You ask how much I need you
Must I explain?
I need you, oh my darling, like roses need rain
You ask how long I'll love you
I'll tell you true
Until the twelfth of never
I'll still be loving you

You ask me where I'm going
Just take my hand
My darling, I'll be showing you a promised land
A land where we'll be lovers forever more
Or until the twelfth of never
Of that you can be sure

Hold me close
Never let me go
Hold me close
Melt my heart like April snow

I'll love you 'til the blue bells forget to bloom
I'll love you 'til the clover has lost its perfume
I'll love you 'til the poets run out of rhyme
Until the twelfth of never
And that's a long, long time

(I do love how you love me
I do)
Oh, I love you
(I promise to be faithful)
I promise you
I'll love you 'til the poets run out of rhyme
Until the twelfth of never
And that's a long, long time