Ella Fitzgerald - How Long Has This Been Going On? | Текст песни

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• Ella Fitzgerald
• How Long Has This Been Going On?

as a tot
when i trotted in little velvet panties
i was kissed
by my brothers, my cousins, and my aunties
sad to tell
it was hell
an inferno worse than Dante's
so, my dear, i swore
never, nevermore

on my list
i insisted that kissing must be crossed out
now i find
i was blind
and, oh baby, how i've lost out...

I could cry salty tears
Where have I been all these years?
Little wow, 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
I repeat
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 dunce I was before
what a dunce i was before
what a break, for heaven's sake
how long has this been going on?

(alternate verse)

'neath the stars
at bazaars
often I've had to caress men
five or ten
dollars then
i'd collect from all those yes-men
don't be sad
i must add
that they meant no more than chess-men

darling, can't you see?
'twas for charity?
though these lips
have made slips
it was never really serious
who'd have thought
i'd be brought
to a state that's so delirious?

what a kick
what a buss
boy, you click as no one does
hear me, sweet
i repeat
how long has this been going on?

dear, when in your arms i creep
that divine rendev-vous
don't wake me if i'm asleep
let me dream that it's true

kiss me twice
then once more
that makes thrice
let's make it four
what a break
for heaven's sake
how long has this been going on?