There ain't no place to dance in town like the VFW when the sun goes down
All the good looking ladies come from miles around to meet
Fred saw Betty Lou Baker for the fourteenth time
He said I'm gonna tell her how I feel tonight
But he didn't know what hit him when he couldn't even move or speak
Well it starts with L and it ands with E
There's a couple short letters stuck in between
And it ain't too long but it always seems to get him all choked up
Yeah it starts with L and it ends with E one tough syllable and he's home free
It's only four letters go get her ain't nothin' better than love

Betty Lou's that girl with the long blonde hair
Sittin' by herself in the cane-back chair
Anybody looking would think nobody cared but then
Fred is frettin' over yonder sittin' in the corner
Worrying wondering if he's ever gonna
Get the nerve to use that word again
Well it starts with L...
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Well Fred finally got around and found Betty Lou
Said would ya wanna take a chance on a dance or two
He didn't have a clue what Betty Lou would do in his mind
And then Betty Lou stood up and shook her head
For the longest moment that room went dead
Until she said Fred honey it's about time
Well it starts with L...
It's only four letters go get her ain't nothing better than love