Ten Out Of Ten

(album: If I Ruled The World - 1965)

One 'cause it's fun simply knowing you
Two 'cause of those blue, blue eyes
Three 'cause I see me with you
Four 'cause I want more of you
Five because you're lively, lovely, and wise

Six for the tricks that you play on me
Seven for the heaven you spread around and above me
Eight because you're great, my love
Nine because you're mine, my love
And ten out of ten because you love me

My buddies say, "One, two, three"
The French say, "Un, deux, trois"
Italians, "Una, due, tres"
And the Greeks, well
Who know what they say?

The reasons I love you
Sound fine in Chinese, too
But if I practice 'til I die
I could not translate them if I tried

I just say one, 'cause it's fun
Simply loving you
Two 'cause of those blue, blue eyes
Thee 'cause I see me with you
Four 'cause I want more of you
Five because you're lively, lovely, and wise

Six for the tricks that you will play on me
Seven for the heaven you spread around and above me
Like eight because you're great, my love
Then nine because you're mine, my love
And ten out of ten
Hey, let's count up again
It still makes two, four, six, eight, ten
Because you love me!
Love me!
Ten out of ten!