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Lyrics, Page 3I'D GO BAREFOOT ALL WINTER LONG (IF YOU'D FALL FOR ME IN THE SPRING) Honey, I’ve a notion That I could swim the ocean To prove the great devotion that I have for you. I try not to show it, and you may not know it But I’m so brave my dear, that my little heart has no fearÖ I’d go and kill a lion, and I’d give a bee a sting I’d go barefoot all winter long if you’d fall for me in the spring Why, I ain’t a afraid of snakes dear, And little mice? Ah, they don’t mean a thing! Why, I’d go barefoot all winter long, if you’d fall for me in the spring Oh, how I go for you baby! There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do. So help me, this is true, babyÖha, ha, ha! I laugh at danger. And I hear the * within me, trying to have it’s fling, Why, I’d go barefoot all winter long, if you’d fall for me in the spring. Why, I’d even climb up on the Woolworth building; I’d stand right out on the edge, and I’d sing That I’d go barefoot all winter long, if you’d fall for me in the spring. Why, I’d even fly up in airplane! I’d fly it without any tail, or any wings, And I’d keep that airplane up in the sky all winter long, I f you’d fall for me in the spring. Oh, I’d go the limit for you dear! Proving the love that I feel And although I’d be through, all black and blue dearÖha, ha, ha! I laugh at torture. And all that I’d save on shoes, my dear, We’ll go and buy the ring! When I go barefoot all winter long, and you fall for me in the spring! DANGEROUS NAN MCGREW Ha-cha, cha-cha, vo-do-de-o and boop-boop-boop-boop-a-doop Tootin’, shootin’, high-falutin’, I make you loop-the-loop! I’m from the Great Northwest I’m different from the rest Stand up, band up, throw your hands up, I shoot pants and vest... Oh, I’ve been a bad girl all my life, I pick my teeth with a carving knife, And I make a widow of a wife... ’Cause I’m dangerous Nan McGrew! Why, I slapped Jack Dempsey in the face! And I make barbed wire look like lace And I throw myself right out of place... ’Cause I’m dangerous Nan McGrew! And I eat dynamite, and I go up and fight! I shoot everything in sight! Beware, boom-boom, take care, poom-poom... With one breath, I sink a boat. And if anybody gets my boat, I cut myself a piece of throat... ’Cause I’m dangerous Nan McGrew! Why, bullets, they bounce right off my chest. And I sleep on a hornet’s nest Why, I’m the gal sends show men west... ’Cause I’m dangerous Nan McGrew! Why, lions tremble when I frown! And when that great big Zeppelin came to town...remember? I’m the one that held it down... ’Cause I’m dangerous Nan McGrew! I like destroying pelf, I shoot bottles off the shelf, I’m so bad I scare myself! Take care, boom-boom, beware, boom-boom Why, I’d pull a train right off the track. And for perfume, I use shellac. When mad dogs bite...grr!...I bite ’em back...grr ’Cause I’m dangerous Nan McGrew! THANK YOUR FATHER When I think that you’re the one, boy, I adore Gratitude inflates my bosom more and more. When I see your style and grace, and align your smiling face, Then I know how much I must be thankful for... Thank your father, thank your mother. Thank them both for meeting up with one another. Thank the horse that pulled the buggy that night. Thank your ma and pa for feeling just right! Thank the June night, thank the moonlight That caressed them from up above. And thank goodness for their marriage, and for the baby carriage Or I’d have no one to love! Oh, thank you father... Thank them both for meeting up with one another. Thank the horse that pulled the buggy that night And thank your ma and your pa for feeling just right! Thank the June night, and thank the moonlight That caressed them from above. And thank goodness for their marriage, and for the baby carriage, Or I’d have no one to love! I OWE YOU Although I’ve never said it I know that I’m indebted But giving all my love at once would bust me And though it’s quite a task to, It’s only right to ask you, To take my IOU to show you trust me... I owe you all of my affection, I owe you all of my protection, And it’s true, oh, I owe you! Let me pay with some love and praises, Let me say lots of pretty phrases, Say, I may say, I love you. Keep me under obligation; You won’t have to sue. It’s my fatal fascination Knowing I owe you. Many firms, they wanna give me credit, Make your terms, And we’ll soon be wedded If you take my IOU. Keep me under obligation You won’t have to sue. It’s my fatal fascination Knowing I owe you. There’s many firms, They wanna give me credit, Make your terms And we’ll soon be wedded If you take my IOU. READIN' RITIN' RHYTHM I just found out I’m wasting time with most of my education You don’t need Latin, you don’t Greek, It’s no good for conversation! Throw away your LLD’s, your old MD’s, your PhD’s, There’s a million doctors carving, And a million lawyers solving, If you want to eat Here’s the pause complete Called the RRR degree Follow me, with... Readin’, ritin’, rhythm, Get acquainted with ’em, Don’t