Ella Fitzgerald How Long Has This Been Going On? Lyrics

How Long Has This Been Going On? Lyrics

`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?

I could cry salty tears
Where have I been all these years?
Little wow, tell me now
How long has this been goin` on?

There were chills up my spine
And some thrills I can`t define
Listen sweet, I repeat
How long has this been goin` 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 break, for heaven`s sake
How long has this been goin` on?

(spoken)
Kiss me twice, once more, thrice, make it four

What a break, for heaven`s sake
How long has this been goin` on?