"I Learned About Love From Her" lyrics

We met one evening when the moon was bright
And when she gave me the eye I thought that I would die
She had such curly hair and teeth of white
And I learned about love from her

And when she'd hold me in her arms so tight
Every kiss was like a torch, my lips, they used to scorch
That gal was just a mess of dynamite!
And I learned about love from her

You've heard about that man from Tennessee
Say, he came along one day and he stole my gal away
Now she's teaching him what she taught me
When I learned about love from her

At night I sit alone so sad and blue
Like a monkey on the shelf; say, I could hang myself!
There's a gang of things I didn't learn to do
When I learned about love from her

Went to school, went to school, just to learn the game of love
Once a fool, stays a fool, that's one thing I'm certain of
There's no one beneath the Sun, beneath this sky above
Who can tell upon a given Sunday where his gal will be on Monday

Now my gal and I are far apart
And with teardrops in my eyes, say, I realize
I didn't learn how to mend a busted heart
When I learned about love from her!