You Didn't Have to Be So Nice - Charles-Marie Widor/The Lovin' Spoonful/The Boston Crabs/Triste Janero

Some melodies taken from Toccata Symphony No. 5

You Didn't Have to Be So Nice

You didn't have to be so nice

I would have liked you, anyway

If you had just looked once or twice

And gone upon your quiet way

Today I said the time was right for me to follow you

I knew I'd find you in a day or two

And it's true

You came upon a quiet day

You simply seemed to take your place

I knew that it would be that way

The minute that I saw your face

And when we've had a few more days 

(When we've had a few more days)

I wonder if I'll get to say 

(Wonder if I'll get to say)

You didn't have to be so nice (be so nice)

I would have liked you anyway (would have liked)

Today I said the time was right for me to follow you 

(Today said that the time was right to follow you)

I knew I'd find you in a day or two 

(I knew that I would find you in a day or two)

And it's true

You didn't have to be so nice (didn't have to be so nice)

I would have liked you anyway (would have liked you anyway)

If you had just looked once or twice (once or twice)

And gone upon your quiet way (quiet way)