Ya Gotta Know How To Love

Lyric: Bud Green
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1926
Original publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.

Verse 1:

Nobody's hard to get,
Who can't be gotten yet,
So listen, each lovesick beau;
If you have someone who
Appeals a lot to you,
There's one thing you might as well know,
I'll tell you:

Chorus 1:

Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love 'em,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know what to do.
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to gaze in their eyes,
Sigh little sighs, lie little lies.
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know what to tell 'em,
Whenever there's a beautiful moon above;
They're bound to fall and all they need is a shove,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love.

Verse 2:

A present here and there
Might even make 'em care
But that's not the only way.
A picture show or two
May make it strong for you,
But one thing will make it okay,
I'll tell you:

[Chorus]


Extra choruses (from British sheet music):

Chorus 2:

Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love 'em,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know what to do.
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to hold 'em so tight,
Treat 'em just right, kiss and don't bite.
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to please 'em,
With little things a baby keeps thinking of;
Say, I've had three, and you can take it from me,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love.

Chorus 3:

Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love 'em,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know what to do.
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know when to buy baby this,
Buy baby that, buy baby's hat.
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to please 'em,
With little things a baby keeps thinking of;
But if you want to hold your sweet turtle dove,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love.

Chorus 4:

Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love 'em,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know what to do.
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to hold 'em so tight,
Treat 'em just right, kiss and don't bite.
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to read 'em,
Ya gotta know just what they are thinking of;
Right there is where you swear by heaven above,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love.

Chorus 5:

Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love 'em,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know what to do.
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know when they wanna be kissed,
How to insist, when they resist.
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to please 'em,
With little things they're bound to be thinking of;
It's always there for you, but heaven's above,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love.

Chorus 6:

Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love 'em,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know what to do.
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know when to just let 'em guess,
When to say, "No"; when to say, "Yes."
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to fool 'em,
Don't put 'em wise to what you are thinking of,
There's more to it than sit and just turtle dove,
Ya gotta know, ya gotta know how to love.