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