Don't Give Up, Buttercup (Build Me Up Buttercup, Mike d'Abo / Tony Macaulay)

Writing about Inigo Montoya got me on a Princess Bride kick, so here's an ode to Buttercup by Westley just before he finds her, to the tune of Build Me Up, Buttercup.

Don't Give Up, Buttercup

When this adventure's up (when it's up),
Buttercup, maybe
We can settle down (settle down).
This Humperdink clown
Will be forced to fall (forced to fall).
I have a tall
Ship we can escape to. Will (Baby, will)
You go with me still?

I've been true (I've been true),
For it's as you wish, darlin'.
I know how long we've been apart,
But don't give up (don't give up), Buttercup;
You have my heart.

"Please beware of masked men,"
I told you time and again,
But it's me! Do you remember when
You looked through that door
And, although I was poor,
You said true
Love bound us till the end?

Hey, hey, hey!
Won't you wait? You're on my mind.
Hey, hey, hey!
And when I find you I will be happy.
All alone, from sea to swamp to stone,
I've searched for you.
Oooooh, ooooooh...

When this adventure's up (when it's up),
Buttercup, maybe
We can settle down (settle down).
This Humperdink clown
Will be forced to fall (forced to fall).
I have a tall
Ship we can escape to. Will (Baby, will)
You go with me still?

I've been true (I've been true),
For it's as you wish, darlin'.
I know how long we've been apart,
But don't give up (don't give up), Buttercup;
You have my heart.

You brought me joy
When I was a farm boy.
I implore you not to let me go.
For years, I'm sure you
Thought me dead. It's not true,
And I'm more in love than you could know.

Hey, hey, hey!
Won't you wait? You're on my mind.
Hey, hey, hey!
And when I find you I will be happy.
All alone, from sea to swamp to stone,
I've searched for you.
Oooooh, ooooooh...

When this adventure's up (when it's up),
Buttercup, maybe
We can settle down (settle down).
This Humperdink clown
Will be forced to fall (forced to fall).
I have a tall
Ship we can escape to. Will (Baby, will)
You go with me still?

I've been true (I've been true),
For it's as you wish, darlin'.
I know how long we've been apart,
But don't give up (don't give up), Buttercup;
You have my heart.

I've been true,
For it's as you wish, baby.
I know how long we've been apart,
But don't give up (don't give up), Buttercup;
You have my heart.