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Lyrics, Page 2I WANT TO BE BAD Many thanks to the anonymous Helen Kane fan who provided the correct lyrics to this song. To be, or not to be
That is not the question
And I decided a-long ago to be
With me, it’s what to be, now making some suggestions
Good or bad, which is the best for me?
When you’re after fun and laughter, this aggravates you
Some reformers say a warmer climate awaits you
If it’s naughty to rouge your lips, shake your shoulders and shake your hips
Let a lady confess, I want to be bad!
If it’s naughty to vamp the men,
Sleep each morning till after ten,
Then the answer is yes, I want to be bad!
This thing of being a good little goodie is all very well
What can you do when you’re loaded with plenty of heal - th and vigor?
When you’re learning what lips are for, and it’s naughty to ask for more
Let a lady confess, I want to be bad!
{Musical Interlude}
Oh, if it’s naughty to rouge your lips, shake your shoulders - shake your hips
Then let a lady confess, I want to be ba-a-ad!
Boop-oop-a-doop
And if it’s naughty to vamp the men
Sleep each morning till after ten
Then the answer is yes, I want to be ba-a-a-a-ad!
Nobody cares just how blue and how lonesome I am
If I have troubles and laugh, why they don’t give a dam - sel credit
If it’s wrong to let someone take
Just a little kiss by mistake
Let a lady confess I want to be Ba-a-a-da-da da-da-da-da - Bad!
DO SOMETHING Oh honey, oh honey, Why is it that you act so funny When we could be making love? Oh, I’m willing I’m so willing But nothing that you do seems thrilling I long for your pettin’, But where am I gettin’? There’s the moon, way up high, Here are you, and here am I... Oh, do...do, do something! I ain’t been hugged, and I ain’t been kissed And I want to see just what I’ve missed So, oh, do, oh, do something! I’ve got the time and the place and the place and the time I know I’ve got a bench in a park and a park in a bench and all. You know, other pairs, they’re making haste. But look at me, I’m just going to waste so, Oh, do...oh, do something! Summer nights, stars galore, Oh, tell me, what are we waitin’ for, huh? Ah, come on, honey. Ah, come on...do something! Boop-boop-a-doop! You know, it’s been told And explained, that nothing tried is nothing gained so, Oh, do...oh, do something! I’ve got a hug and a kiss and a kiss and a hug, or two I wanna give them away, and I’m gonna give them away to you Boop-boop-a-doop Sitting around just seems so dumb And look at me, I’m just getting numb, so, Oh, do...oh, do something! All alone, just we two, and I feel so [interjection] Oh, do - do, do [interjection]. THAT'S WHY I'M HAPPY Oh, I’m in love, I’m really in love, This time I mean what I say. I’ve found the one, the only one, Who’s got me acting this way... I love no one but he, He loves no one but me, We love to be with we, That’s why I’m happy! I know just what he craves and He knows just what I crave and We know, but we behave, That’s why I’m happy! We don’t do the things that are wrong, But, oh, how we do get along! I do just as I should and He does just as he should We do each other good, That’s why I’m happy! I love to be alone, He loves to be alone, We love when we’re alone, That’s why I’m happy! I like him more each day and He likes me more each day, We like to be that way, That’s why I’m happy! We have fun, but we don’t spend a dime, But oh, how we do spend our time! I know we shouldn’t pet, and He knows we shouldn’t pet, We know but we forget, That’s why I’m happy! [Giggling] Happy! I'D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU There’s lots of things that I don’t like, sweetheart, it’s true But then I change my mind with just one smile from you I loved you from the very start Yes, I’d do anything for you sweetheart... No, I don’t like turnips, I can’t stand turnips, and I hate turnips it’s true, But if you say turnips, then I’d eat catnip, say, I’d do anything for you. Oh, I don’t like dancing, I can’t stand dancing, and I hate dancing it’s true, But if you say, “Go dance,” I’d even toe dance, oh; I’d do anything for you. Sweetheart, can’t you see, What you mean to me? No, I don’t like Niagara (oh, I can’t stand that place), and I hate Niagara it’s true, But if you say Niagara, then we’ll go to Pittsburgh, or I’d do anything for you. No, I don’t like bananas, I can’t stand bananas, and I hate bananas it’s true, But if you sing tenor, then I’ll sing bananas, say, I’d do anything for you. No, I don’t like Swiss cheese, I can’t stand Swiss