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Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)

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"Friendly Persuasion" is a popular song with music by Dimitri Tiomkin and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. It was published in 1956 and appeared in the 1956 film of the same name.

The best-known version of the song was recorded that year by Pat Boone. Another recording by The Four Aces followed Pat Boone's in 1956 and reached number 45 peak position on Billboard's Pop music chart.

The title is an obvious play on words since the film centers on a Quaker family, a religion known as the "Society Of Friends." Thus, they are be said to be of the "Friendly" Persuasion. Aretha Franklin recorded the song for her album "Soft and Beautiful" (1969).

LYRICS: Thee I love, more than the meadow so green and still More than the mulberries on the hill More than the buds of a May apple tree, I love thee

Arms have I, strong as the oak, for this occasion Lips have I, to kiss thee, too, in friendly persuasion

Thee is mine, though I don't know many words of praise Thee pleasures me in a hundred ways Put on your bonnet, your cape, and your glove And come with me, for thee I love

Friendly persuasion

Thee is mine, though I don't know many words of praise Thee pleasures me in a hundred ways Put on your bonnet, your cape, and your glove And come with me, for thee I love

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