Well, things are getting bad now 
Since your woman left you, just can't do without it 
The other day you even read a book 
That tells you how to go about it 
It says to join an evening class 
Or hang around in zoos and railway stations 
And gives you lots of lines to use 
And how to make the best of situations 
You know it's just a bunch of crap, you used to do okay 
But that was long ago and far away 

You got the fever 
You got the fever 
You gotta love her 
And you gotta leave her 
It's something you can't fight (hey hey hey)
Let's call it something polite 
Like the fever of love
Fever of love 

The girls that want you you don't want 
The girls you want they never seem to want you 
The girls at work are married 
And the girls at dances never seem to want to 
The girls in bars are always with a friend 
Or waitin' for their new fiancé 
And you tell the barmaid you're just lonely 
She just smiles and says: "That's what they all say" 
So you look up some old number you said you'd never use 
And tell yourself you win instead of lose 

You got the fever 
You got the fever 
You gotta love her 
And you gotta leave her 
It's something you can't fight (hey hey hey)
Let's call it something polite 
Like the fever of love
Fever of love 

You got the fever 
You got the fever 
You gotta love her 
And you gotta leave her 
It's something you can't fight (hey hey hey)
Let's call it something polite 
Like the fever of love
Fever of love