"Please Be Kind" — Sammy Cahn's plea for gentleness.
Well, this is my first affair, please be kind
Handle my heart with care, please be kind
This is all so grand, my dreams are on parade
If you'll just understand, they'll never, never fade
So tell me your love's sincere, please be kind
Tell me I needn't fear, please be kind
'cause if you leave me, dear, I know my heart will lose its mind
If you love me, please be kind
This is my first affair, so a-please be kind
Handle my heart with care, oh a-please be kind
So tell me your love's sincere, yes, please be kind
Tell me I needn't fear, please be kind
'cause if you leave me, dear, I know my heart will lose its mind
If you love me, baby, please be kind
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- Written by Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin in 1938. Cahn was Sinatra's principal lyricist — their collaboration produced some of the defining recordings of the Capitol and Reprise eras. The vulnerability of asking for kindness.