If It Ain’t On The Menu [1955 version]

[Verse 1]
When a dog gets hungry, he needs a bone
And when a man needs loving, he starts to roam
I'm starving for your love and I don't want a bone
So if you treat me like a dog, I run away from home

[Verse 2]
Don't want no warmed-over kisses or yesterday sighs
I want everything fresh, even brand new lies
If you can't treat me right, then it ain't no treat
If the grub ain't no good, there ain't no use to eat

[Piano Solo]

[Verse 3]
I'm a connoisseur when it comes to love
Don't want a tough, old hen in the place of a dove
Don't want boarding house kissеs 'cause I don't wanna fight
Don't bother to kiss me if you can't kiss mе right

[Fiddle Solo]

[Verse 4]
I want the four-course dinner and your love every day
And if it ain't on the menu, there's another café
Want everything fresh from your sweet, sweet lips
If the service ain't good, I don't leave no tips

[Verse 5]
Well, I know all the tricks underneath the moon
If you're cooking some soup, you know that I'll want a spoon
If you ain't got what I want, then another gal may
If it ain't on the menu, there's another café