Birds do it, Bees do it, e-ven ed-u-cat-ed fleas do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love In Spain, the best up-per sets do it, Lithuanians and Letts do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it, Not to mention the Finns Folks in Siam do it, Think of Siamese twins. Some Argentines, without means, do it, People say, in Boston, even beans do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love Romantic Sponges, they say, do it, Oysters, down in Oyster Bay, do it, Let's do it, Let's fall in love. Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it, even lazy Jellyfish do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love In shallow shoals, English soles do it, Goldfish, in the privacy of bowls, do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love In old Japan, all the Japs do it Up in Lapland little Laps do it Let's do it, let's fall in love The chimpanzees in the zoos do it Some courageous kangaroos do it Let's do it, let's fall in love I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it Even eagles as they fly do it Let's do it, let's fall in love Electric eels I might add do it Though it shocks em I know Let's do it, let's fall in love The world admits bears in pits do it Even Pekingeses at the Ritz do it Let's do it, let's fall in love The royal set sans regret did it And they considered it fun Marie Antoinette did it - with or without Napoleon Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it Even lazy jellyfish, do it Let's do it, let's fall in love Dragonflies in the reeds do it Sentimental centipedes do it Let's do it, let's fall in love Mosquitos, heaven forbid, do it So does every katydid do it Let's do it, let's fall in love The most refined ladybug do it When a gentleman calls Moth in your rugs do it Let's do it, let's fall in love The locusts in the trees do it Why, even the bees do it Even over-educated fleas do it Let's do it, let's fall in love The world admits bears in pits do it Even Pekingeses in the Ritz do it Let's do it, let's fall in love Circa 1928 Words by Cole Porter Love Is You Love is the way you make someone feel, the way someone makes you feel. Love is the sharing and the caring, the want and the need. Love is not just a word, love is a power with unknown strengths. It has the power to make someone smile, to make someone laugh, to make someone love you in return. Love is what your heart feels, what your heart says. Ignore your heart and it will fade away. Listen to your heart, follow your heart, let it sing. Let it run free and it can bring you anything Love is a bond, a way to keep people together. Love is everything wonderful. Love is You. ~Unknown~ Because You're A Friend When you are sad I will dry your tears When you are scared I will comfort your fears When you are worried I will give you hope When you are confused I will help you cope and when you are lost and can't see the light I shall be your beacon shining ever so bright This is my oath I pledge till the end Why you may ask because you're a friend. ~Unknown~ Cherished Friend God must have known there would be times We'd need a word of cheer Someone to praise a triumph Or brush away a tear. He must have known we'd need to share The joy of "little things" In order to appreciate The happiness life brings. I think he knew our troubled hearts Would sometimes throb with pain At trials and misfortunes Or some goals we can't attain. He knew we'd need the comfort Of an understanding heart To give us strength and courage To make a fresh, new start. He knew we'd need companionship Unselfish...lasting...true, And so God answered the heart's great need With a CHERISHED FRIEND....like you. ~Unknown~ ~ I give to you ~ Some roses for the sweet perfume To kiss your senses with its bouquet A piece of a rainbow to color your world When all seems totally gray. ~Unknown~ Origins of Valentines As early as the fourth century B.C., the Romans engaged in an annual young man's rite of passage to the god Lupercus. The names of teenage women were placed in a box and drawn at random by adolescent men. Thus, a man was assigned a woman companion, for their mutual entertainment and pleasure, for the duration of a year, after which another lottery was staged. Determined to put an end to this 800-year-old practice, the early church fathers sought a "lovers" saint to replace the deity Lupercus. They found a likely candidate in 'Valentine', a bishop who had been martyred some 200 years earlier. Traditionally, mid-February was a time for Romans to meet and court prospective mates. Young men offered women they admired and wished to court handwritten greetings of affection on February 14. The cards acquired St. Valentine's name. As Christianity spread, so did the Valentine's Day card. The earliest one was sent in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was a prisoner in the Tower of London. It is now in the British Museum. The first American publisher of Valentines was printer and artist Esther Howland. Her elaborate lace cards of the 1870s cost from five to ten dollars, with some selling for as much as thirty-five dollars. Since that time, the Valentine card business has flourished. Except for Christmas, Americans exchange more cards on Valentine's Day than at any other time of the year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpted from "Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday things," Charles Panati, Harper & Row, NY 1987 pp 50-52. St. Valentine, pray for us!