I can't build no mountain,
and I can't ship no boat
I can't take no driving lesson,
nor make a flower grow
I can't see above the clouds,
beyond the moonlight plain
But if I make you happy,
I'll never live in vain
I can't make the rain fall,
and I can't shine a light
I can't take no second call,
nor turn the day to night
I can't read them scriptures,
but I'll sound no sad refrain
But if I make you happy,
I'll never live in vain
It takes a whole lot of lovin' from my side
But I'm as happy as a kid
on a monkey ride
And I'll do anything to
make you feel right
Just as long as I can keep you satisfied
I can't drink the big old sun
And I can't work the land
I can't write, no, let them know
They'll make you understand, oh
I can't find no picture, girl
It's so hard to explain
That if I make you happy
I'll never live in vain
Yeah, yeah
Now, now, now, you know that story
And you know just how I feel
I'm a simple livin' bitty city soul
This love for you is real
I can't build no mountain
And I can't stop no train
But if I make you happy,
I'll never live in vain
Girl, if I make you happy,
I'll never live in vain
Yeah, if I make you happy,
I'll never live in vain
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