Love for Sale

Cole Porter

When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belongs to a lonesome cop
I open shop

When the moon so long has been gazing down
On the wayward ways of this wayward town
That her smile becomes a smirk
I go to work

Love for sale
Appetizing young love for sale
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled
Love that's only slightly soiled

Love for sale
Who will buy?
Who would like to sample my supply?
Who's prepared to pay the price
For a trip to paradise?
Love for sale

Let the poets pipe of love
In their childish way
I know every type of love
Better far than they
If you want the thrill of love
I've been through the mill of love
Old love, new love
Every love but true love, love for sale

Appetizing young love for sale
If you want to buy my wares
Follow me and climb the stairs
Love for sale

Let the poets pipe of love
In their childish way
I know every type of love
Better far than they
If you want the thrill of love
I've been through the mill of love
Old love, new love
Every love but true love, love for sale

Appetizing young love for sale
If you want to buy my wares
Follow me and climb the stairs
Love for sale
Oh, love for sale
Love for sale

Trivia about the song Love for Sale by Ella Fitzgerald

On which albums was the song “Love for Sale” released by Ella Fitzgerald?
Ella Fitzgerald released the song on the albums “Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book” in 1956, “Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook Volume II” in 1956, “Ella Loves Cole” in 1972, “Dream Dancing: Ella Fitzgerald & Cole Porter” in 1978, “Easy Living” in 1986, “The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books” in 1993, “Essential Ella” in 1994, “The Very Best Of the Song Books” in 2006, “Love For Sale” in 2007, “Twelve Nights In Hollywood” in 2009, “I Am Ella Fitzgerald” in 2015, and “By Popular Demand: Ella Fitzgerald” in 2015.
Who composed the song “Love for Sale” by Ella Fitzgerald?
The song “Love for Sale” by Ella Fitzgerald was composed by Cole Porter.

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