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Goin' Co'tin'
Stanley Donen
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Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
Oh, it sets your senses in a whirl
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
Doodin' up to go and see a girl
Oh, it's fun to hunt and shoot a gun
Or to catch a rabbit on the run
But you'll find it's twice as spoutin'
Goin' coatin'
There's lots of things you got to know
Be sure the parlor light is low
You sidle up and squeeze her hand
Let me tell you fellas that it's grand
You hem and haw a little while
She gives you kind of half a smile
You cuddle up, she moves away
Then the strategy comes into play
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
You're a-sittin' on the old settee
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
She's as shy and prim as she can be
So you pucker up and take good aim
And you bag the sweetest kind of game
But that ain't no bag you're totin'
Goin' coatin'
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
At a fancy ball or minuet
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
You'll impress with your etiquette
Oh, it came direct from Paris, France
Even men are learnin' how to dance
Oh, you feel just like you're floatin'
Goin' coatin'
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
Wear a shirt and collar when you call
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
Scrape your boots before you reach the hall
Never chew tobacco anymore
If you do, don't miss the cuspidor
That's a custom worth the notin'
Goin' coatin'
Goin' dinin', goin' winin'
Always use the proper knife and fork
Goin' dinin', goin' winin'
Never ask if you can sniff the cork
If you want a second helping, wait
Wait until the hostess fills your plate
Half the battle is declinin'
Goin' dinin'
Goin' callin', goin' callin'
Never spill your ashes on the floor
Goin' callin', though you're all in
Rise when anyone comes through the door
Always try to stay upon your feet
'Til they ask you, "Won't you have a seat?"
Just to sit there is appallin'
Goin' callin'
Goin' sparkin', parlor's darken
How you're wishin' for a fond embrace
Goin' pettin', sofa settin'
All at once she ups and slaps your face
Just remember blessed are the meek
Don't forget to turn the other cheek
Pretty soon you'll both be larkin'
Goin' sparkin'
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
If you find it hard to break the ice
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
Here's a little feminine advice
Roll your eye and heave a little sigh
Grunt and groan like you're about to die
That is what's known as emotin'
Goin' coatin'
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
Huggin' and a-kissin' in the hall
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
You can promise anything at all
But I want to warn you now, my friend
That you always wind up in the end
With a wife that you're suppotin'
Goin' coatin'
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
Beats canoein' through the underbrush
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
Bet it takes the rag right off the bush
Never had a chance to try it yet
But I'd like to make a little bet
That it outshines mountain goatin'
Goin' coatin'
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
When you find you live too far away
Goin' coatin', goin' coatin'
Write a letter to her every day
Write whatever comes into your head
You'll be proud of everything you've said
'Til she reads back what you've wrotin'
Goin' coatin'
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