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Fever Lyrics

Artist: Peggy Lee
Album: Fever

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 I'm 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, I'm 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

Comments/Interpretations

by very on 5/13/2008 1:24pm
extremely good song made us come 3rd in the music comp well

by Casey on 5/16/2008 4:06pm
Weird.

by Mel on 6/10/2008 5:30pm
I LOVE PEGGY LEE AND THISSONG! some of the words arescrewed up. its supposedd to be "you" not "cats" for example!

by Mel on 6/10/2008 5:37pm
OOPS. it was "chicks" not "cats" and "you" not "chicks" hehehe. im a perfectionist.

by stacy on 8/24/2008 3:16pm
the word are all screwed up !

by Lindsey on 9/16/2008 10:47pm
oh such a great song. her voice is amazing!!

by kOzza on 11/16/2008 7:39am
dammit! great!

by Karem on 12/7/2008 11:15am
I love sing!!

by Eggnog on 12/23/2008 10:45am
hey we're sad and have nothing to do with our lives so we are posting this commenting (great song btw)

by sonata sounz on 3/7/2009 9:05am
yeah it's Chicks were born to give you fever..

by emmaboo on 3/24/2009 5:37pm
dis is good....lol.....

by alexandra on 8/18/2009 1:17pm
wonderful song!!!!!

by ash on 3/15/2010 6:49pm
what a sexy song

by Guigui on 4/25/2010 5:29am
What a lovely song !

by kitty on 5/22/2010 4:52am
sorrry but the lyrics are'nt right and the first part of the song is misssing you 've got a bit screwed up !

by BRIANEISHA on 2/3/2011 10:24am
LOVE THAT SONG

by artgmann on 5/12/2011 9:00pm
Exactly as Elvis recorded it.

by Briana on 9/1/2011 11:06pm
Excellent song lyrics! I love it!

by o'brian on 4/16/2012 1:57pm
i got fever when i listen

by amanda mason10/8/13 on 8/10/2013 8:33am
as you did give me fever mr ellingham am i the one that you wanted as i was pleased that when i was told you were taking me to claton well done