The Heart Is Quicker Than the Eye

Lyrics

[PEGGY] Dear old mother was as wise as ten folks And she knew her way about the men folks Once she said to me "Daughter, you're quite a pup Daughter, dear, it's time to wise you up" She said, "Love has always been my hoodoo Though I've lived, I know much less than you do" Mother told me There's no use asking why He loves she and she loves he The heart is quicker than the eye Mother warned me That fair play doesn't apply Turn your back and love goes whack The heart is quicker than the eye Love can kill you off, baby Faster than "Flit" It finds its mark And toots, you're it Mother told me "Your looks don't rate so high" Don't you mind for love is blind The heart is quicker than the eye [JUNIOR, spoken] That's terribly interesting [PEGGY] In December '25 Mother got a little snootful In September '26 I was born alive and beautiful I recall a few years later I was taken with the measles And my darling little mater She sat up all night With a good-looking guy [JUNIOR] Oh me, oh my [PEGGY] We would travel quite a lot But we always went to Reno She'd remarry like a shot Not for long, but how could she know? Number Four was a musician Who could swing it sweet and hot "Whistler's Mother" was a classic Mother's whistler was not He was dropped like the rest [JUNIOR] Mother always knows best It may seem strange to you I have a mother too Mother told me "Be good until you die" She meant well, but could she tell The heart is quicker than the eye? Mother warned me My instincts to deny Yet I fail, the male is frail The heart is quicker than the eye She said, "Love one time, Junior Look at the Lunts" I've fallen twice With two at once Passion's plaything That's me, oh me, oh my But at least I'm quite a beast The heart is quicker than the eye [Dance break.] [PEGGY] You say love is blind I say love's cockeyed too The gift of gab Obscures the view Mother begged me "Don't drink with any guy" So I was made on lemonade The heart is quicker than the eye