A Bushel and a Peck

(Doodle oodle ooh doo, doodle oodle ooh doo,
doodle oodle ooh doo, doo!)

What'cha doin' Hutton?
Doodlin' . . . can you doodle?
Can I doodle? ~ I can't get it outta my noodle!

How come?

'Cause I love you a bushel an' a peck,
a bushel an' a peck and a hug around the neck (Ouch!)
Hug around the neck and a barrel an' a heap,
barrel an' a heap an' I'm talkin' in my sleep!
About you! (About me?) Yes, about you!
My heart is leapin', havin' trouble sleepin'!
'Cause I love you a bushel an' a peck,
you bet your purdy neck I do!

(Doodle oodle ooh doo, doodle oodle ooh doo,
doodle oodle ooh doo, doo!)

Do you like me Perry? Oh very, do you like me Hutton?
Like a glutton! So, where's your "Como" button?
Oh! I love you a bushel an' a peck (How much?)
a bushel an' a peck though you make my heart a wreck!
Make my heart a wreck and you make my life a mess,
make my life a mess, yes a mess of happiness!
About you! (About me?) Yes, about you!
You're gonna grieve me, if an' you ever leave me!
'Cause I love you a bushel an' a peck,

you bet your purdy neck I do!

(Doodle oodle ooh doo, doodle oodle ooh doo,
doodle oodle ooh doo, doo!)

Heh heh, it's gettin' kinda quiet around here!
Oh! we can fix that Perry boy! Let's go!
I love you a bushel an' a peck,
a bushel an' a peck and it beats be all to heck,
beats me all to heck how I'll ever tend the farm
ever tend the farm when I wanna keep my arms about you!
About you, the cows an' chickens, let em go to the dickens
'Cause I love you a bushel an' a peck,
you bet your purdy neck I do!

(Doodle oodle ooh doo, doodle oodle ooh doo,
doodle oodle ooh doo, doo!)

. . . it's gettin' kinda quiet again!

(Doodle oodle ooh doo, doodle oodle ooh doo,
doodle oodle ooh doo, doo!)

. . . an octave lower please!

(Doodle oodle ooh doo, doodle oodle ooh doo,
doodle oodle ooh doo, doo!)

Words and Music by Frank Loesser, 1950



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Writer(s): Frank Loesser
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