How Long Has This Been Going On? Songtext
von Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson

As a tot, when I trotted in little velvet panties
I was kissed by my sisters, my cousins and my aunties
Sad to tell, it was hell, an inferno worse than Dante′s
So my dear, I swore, never, never more
On my list, I insisted that kissing must be crossed out
Now I find I was blind, and oh lady, how I've lost out
I could cry salty tears
Where have I been all these years?
Little thou, tell me now, how long has this been going on?
There were chills up my spine
And some thrills I can′t define
Listen sweet, my repeat, hey, how long has this been going on?
Oh, I feel that I could melt
Into Heaven, I'm hurled
I know how Columbus felt, finding another world
Kiss me once, then once more


What a dance I was before
What a break, for Heaven's sake, how long has this been going on?
Yes, I could cry salty tears
Where have I been all these years?
Listen you, tell me do, how long has this been going on?
Mmm, what a kick and how I buzz
Girl, you click as no one does
Hear me sweets, I repeat, how long has this been going on?
Dear, when in your arms I creep, that divine rendezvous
Don′t wake me if I′m asleep, let me dream that it's true
Yes
Kiss me twice, then once more
That make it thrice, let′s make it four
What a break, oh, for Heaven's sake, how long has this been going on?
Yes
Long has been going on