Richard Rodgers
I Cain’t Say No (Alternate Take)
[ANNIE]
It ain't so much a question of not knowin' what to do
I knowed what's right an' wrong since I been ten
I heared a lot of stories and I reckon they are true
About how girls are put upon by men

I know I mustn't fall into the pit
But when I'm with a feller, I fergit
I'm just a girl who cain't say no
I'm in a terrible fix
I always say "Come on, let's go'"
Just when I oughta say "Nix"

When a person tries to kiss a girl
I know she oughta give his face a smack
But as soon as someone kisses me
I somehow sorta wanna kiss him back

I'm just a fool when lights are low
I cain't be prissy an' quaint
I ain't the type that can faint
How can I be what I ain't?
I cain't say no

Whatcha gonna do
When a feller gets flirty
An' starts to talk purty
Whatcha gonna do?
S'posin' that he says
That your lips are like cherries
Or roses, or berries?
Whatcha gonna do?

S'posin' that he says
That yer sweeter 'n cream
And he's gotta have cream or die?
Whatcha gonna do when he talks that way?
Spit in his eye?

I'm jist a girl who cain't say no
Cain't seem to say it at all
I hate to disserpoint a beau
When he is payin' a call

Fer a while I act refined and cool
A-sittin' on the velveteen setee
An' then I think of that ol' Golden Rule
And do fer him what he would do fer me

I cain't resist a Romeo
In a sombrero and chaps
As soon as I sit on their laps
Something inside of me snaps
I cain't say no