The Laziest Gal In Town

(C. Porter)
 

It’s not cause I shouldn’t,
It’s not cause I wouldn’t,
And you know,
It’s not cause I couldn’t,
It’s simply because
I am the laziest gal in town.
My poor heart is achin’,
To bring home the bacon,
And if I am alone and forsaken,
It’s simply because
I am the laziest gal in town.
Though I’m more than willing to learn,
How these gals get money to burn,
Every proposition I turned down.
It’s not cause I shouldn’t,
It’s not cause I wouldn’t,
And you know,

 

It’s not cause I couldn’t,
It’s simply because
I am the laziest gal in town.
Nothing ever worries me,
Nothing ever hurries me,
I take pleasure leisurely,
Even when I kiss.
But when I kiss, they want some more,
And wanting more becomes a bore,
It isn’t worth the fighting for,
So I tell them this:
It’s not cause I shouldn’t,
It’s not cause I wouldn’t,
And you know,
It’s not cause I couldn’t,
It’s simply because
I am the laziest gal in town.