I Cain't Say No lyrics by Gloria Grahame (From Oklahoma)
Lyric & Midi information*****************************************************
Song Title * 4267DS: I cain't Say No
Performed By * Gloria Grahame (From the play, Oklahomsa)
Composer(s) * Rogers/Hammerstein
Publisher * . Unauthorised copying is illegal
Programmer * � 1997 Damian Smith (D.M.S. Productions) Distributed Under License
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* N.b: "Can't" is pronounced "cain't".
* 3-bar intro
It ain't so much a question of not knowin' what to do.
I've known what's right and wrong since I've been 10.
I hear'd a lot of stories, and I reckon they are true,
About how girls are put upon by men.
I know I musn't fall into the pit,
But when I'm with a fella, I forget (forgit).
I'm just a girl who can't say no.
I'm in a terrible fix.
I always say, "Come on, let's go"
Just when I oughta say nicks.
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 can't be Percy and quaint.
I ain't the type that can faint.
How can I be when I ain't?
I can't say no.
What ya gonna do when a fella gets flirty
And starts to talk perty?
What ya gonna do?
S'posin' that he says that your lips are like cherries
Or roses or berries, what ya gonna do?
S'posin' that he says that you're sweeter than cream
And he's gotta have cream or die,
What ya gonna do when he talks that way,
Spit in his eye?
I'm just a girl who can't say no.
Kissin's my favourite food.
With or without the mistletoe,
I'm in a holiday mood.
Other girls are coy and hard to catch,
But other girls ain't havin' any fun.
Ev'ry time I lose a wrestlin' match,
I have a funny feeling that I've won.
Though I can feel the undertow,
I never make a complaint
'Til it's too late for restraint.
Then, when I want to, I can't.
I can't say no.
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Time * 3:10
Length * 95 bars
Tempo * 100pm at start, rall, 125pm when vocals come in, rall on last
two lines of first stanza, back to previous tempo at bar 21, beat 4
Key * E flat major
Ch 1 * Pizzicato
Ch 2 * Trombone
Ch 3 * Muted Trumpet
Ch 4 * Bassoon
Ch 5 * Clarinet
Ch 6 * Oboe
Ch 7 * Flute
Ch 8 * Xylophone
Ch 9 * Strings
Ch 10 * Drums
Ch 11 * Harp