cut classes, how time passes now! Newest syncopation! Fluid syncopation! See those scholars with wilted collars and howl. You can cut biology, Psychology? Don’t take it! Chemistry’s a mystery And history? We’ll make it! You’ll do wonders with ’em, With your readin’ and your ritin’ and your rhythm. You’ll go far with an RRR degree! RRR, RRR, Readin’, ritin’, rhythm, Readin’, ritin’, rhythm, RRR, RRR, Readin’ ritin’, rhythm, Readin’, ritin’, rhythm. Readin’, ritin’, rhythm, Get acquainted with ’em, Let your dome work, do your homework right here! And when you’re home say, Brother, teach it to your mother, It’s a sellout, let us yell out right here! Oh, get your cap and gown, come down, it’s time for graduation. See those rows of saxophones play the [interjection]! Oh, you’ll to wonders with ’em, With your readin’ and your ritin’ and your rhythm, You’ll go far with an RRR deg-readin’ ritin’ rhythm, Readin’, ritin,’ rhythm. Readin,’ ritin’, readin’, ritin’, readin’, ritin’, rhythm! I'VE GOT "IT" (BUT IT DON'T DO ME NO GOOD) Every time I get a brand new sweetie I’m up in the clouds, and I’m flyin’ high. Then my boyfriend, he gets a brand new sweetie. You know, I don’t seem to get a break. I wonder why?Ö I’m a lonesome little babe in the woods, Ooh, ooh, I’ve got it, but it don’t do me no good. You know, I can’t hold a man the way that I should Ooh, ooh, I’ve got it, ah, but it don’t do me no good. I’m know I’m young and I’m so ambitious, But why should I waste my charms? I’ve got a lot of lovin’, But who’s got the lips and arms? Oh, I’m a girl who’s been so misunderstood Ooh, ooh, Oh, I’ve got itÖah, but it don’t do me no good. I’m a little lonesome red riding hood. I’ve got it, but it don’t do me a bit of good. ’Cause Mr. Wolf won’t play the way that he should I’ve got it, but it don’t do me no good. I’m like a barrel of rare old sherry I’m longing to meet my fate. I want somebody to marry, But who wants to dissipate? I’m afraid that I might ache in the woodsÖ [Sobbing] Oh, I’ve got it, but it don’t do me no goodÖboop-boop-a-doop! MY MAN IS ON THE MAKE Love is blind, Love is king! Love’s the one unselfish thing. But I loved him at first sight, Ah, but he didn’t treat me right... My man is on the make, Ooh, he won’t be hard to take. Oh, Mama, get ready my wedding veil. ’Cause he’s trembling on the brink One push and down he’ll sink. Oh, Papa, your daughter won’t fail. He’s worked himself into a lather, and he’s ready to [interjection] All ready to gather, And I’m ready for * Oh, cut up my wedding cake, Here’s where I get my break ’Cause my man is on the make! My man is on the make! He won’t be hard to take! Oh, Mama, get ready my wedding veil. He’s tremblin’ on the brink! One push and down he’ll sink! Oh, Papa, your daughter won’t fail. He’s worked himself into a lather, and he’s ready to [interjection] All ready to gather, and I’m ready to [interjection] Oh, cut up my wedding cake, Here’s where I’m gonna get my break ’Cause my man is on the make! IF I KNEW YOU BETTER I just hate conventions, They make life a plan, Please trust my good intentions. Oh, I’ll do the best I can. Let’s get old and show them Oh, it’s fun to think you’ve been! Let’s take the rules and throw them Out to the old four winds. ’CauseÖ If I knew you better, I’d hold you tight. And if you knew me better, you’d think it was all right. They say in time, love does away with all fear. Let us pretend that we’ve known each other for years Huh? If I knew you better? Let’s pretend we quarreled, when I met you, just then? And now we kiss, and we make up again. Oh, if I knew you better, Why, I’d build you a castle for two. For what could be better than loving you? Let’s say that we quarreled when I met you, just then? And now we can kiss, and make up again. Oh, if I knew you better, Why, I’d build you a castle, for two. For, what could be better than loving you? THE ABA DABA HONEYMOON Thank you to the fan who supplied the lyrics to this rare Helen song from the 1950s. Aba daba daba daba daba daba daba said the Chimpy to the Monk... Aba daba daba daba daba daba daba said the Monkey to the Chimp... All night long they chattered away, all day long they were happy and gay, Swingin' and singin' in a honkey tonkey way. Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab means Monk I love but you... Daba daba da in Monkey talk means Chimp I love you too. Then the big Baboon one night in June--he married them and very soon... they went upon their Aba Daba Honeymoon. Instrumental (with 2 Boop-Boop-a-Doop's) Way down in Conga Land lived a happy Chimpanzee... She loved a Monkey with a long tail and lawdy how she loved him. Each night he would find her there swingin' in a Coconut tree. And the Monkey gay at the break of day loved to hear his Chimpy say... 2nd chorus (same as 1st until after "Chimp I love you too," then): One night they were made man and wife... Then now they cry, "This is the life!" Since they came back from their aba daba honey... Aba daba daba... Aba daba honeymoon! |