Down by the boathouse at Shaker Lake

When there wasn't nothing but love to make

They were two young lovers

Wishing on the stars above

Well they carved their initials

In an old birch tree

With a heart and an arrow and a '63

You had to be blind not to see

It was a perfect love

Well they worked one summer together

At the '64 World's Fair

They met Robert Kennedy there

Well that was right before the fall

And they saved up a little bit of money

For his career

And they talked about the future

Underneath the giant sphere

And all around them

The little voices were singing

"It's a small world after all"

Yes it is--small world after all

And it was--

Perfect love

It was a perfect love

Now they were dizzy from dancing

On Rockaway Beach

They came to Rockaway

And everything they dreamed of was

Still within reach

Dreaming. . .

Dreaming as the years roll by

(Like they always do)

Well they had their share

Of hard times too

But whatever they were

They never let it get them down

Now they just go walking

Down a country lane

See the leaves are changing

In the misty rain

And only one thing remains the same--

Just the perfect love

(Under the moon and the stars above)

It was a perfect love