All Er Nuthin'

You'll have to be a little more standoffish

When fellers offer you a buggy ride

I'll give a imitation of a crawfish

And dig myself a hole where I can hide

I heared how you was kickin' up some capers

When I was off in Kansas City, Mo

No

I heard some things you couldn't print in papers

From fellers who been talkin' like they know

Foot!

I only did the kind of things I orta, sorta

To you I was as faithful as c'n be fer me

Them stories 'bout the way I lost my bloomers—rumors!

A lot of tempest in a pot of tea

The whole thing don't sound very good to me

Well, ya 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 Flannigans

I give up lotsa other things

A gentleman never mentions

But before I give up anymore

I wanta know your intentions

With me it's all or nuthin'

Is it all or nuthin' with you?

It cain't be "in between"

It cain'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, er leave me be!

If you cain't give me all, give me nuthin'

And nuthin's what you'll git from me

Not even sump'n?

Nuthin's what you'll git from me!

It cain't be "in between"

Uh-uh

It cain'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 fer two but not fer three!

S'posin' that we should have a third one?

He better look a lot like me

The spittin' image

He better look a lot like me