TIME
The radio crooner’s hummmm was last week officially recognized as an undesirable instrument of erotic suggestion. Banned from the national chains was a popular cinemized waltz written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown. Words:
Give him love that will Mmmm
With a kiss that will Mmmm
Hold him close to you with love’s caress
Lead him on to happiness
With a sigh that will Mmmm
Then the thrill that will Mmmm
Close your drowsy eyes
Drift to Paradise
Give him love and you’ll Hold Your Man.
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