Let's Do It
Celebrating Love's Universality: Let's Embrace It Together
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Birds do it,
Birds engage in the act of falling in love.
Bees do it,
Bees participate in the act of falling in love.
Even educated fleas do it,
Even educated fleas are involved in the act of falling in love.
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Expresses the suggestion or desire for the speaker and the listener to fall in love together.
In Spain the best upper sets do it,
The upper social classes in Spain are also engaged in the act of falling in love.
Lithuanians and Letts do it,
People from Lithuania and Latvia are mentioned as engaging in the act of falling in love.
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Reiterates the desire for the speaker and the listener to fall in love.
The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it,
The Dutch in Amsterdam are involved in the act of falling in love.
Not to mention the Finns,
Mentions the Finns, suggesting that they also engage in the act of falling in love.
Folks in Siam do it,
People in Siam (now Thailand) are participating in the act of falling in love.
Think of Siamese Twins
Refers to the uniqueness of Siamese Twins, possibly emphasizing diverse forms of love.
Some argentines without means do it
Argentines without means (financial resources) are mentioned as falling in love.
People say in Boston even beans do it
Claims that even in Boston, beans (symbolic of people) are capable of falling in love.
Come on let's fall in love
Repeats the invitation or suggestion to fall in love.
Electric eels, I might add, do it
Electric eels are mentioned as engaging in the act of falling in love.
Though it shocks them, I know
Despite the shocking nature, the speaker acknowledges that electric eels still participate in falling in love.
Why ask if shads do it?
Rhetorical question about whether shads (fish) engage in the act of falling in love.
Say, waiter, bring me shad roe
Requests the waiter to bring shad roe, possibly connecting the idea of love and reproduction.
In shallow shoals English soles do it
English soles in shallow shoals are mentioned as falling in love.
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls are portrayed as participating in the act of falling in love.
Let's do it, come on let's fall in love
Reiteration of the desire to fall in love, emphasizing the universal nature of this sentiment.
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