I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire

Performed by Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights; Vocals by Larry Cotton and Donna and her Don Juans
Recorded July 24, 1941
Words by Eddie Seiler and Sol Marcus; Music by Bennie Benjamin and Eddie Durham

I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire,
I just want to start a flame in your heart
no other will do
I've lost all ambition for worldly acclaim
I just want to be the one you love;
and with your admission that you feel the same
I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of
believe me!
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire,
I just want to start a flame in your heart.

In my heart I have but one desire,
and that one is you,
and with your admission that you feel the same
I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of
believe me!
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire,
I just want to start a flame in your heart.

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