The Rufus Wainwright Archive






 I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Now that it's your birthday, I don't know what to do
Can't get you a Thunderbird or a penthouse with a view
Can't even buy a little present
I'm much too broke, I find
But there is one way I can save the day
And I sure hope you don't mind, that...

I can't give you anything but love, baby
That's the only thing I've plenty of, baby
Dream a while, scheme a while
You're sure to find happiness
And I guess all the things you've always pined for

Gee, I like to see you looking swell, baby
Diamond bracelets Woolworth doesn't sell, baby
'Til that lucky day, you know darn well, baby
I can't give you anything but love

Gee, I like to see you looking swell, baby
Diamond bracelets Woolworth doesn't sell, baby
'Til that lucky day, you know darn well, baby
I can't give you anything, I can't give you anything
I can't give you anything but love

 REFERENCES

  • Thunderbird - an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 through thirteen generations and various body types


 NOTES & QUOTES

  • This song was one of many performed during the Judy Garland tribute concerts that took place at New York City's Carnegie Hall in June 2006, London and Paris in February 2007, and eventually Los Angeles in September 2007; recordings were released on CD/DVD

  • Music originally by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields (1928)


 APPEARS ON

Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie HallRufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall [Bonus Version]
Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! (DVD)