All Er Nuthin' Songtext
von Rodgers & Hammerstein

You′ll have to be a little more standoffish
When fellers offer you a buggy ride

I'll give an imitation of a crawfish
And dig myself a hole where I can hide

I heard how you been kickin′ up some capers
When I was off in Kansas City, Mo

Oh!

I heard some things you couldn't print in papers
From fellers who've been talkin′ like they know

But 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

Huh?

Rumors!
A lot of tempest in a pot of 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, don't drink
In the back room down at Flannigans
I give up lots of other things
A gentleman never mentions
But before I give up anymore
I wanna 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 or leave me be
If you cain't give me all, give me nuthin′
And nuthin's what you′ll get from me

Not even somethin'?

Nuthin's what you′ll get from me

It cain′t be "in between"

Uh-uh

It cain't be "now and then"

No half and half romance will do

Would you build me a house all painted white
Cute and clean and purty and bright?

Big enough fer two, but not fer three

S′posin' that we should have a third one?

He′d better look a lot like me

The spittin' image!

He′d better look a lot like me


With you, it's all or nuthin'
All for 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 for me

Oh, wait a whilee

No use waitin' up for me

Come back and kiss me