Kern–Oh, Boy Words Not Needed youtube

The real Aunt Penelope arrives, and the false identities are pried away. Judge Carter admits that he had escorted Jackie to the Inn and that George did what any gentleman would do–protect an innocent woman from embarrassment. Jackie gets her purse back and gets Jim, too. George and Lou Ellen are reconciled, and Lou Ellen gets to sing a beautiful song called “Words Are Not Needed (Every Day).” This is her way of telling George that she loves him. The last line of the lyric states: “When people love each other, words are not needed, you see.”

In my opinion, this is the best song in the score.

Lyric

A girl in love does not need words to say so to a man.
For love has a language of its own.
Can she learn it? She can.
Would he understand it? Who?
Why, the chap she’s talking to.
If she didn’t say a thing,
We don’t see how he could.
It’s an easy thing to do.

If, every day, he reads the message he sees in her eyes,
If, when he gazes fondly in them, she droops them and sighs—
Then he will know she loves him dearly, whate’er may befall.
So, now you understand why words are not needed, at all.

Then flowers are quite a help, for each means something, I am told.
A rose may say, I love you, dear! Yes, we know, but that’s old.
Can’t you tell us something new?
That’s an easy thing to do.
For the language of the flowers has been overdone.
Jewels have their language, too.

If, every day, he sends her diamonds or pearls on a string,
If, every day, she gets a pendant or bracelet or ring—
Then she will know how very deeply in love he must be.
When people love each other, words are not needed, you see.

In the original program Lou Ellen sings the song, accompanied by a male chorus.

In the 1919 recording in London, the song is a duet between George, played by Tom Powers, and Lou Ellen, played by Dot Temple. Again, we need to thank jacksonupperco.com for this clip.