Lyrics I Cain't Say No - Oklahoma! - 1998 Royal National Theatre Cast

It ain't so much a question of
Not knowin' what to do.
I knowed what's right and wrong since I been ten.
I heared a lotta stories and
I reckon they are true.
About how girls are put upon by men.
I know I mustn't fall into the pit,
But when I'm with a fella...
I forget!

I'm just a girl who cain't say no,
I'm in a terrible fix.
I always say 'come on, let's go'
Just when I oughta say 'nix'.
When a person tries to kiss a girl,
I know she oughta give his face a smack.
But as soon as someone kisses me,
I somehow sorta wanna kiss him back!
I'm just a fool when lights are low,
I cain't be prissy and quaint,
I ain't the type that can faint,
How can I be what I ain't?
I cain't say no!

Watcha gonna do when a fella gets flirty,
And starts to talk purty,
Whatcha gonna do?
Supposin' that he says
That your lips are like cherries,
Or roses or berries,
Whatcha gonna do?
Supposin' that he says
That yer sweeter than cream,
And he's gotta have cream or die.
Whatcha gonna do when he talks that way?
Spit in his eye?

I'm just a girl who cain't say no,
Cain't seem to say it at all.
I hate to disappoint a beau
When he is payin' a call!
For a while I acts refined and cool
A-sittin' on the velveteen setee,
Then I think of that ol' golden rule
And do for him what he would do for me.

I cain't resist a Romeo
In a sombero and chaps.
Soon as I sit on their laps,
Somethin' inside of me snaps,
I cain't say no!