Songtexte 14. All er Nothin' - Kay Ballard, Wilton Clary

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 heard 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 oughter, sort of
To you, I was as faithful as can 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
(Spoken)
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 any more, I want to know your intentions
(Sung)
With me, it's all or nothin'
Is it all or nothin' 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 or leave me be
If you cain't give me all, give me nothin'
And nothin's what you'll get from me

Not even somethin'?

Nothin's what you'll get from me

I cain't be "in between"?

Uh-uh

I 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 for two, but not for 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

With you, it's all or nothin'
All for you and nothin' for me
But if a wife is wise, she's gotta realize
That 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 if you're sleepy
There's no use waitin' up fer me

Oh, Ado Annie!

No use waitin' up fer me

Come back and kiss me