Song lyrics to Ivy by Hoagy Carmichael – sung by a young man to his sweetheart, who’s acting distant to him
Song lyrics to Ivy by Hoagy Carmichael
Ivy, why the sudden change
Why so cold and why so strange, be sentimental
Don’t hang your fate on jealousy and hate, ’cause Ivy
I was never born for the touch of a witch’s thorn
So please be gentle to my heart.
Why do you take my arms tonight
Then wander far from sight
Can’t understand you, Ivy
But remember this, if you really want my kiss
Be sweet and gentle, lest we part
Remember, remember
If you love me then, you must be gentle to my heart
Ivy
[Instrumental break]
Can’t understand you, Ivy
But remember this, if you really want my kiss
Be sweet and gentle, lest we part
Remember, remember, Ivy
If you love me, then you must be gentle to my heart
Ivy
Performances
- Sung by Skinnay Ennis on The Abbott and Costello Radio Show episode, “Lou Builds A House”
