The twelfth of neverjohnny mathis(written by paul francis webster and jerry livingston)peaked at # 9 in 1957later charted by the chi-lites at # 122 in 1969 as "b" side of their "let me be the man my daddy was"also charted by donny osmond at # 8 in 1973the melody of this song was taken from the 16th-century english folk song "i gave my love a cherry" (a/k/a "the riddle song")you ask me how much i need you, must i explain?i need you, oh my darling, like roses need rainyou ask how long i'll love you, i'll tell you trueuntil the twelfth of never, i'll still be loving you hold me close, never let me go hold me close, melt my heart like april snowi'll love you 'til the bluebells forget to bloomi'll love you 'til the clover has lost its perfumei'll love you 'til the poets run out of rhymeuntil the twelfth of never and that's a long, long timeuntil the twelfth of never and that's a long, long time