ARTIST: Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
TITLE: The Lusty Month of May
Lyrics and Chords
[Camelot]
[ C#dim7 = 
]
Tra la! It's May, the lusty month of May!
That lovely month when ev'ryone goes blissfully astray
Tra la! It's here, that shocking time of year!
When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear
/ C Am C#dim7 G7 / C A7 Dm7 G7 / 1st / C C7Dm7 G7 C /
It's May! It's May, that gorgeous holiday
When ev'ry maiden prays that her lad will be a cad!
It's mad! It's gay, a libelous display
Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes, ev'ryone breaks
Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May!
/ F - Dm7 C / Ab Ab7 Dm7 C Gm7 G7 / C Am C#dim7 G7 /
/ C C7 F / E7 Am / C - G7 - C - /
Whence this fragrance wafting through the air?
What sweet feelings does its scent transmute?
Whence this perfume floating ev'rywhere?
Don't you know it's that dear forbidden fruit!
Tra la, tra la, that dear forbidden fruit!
Tra la la la la - Tra la la la la
Tra la la la la - Tra la la la la
Tra la - Tra la
Tra la - Tra la
Tra la la la la la la la la la la la
/ Eb - Ab Eb / Ab - Eb - / / Ab - AbEb Ab /
/ Ab Eb - Ab / / Ab Bbm - Fm / Cm C / / Cm - G - /
La la! It's May, the lusty month of May!
That darling month when ev'ryone throws self-control away
It's time to do a wretched thing or two
And try to make each precious day one you'll always rue
It's May! It's May, the month of "Yes, you may"
The time for ev'ry frivolous whim - proper or "im"
It's wild! It's gay, a blot in ev'ry way
The birds and bees with all of their vast amorous past
Gaze at the human race aghast
The lusty month of May!
Tra la! It's May, the lusty month of May
That lovely month when ev'ryone goes blissfully astray
Tra la! It's here, that shocking time of year
When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear
It's May! It's May, the month of great dismay
When all the world is brimming with fun, wholesome or "un"
It's mad! It's gay, a libelous display
These dreary vows that ev'ryone takes, ev'ryone breaks
Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May
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