When I get home from my job I turn on my T.V. 
But I can't keep my mind on the show 
When I lay down at night, oh I can't get no sleep 
So I turn on my radio 
But the only sound I hear is you whisperin' in my ear 
The words that you used to say 
Now my days grow longer 
'Cause my love grows stronger 
And the fever gets worse 
And I've got the fever for this girl 

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Got the fever, oh I've got the fever 
Nothing that a po' boy can do 
When he's got the fever for this girl 
Got the fever, oh I've got the fever 
Left this little boy blue 

I can remember comin' home 
See you standin' at the stove 
With the dishes on the table 
Dinner ready to go 
We'll maybe go out to a movie show 
Something that you like to see 
Well now you are my sun in the morning 
And my moon at night 
I think about you baby 
I feel alright 
Now my days grow longer 
'Cause my love grows stronger 
And the fever gets worse 
And I've got the fever for this girl