cheese, The holes make me nervous, that’s true But if you play the banjo, then I’ll play the Swiss cheese, oh; I’d do anything for you. Sweetheart, can’t you see What you mean to little me? No, I don’t like weddings, I can’t stand weddings, and I hate weddings it’s true, But if you say a wedding, then we’ll get married, oh; I’d do anything for you. Oh, sweetheart, can’t you see What you mean to little me? No I don’t like [interjections] And I hate boop-boop it’s true, But if you say boop-boop, then we’ll ba-doop-boop, Oh, I’d do anything for [interjections]! HE'S SO UNUSUAL You talk of sweeties, bashful sweeties I’ve got one of those! Oh, he’s handsome as can be; but he worries me He goes to college, and gathers knowledge Oh, what that boy knows! He’s up in his Latin and Greek But in his sheik-in’ he’s weak ’Cause...when I want some lovin’, And I gotta have some lovin’ He says, “Please! Stop it, please.” He’s so unusual! And when I want some kissin’, And I gotta have some kissin’, He says, “No! Let me go.” He’s so unusual! I know lots of boys who would be crazy over me If they only had this fellow’s opportunity. You know, I would let him catch me But the darn fool, he doesn’t let me! Oh, he’s so unusual that he drives me wild! When we’re in the moonlight, he says, “I don’t like the moonlight. Ah, let’s not park, in the dark.” Oh, he’s so unusual! And when we’re riding in a taxi He converses with the chauffeur Ah, why don’t he talk to me? Oh, he’s so different! Others would be tickled pink to bup-bup-a-dup-a-dow! He don’t even know what bup-bup-bup-up-a-dup’s about. He says love is hokum Gee, I’d like to choke, choke, choke him! ’Cause he’s so unusual that he drives me wild. You might as well be by yourself than in his company When we’re out together, I’m as lonesome as can be But still I’m mad about him, and I just can’t live without him ’Cause he’s so unusual that he drives me wild! AIN'TCHA? Some girls keep their sweeties guessing But I am different, I’m confessing, that I’m crazy over you Oh, I admit that you’re my big moment; I never knew what a steady beau meant Till you came my way, now listen while I say... Ain’tcha kinda glad, and ain’tcha kinda gay, When you hear me say, “I love you,” Oh, tell me, baby, ain’tcha? And don’t you kinda miss a little bit of bliss, when a hug or kiss I give ya? Oh, tell me, baby, ain’tcha? Pretty soon there’ll be a honeymoon, and to the preacher we will go And in a year, maybe, honey dear, we’ll have a boop-boop-a-doop Boop-boop-a-doop! Ain’tcha kinda glad, and ain’tcha kinda gay, When you hear me say, “I love you,” Oh, tell me, baby, ain’tcha? Boop-boop-a-doop! And didn’t ya used to say, that on some future day, You’d buy lingerie for your little baby? Hmm? Oh, tell me, baby, didn’t ya? And can’t you take me please, down to Tiffany’s, And buy some rings and things for your little baby? Hmm? Oh, tell me, honey, can’t ya? Now if you don’t then I’ll get mad, and I won’t be nice and sweet to you... Ya know what I’ll do? I’ll get the flu, then I’ll refuse to boop-boop-a-doop, boop-boop-a-doop! So when everything is set, ain’tcha gonna get A parlor, kitchenette, and twin beds? No? Oh, tell me, baby, ain’tcha? And ain’tcha willingly gonna neck with me ’Cause it’s plain to see that I love you, Oh, tell me, baby, bup-bup-a-dup-a-dup-up, ain’tcha? I HAVE TO HAVE YOU Many thanks to Kim for sending in the correct lyrics to this song - they have perplexed me for years! Darling, I’m just wild about you I’m just not sensible I can’t do a thing without you You’re indispensable Loving, I have to have loving, but when I’m having my loving, I have to have you! Moment, I must have my moment, but when I’m having my moment, I have to have you! Sometimes I get so blue, waiting for you to take me I can’t go on like this, ah, gimme a kiss and make me happy. New thrills, oh I have to have new thrills, but when I’m having my new thrills, I have to have you! Weekends, oh I hate to take weekends, but if I have to take weekends, I have to have you! Boop-boop-a-doop Night boats, oh I hate to take night boats But if I have to take night boats I’ll have to have you! Ah, honey, what’s the sense, of this suspense we live in? Come on for goodness’ sake, and give me a break, and give in, baby. Whoopee! I wanna make whoopee! And when I wanna make whoopee! I have to have you! And if we’re ever caught, out in the rain while petting It’s okay with me, I won’t complain of getting a wetting. Whoopee! I wanna make whoopee! And when I make whoopee! I have you! Whoopee! |