All Er Nuthin'

You'll have to be a little more standoffish

When fellers offer you a buggy ride

I'll give an imitation of a Crawfish

And dig myself a hole where I can hide

I hear how you was kickin' up some capers

When I was off in Kansas City, Mo

No!

I hear some things you couldn't print in papers

From fellers who been talking like they know

Foot!

I only did the kind of things I orta

Sorta

To you I was as faithful as can be

For me

Then stories 'bout the way I lost my bloomers

Rumors!

A lot of tempest in a pot o' tea

The whole thing don't sound very good to me

Well, you see

I go and sow my last wild oat

I cut out all shenanigans

I save my money

Don't gamble or drink

In the back room down at Flannigan's

I give up lots of other things

A gentleman never mentions

But before I give up anymore

I wanna know your intentions

♪

With me it's all er nuthin'

Is it all er nuthin' with you?

It can't be in-between

It can't be now and then

No half and half romance will do

I'm a one woman man

Home lovin' type

All complete with slippers and pipe

Take me like I am

Or leave me be

If you can't give me all

Give me nuthin'

And nuthin's what you'll get from me

Not even sump'n?

Nuthin's what you'll get from me!

♪

It can't be in-between?

It can't be now and then?

No half and half romance will do

Would you build me a house all painted white?

Cute and clean and purty and bright?

Big enough for two

But not for three

Supposin' that we should have a third one?

He better look a lot like me

Your spittin' image

He better look a lot like me

♪

With you is all er nuthin'

All for you and nuthin' for me

But if a wife is wise

She's gotta realize

Men like you are wild and free

So I ain't gonna fuss

Ain't gonna frown

Have your fun

Go out on the town

Stay up late and don't come home 'til three

And go right off to sleep of you're sleepy

There's no use waiting up for me

Oh, Ado Annie

No use waiting up for me

Come on and kiss me