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Better Be Good to Me Lyrics by Betty Comden

Songs from “Treasure Girl” and “Chee-Chee”

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[Verse 1]
When a truly modest maid
Is a lovely little jade
Then morality's an awful strain on appetite
I respect your stainless youth
But to tell the simple truth
I could put your form between my arms and wrap it tight
But I must hold back
And just hold back
The things I'd die to do
This yearning youth
Is burning youth
For you
[Chorus]
How long will this last?
Can't you work fast?
Fever like this can't be
Better be good to me
I'm so pale and thin
Better give in
Love is what makes me ache
Hold me or else I'll break
Like a shadow I fade away
I was once a glad girl
Something tеlls me you soon will say
She was not a bad girl
This has got to stop
Maybe I'll pop
Lovе is like TNT
Better be good to me
[Verse 2]
When a youth by any chance
Has a devastating glance
Then the proper thing seems rather puritanical
Saintly hands would like to clasp
What a naughty hand would grasp
Yet around each wrist my bracelet is a manacle
When my calf-like eyes
Can't laugh like eyes
That shine away in joy
In lonely want
I only want
My boy
[Chorus]
How long will this last?
Can't you work fast?
Fever like this can't be
Better be good to me
I'm so pale and thin
Better give in
Love is what makes me ache
Hold me or else I'll break
Like a shadow I fade away
I was once a glad girl
Something tells me you soon will say
She was not a bad girl
This has got to stop
Maybe I'll pop
Love is like TNT
Better be good to me
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Betty Comden

Betty Comden

About “Better Be Good to Me” by Betty Comden

Read the complete lyrics to "Better Be Good to Me" by Betty Comden from the album "Songs from “Treasure Girl” and “Chee-Chee”". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop.

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"Better Be Good to Me" is credited to Betty Comden. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Better Be Good to Me" appears on "Songs from “Treasure Girl” and “Chee-Chee”".

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