Written by Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell
Intro: Am C E
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Never know how much I love you, never know how much I care
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When you put your arms around me, I get a fever that's so hard to bear
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You give me fever, when you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight
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Fever! In the morning, fever all through the night
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Sun lights up the daytime, moon lights up the night
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I light up when you call my name, and you know I'm gonna treat you right
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You give me fever, when you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight
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Fever! In the morning, fever all through the night
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Everybody's got the fever, that is something you all know
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Fever isn't such a new thing, fever started long ago
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Romeo loved Juliet, Juliet she felt the same
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When he put his arms around her, he said, "Julie, Baby, you're my flameť
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"Thou giveth fever, when we kisseth, fever with thy flaming youth
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“Fever! I'm afire, fever, yeah, I burn, forsooth.ť
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Captain Smith and Pocahontas had a very mad affair
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When her daddy tried to kill him, she said, “Daddy, oh, don't you dare!ť
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"He gives me fever with his kisses, fever when he holds me tight
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Fever! I'm his Mrs., so Daddy, Won't you treat him right?
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Now you've listened to my story, here's the point that I have made:
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Chicks were born to give you fever, be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade.
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They give you fever when you kiss them, fever if you live and learn.
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Fever! 'till you sizzle—what a lovely way to burn!
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what a lovely way to burn
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what a lovely way to burn
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what a lovely way to burn
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