If I Were a Bell - Jimmy Giuffre, Art Pepper, Marty Paich

Ask me how do I feel

Ask me now that we’re cozy and clinging

Well, sir, all I can say

Is if I were a bell I’d be ringing

From the moment we kissed tonight

That’s the way I just got to behave

Boy, if I were a lamp I’d light

Or if I were a banner I’d wave

Ask me how do I feel

Little me with my quiet upbringing

Well, sir, all I can say

Is if I were a gate I’d be swinging

And if I were a watch I’d start

Popping my spring

Or if I were a bell

I’d go ding dong ding dong ding

Ask me how do I feel

From this chemistry lesson I’m learning

Well, sir, all I can say

Is if I were a bridge I’d be burning

Yes, I knew my moral would crack

From the wonderful way that you looked

Boy, if I were a duck I’d quack

Or if I were a goose I’d be cooked

Ask me how do I feel

Ask me now that we’re fondly caressing

Pal, if I were a salad

I know I’d be splashing my dressing

Or if I were a season, I’d surely be spring

Or if I were a bell

Yes, if I were a bell, if I were a bell

I’d go ding dong ding dong ding