[Verse 1]
Oh, cousin Betty
Move like a shadow
Move like a shadow
And fetch me
It takes a salted hand
To fetch a pretty man
To get him down
To kiss me

[Pre-Chorus]
There's a time and a place
For all your style and taste
The sick and the sad
Don't touch me

[Chorus]
Lilac in hand, lilac in hand
Hesitation, hesitation
Lilac in hand, lilac in hand
Hesitation, hesitation

[Verse 2]
Oh, cousin Betty
Yeah, move like a shadow
Move like a shadow
And fetch me
[Pre-Chorus]
There's a time and a place
For all your style and taste
The sick and the sad
Don't touch me

[Chorus]
Lilac in hand, lilac in hand
Hesitation, hesitation
Lilac in hand, lilac in hand
Hesitation, hesitation

[Outro]
Lilac in hand
(Lilac in hand)
Lilac in hand