If i didn't carethe ink spotscharted at # 2 in 1939subsequent chartings by the hilltopppers (1954, # 17);      connie francis (1959, #22); the platters (1961, # 30);      and the moments (1970, # 44)written by jack lawrenceif i didn't care more than words can sayif i didn't care would i feel this way?if this isn't love then why do i thrill?and what makes my head go 'round and 'roundwhile my heart stands still?if i didn't care would it be the same?would my ev'ry prayer begin and end with just your name?and would i be sure that this is love beyond compare?would all this be true if i didn't care for you?monologue: if i didn't care   honey child, mo' than words can say.  if i didn't care   baby, would i feel this way?  darlin'  if this isn't love, then why do i thrill somuch?  what is it that makes my head go 'round and 'round   while my heart just standsstill so much ?if i didn't care would it be the same?would my ev'ry prayer begin and end with just your name?and would i be sure that this is love beyond compare?would all this be true if i didn't care for you?