[Intro]
Mmmmmm-hmmmmm... oh-oh-ah, mmm...
I have only one bad habit
And that is lovin' you
Mmm, and I sho' do, baby

[Verse 1]
Now, I don't fuss, and I don't cuss
I don't tell lies, for my faults I don't make alibis
But I do have this one bad habit
And that is lovin' you, baby
Deep in my heart I do

[Verse 2]
Now, I don't smoke... to tell the truth
I don't even like to listen to no dirty jokes
I don't run the streets late at night
And I try my best to treat everybody right
But I do have this one bad habit
And that is lovin' you, oh baby
God knows I do

[Verse 3]
Some of my friends, they criticize me
'Cause you are my only, only baby
But they can talk on if they want to
'Cause I'm gonna give all my love
All my love to you, yeah yeah yeah yeah
I don't really know what it is, that you've got
But I sho', I sho' like it a lot
[Verse 4]
What we have is oh, so strong
I could just sing about it all night long, yes I could
I have only one bad habit, and that is
I just love, and I just love
And I just keep on lovin' you
Oohhh, oooahhhh baby, I don't know why
But I sho' do, yeah

[Verse 5]
I just got one under the sun
And that is: I love you, mm
And it sho' ain't every day
That a woman can meet a man who
Who makes her feel that way
To say I love you, ohh, I love you, baby

[Vamp and monologue]
I wouldn't have said it unless I felt it deep within my heart to tell you, I love you
The groove like at the top, right now
(One, one, one... one bad habit) I just got one, baby
Let the song play until I tell you to stop (one, one, one...)
(One bad habit) I love you
(One, one, one...) You know, I always did wanna sing a song
(One bad habit) To you fellas to some pretty music, yesss...
(One, one, one...) And to all the men, that have warmed and touched my heart, all two of you
(One bad habit) I just want to say thank you baby, yes
And you know, it's just a pleasure to have known the kind of men that I've known in my life. You know, the kind that would kinda like, put you in the sunshine and let you grow, and not just hide you over in the corner where you'll wither and die
Now, some of you ladies have been fortunate like myself to have that kind of man, so wherever you are, I want you to just stop what you're doing, and if you've got that kind of man: I just want you to say yeah (yeah!), say yeah (yeah!), say yeah (yeah!)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... (yeah!)

[Outro]
I love you, oh, I do (one, one, one...)
(One bad habit) said I love ya, I just love ya, I just love ya
Love ya, love ya, love ya, baby
(One, one, one... one bad habit)
Oohhh, you're my one bad habit, baby, I love you
Sox o'clock in the mornin' and I still do
(One, one, one... one bad habit)
Baby, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do...