Various Artists
All Er Nuthin’
[WILL]
You'll have to be a little more standoffish
When fellers offer you a buggy ride
[ADO ANNIE]
I'll give a imitation of a crawfish
And dig myself a hole where I can hide
[WILL]
I heared how you was kickin' up some capers
When I was off in Kansas City, Mo
[ADO ANNIE]
No
[WILL]
I heard some things you couldn't print in papers
From fellers who been talkin' like they know
[ADO ANNIE]
Foot!
I only did the kind of things I orta, sorta
To you I was as faithful as c'n be fer me
Them stories 'bout the way I lost my bloomers—rumors!
A lot of tempest in a pot of tea
[WILL]
The whole thing don't sound very good to me
[ADO ANNIE]
Wеll, ya see
[WILL]
I go and sow my last wild oat
I cut out all shenanigans
I save my money, don't gamblе or drink
In the back room down at Flannigans
I give up lotsa other things
A gentleman never mentions
But before I give up anymore
I wanta know your intentions
With me it's all or nuthin'
Is it all or nuthin' with you?
It cain't be "in between"
It cain'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 and pipe
Take me like I am, er leave me be!
If you cain't give me all, give me nuthin'
And nuthin's what you'll git from me
[ADO ANNIE]
Not even sump'n?
[WILL]
Nuthin's what you'll git from me!
[Instrumental]
[ADO ANNIE]
It cain't be "in between"
[WILL]
Uh-uh
[ADO ANNIE]
It cain't be "now and then"
[WILL]
No half and half romance will do!
[ADO ANNIE]
Would you build me a house
All painted white
Cute and clean and purty and bright
[WILL]
Big enough fer two but not fer three!
[ADO ANNIE]
S'posin' that we should have a third one?
[WILL]
He better look a lot like me
[ADO ANNIE]
The spittin' image
[WILL]
He better look a lot like me
[ADO ANNIE]
With you, it's all er nuthin'
All fer you, and nuthin' for me
But if a wife is wise
She's gotta realize
Men like you are wild and free
So I ain't gonna fuss
Ain't gonna frown
Have yer fun
Go out on the town
Stay up late and don't come home till three
And go right off to sleep if you're sleepy
There's no use waitin' up fer me
[WILL]
I'll wait up, Annie
[ADO ANNIE]
No use waiting up fer me!
[WILL]
Come on and kiss me