Lyrics All Er Nothin' - Oklahoma! - 1998 Royal National Theatre Cast

You'll have to be a little more stand-offish
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.
I heard some things you couldn't print in papers
From fellers who been talkin' like they know!
Foot!
I only did the kinds of things I oughta, sorta...
To you, I was as faithful as can be, for 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, you see...
I go and sow my last wild oat, I cut out all shennanigans
I save my money, don't gamble or drink in the back room down at Flannigans!
I give up lots of other things a gentleman never mentions
Before I give up any more, I wanna know your intentions!
Oh!
With me, it's all er nothin'
Is it all er nothin' 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 n' pipe
Take me like I am or leave me be!
If you can'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
...
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'd better look a lot like me
The spittin' image!
He'd better look a lot like me!
...
With you it's all er nothin'.
All for you- and nothin' for me!
But if a wife is wise- she gotta realise
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 out late and don't come home 'til three
And go right off to sleep if you're sleepy
There's no use waitin' up for me
Oh Ado Annie!
No use waitin' up for me!
Come on and kiss me!