A Bushel and a Peck Frank Leosser, Guys and Dolls, Perry Como and Betty Hutton (#3 in 1950)

I love you a bushel and a peck,
A bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck,
Hug around the neck and a barrel and a heap,
Barrel and a heap, and I'm talkin' in my sleep about you,
About you, 'cause I love you a bushel and a peck,
'Y bet your purty neck I do.
Doodle oodle oodle, Doodle oodle oodle, a doodle oodle oodle ooo.
 
I love you a bushel and a peck,
A bushel and a peck tho' you make my heart a wreck,
Make my heart a wreck and you make my life a mess,
Make my life a mess, yes a mess of happiness about you,
About you, 'cause I love you a bushel and a peck,
'Y bet your purty neck I do.
Doodle oodle oodle, Doodle oodle oodle, a doodle oodle oodle ooo.
 
I love you a bushel and a peck,
A bushel and a peck, and it beats me all to heck,
Beats me all to heck how I'll ever tend the farm,
Ever tend the farm when I wanna keep my arm about you,
About you, 'cause I love you a bushel and a peck,
'Ya bet your purty neck I do.
Doodle oodle oodle, Doodle oodle oodle, a doodle oodle oodle ooo.



Note: Introduced by Vivian Blaine in the musical production "Guy's and Dolls" and popularized with best-selling records by Perry Como and Betty Hutton (RCA Victor), Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol) and Doris Day (Columbia). The song was not used in the film version as Sam Goldwyn did not like it (despite the fact that it had previously been a big hit, so Frank Leosser wrote him another Hatbox Club song featuring cats.