From the musical “Oklahoma”, 1943
Words by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd
Music by Richard Rodgers
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
You’ll have to be a little more stand-off-ish
When fellers offer you a buggy ride
I’ll give a imitation of a crawfish
And dig myself a hole where I can hide
I heared how you was kickin’ up some capers
When I was off in Kansas City, Mo.
I heared some things you couldn’t print in papers
From fellers who been talkin’ like they know
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 o’ tea
The whole thing don’t sound very good to me
Well, y’ see, I go and sow my last wild oat
I cut out all shenanigans
I save my money, don’t gamble or drink
In the backroom down at Flannigans
I give up lotsa other things
A gentleman never mentions
But before I give up any more
I wanta know your intentions
Refrain:
With me it’s all er nuthin’
Is it all er 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
Not even sump’n?
Nuthin’s whut you’ll git from me
Refrain:
With you it’s all er nuthin’
All fer you and nuthin’ fer me
But if a wife is wise, she’s gotta realize
That men like you are wild and free
So I ain’t gonna fuss, ain’t gonna frown
Have your 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
Oh, Ado Annie
No use waitin’ up fer me