[Verse 1]
I keep my fingernails long
So they click when I play the piano
I keep my fingernails long
So they click when I play the piano
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
Till the swallows get back from Texarkana

[Verse 2]
I keep my fingernails long
So they click when I play the piano
I keep my fingernails long
So they click when I play the piano
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
Till the swallows get back from Louisiana

[Bridge]
Well, I used to chew 'em off
I was nervous over you
I missed that clickin', tickin' sound
Honey, what am I gonna do?

[Verse 3]
I keep my fingernails long
So they click when I play the piano
I keep my fingernails long
So they click when I play the piano
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
Till the swallows get back from Alabama
There he goes

[Piano Solo]

[Bridge]
Well, I used to chew 'em off
I was nervous over you
I missed that clickin', tickin' sound
Honey, what am I gonna do?

[Verse 4]
I keep my fingernails long
So they click when I play the piano
I keep my fingernails long
So they click when I play the piano
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
Till the swallows get back