Who can find a worthy woman? Her price is far above rubies.

Aw, you always say the darndest, sweetest things, my lil'Bible thumper, and it isn't even Sunday, yet. Gettin' a little formal on me, too, aren'tcha now, Wilma Dean? Well, I aim to please but every color of the rainbow's not near enough for my lil'Deanie. Nope, not even a whiter shade of pale will suffice, although you've got me skippin' the light fandango and turnin' cartwheels 'cross the floor with every thought of you.

I know I can be a real jerk - cheap sometimes, with a dark-side, even - so it's real refreshin' to know that there's someone out there who sees a little good, understands a man's foibles and accepts the whole enchilada unconditionally, with salsa even. You're the one and only treasure of my heart, darlin'. You're my ruby, my pearl above price. That's right, you're a pearl of a girl.

You're also the apple of my eye, but we'll get into the fruit later. For your information, "The More I See You," is a Gershwin tune, most recently covered by Michael Buble on his latest "It's Time," album. It's sure a good thing, I'm not the jealous type, Deanie darlin', 'cuz I know what a talent we have in that young Canuck. Oh Oh! Betcha I'm catchin' it from the Eskimos tomorrow!

Guess you've figured out by now that I'm a lighter shade of red-neck, darlin', and you're even willin' to accept that. Yup, you're worth your weight in gold. 'Course with me you get a mature-in-his-prime-magnificent-sexy-beast, who sometimes indulges his immature side. Guess you can say I've got all the "tures" about covered, especially "rapture," which discribes my state when dreamin' 'bout you, sweet-heart. So happy to hear I'm a walking narcotic. Guess that makes you the DEAnie...

I needed the shelter of someone's arms
there you were
Like magic you were there
I needed someone to understand my ups and down
there you were rightside up upside down
With sweet love and devotion
Deeply touching my emotion
I want to stop and thank you baby
I want to stop and thank you baby
Yup, stop in the name of love and thank you baby
Merci, danke, thanks, gracias, grazie, mahalo plenty

How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

I close my eyes at night
Wondering where would I be without you in my life
Everything I did was just a bore
Everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before
But you brighten up for me all of my days
With a love so sweet in so many ways
I want to stop and thank you baby
I just want to stop and thank you baby
Thank you baby

How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

You were better to me than I was to myself
For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else
I want to stop and thank you baby
I just want to stop and thank you baby
Thank you baby

How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

James Taylor with a blessing by Jackie Gleason

Lights out! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
XO,
Bud