wait a minute let me understand while i m a sittin here holdin your hand your tellin me about the boy next door tellin me that he can offer you more what a nerve what a chase better put her in a place wait a minute you know that won t get it if that s the way your love will be you might as well forget it am i correct in hearin what you say that you would rather be with him instead you said that you could travel with him far you say he s got a brand new cadillac car well what you mean is that so better let that woman go wait a minute you know that won t get it if that s the way your love will be you might as well forget it i don t go for all the crazy noise about you datin all those other boys if i m gonna be your only one i m not waitin till your honey s done you re a riot and you re tough honey cut out all that stuff wait a minute you know that won t get it if that s the way your love will be you might as well forget it i m gonna tell you for the very last time if i m yours you better be mine when i come home about a quarter to four don t wanna hear the slammin of the back door you re bad and so wild stop a messin with me child wait a minute you know that won t get it if that s the way your love will be you might as well forget it you might as well forget it why you can just go on on and forget about the whole cotton pickin affair i get so tired