

When you put your arms around me

I get a fever that's so hard to bear

You give me fever (you give me fever) when you kiss me

Fever when you hold me tight (you give me fever)

Fever ... in the mornin'

Fever all through the night



Sun lights up the day time

Moon lights up the night

I light up when you call my name

'cause I know you're gonna treat me right

You give me fever (you give me fever) when you kiss me

Fever when you hold me tight (you give me fever)

Fever ... in the mornin'

Fever all through the night (WOW!!)



Everybody's got the fever

That is somethin' you all know

Fever isn't such a new thing

Fever started long time ago



(You give me fever)

Baby, turn on your love light (yeah, yeah)

Let it shine on me (yeah, yeah)

Well, baby, turn on your love light (yeah, yeah)

And let it shine on me (yeah, yeah)

Well, just a little bit higher (yeah, yeah)

And just a little bit brighter, baby (yeah, yeah)



You give me fever (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

You give me fever (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

You give me fever (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

You give me fever.



END OF THE McCOYS 1965 VERSION



Alternative verses found in Peggy Lee's 1958 version: NOT verified by this

transcriber but thought to be correct.



Romeo loved Juliet

Juliet she felt the same

When he put his arms around her

He said, "Julie baby you're my flame"

Thou givest fever when we kisseth

Fever with thy flaming youth

Fever Im on fire

Fever yea I burn forsooth



Captain Smith and Pocahontas

Had a very mad affair

When her daddy tried to kill him

She said "Daddy oh don't you dare"

"He gives me fever with his kisses"

"Fever when he holds me tight"

"Fever, Im his missus"

"Daddy won't you treat him right?"



Now you've listened to my story

Here's the point that I have made

Cats were born to give chicks fever

Be it Fahrenheit or centigrade

We give you fever when we kiss you

Fever if you live and learn

Fever till you sizzle

What a lovely way to burn

What a lovely way to burn

What a lovely way to burn, ah

What a lovely way to burn



Transcribed by Robin Hood