How Long Has This Been Going On? - Lyrics - George Gershwin

As a tot when I trotted in little velvet *** I was kissed by my sisters, my cousins, and my anties Sad to tell it was hell, an inferno worse than Dante's So my dear I swore "Never, never more" On my list I insisted that kissing must be crossed out Now I find I was blind and oh my how I 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 Clombus felt Finding another world Kiss me once, then once more What a dunce I was before What a break ! For Heaven's sake How long has this been going on? Dear when in your arms I creep That divine rendez-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 How long has this been going on?