You keep me waitin' 'til it's gettin' aggravatin'
You're a slow poke
I wait and worry, but you never seem to hurry
You're a slow poke
Time means nothin' to you, I wait and then
Late again
Eight o'clock, nine o'clock, quarter to ten

Why should I linger every time you snap your finger?
Little slow poke
Why can't you hasten when you know the time's a-wastin'?
You're a slow poke, dear
Why should I keep tryin' to change you?
It's not the thing to do
I guess I'll have to learn to be a slow poke too

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You keep me waitin' 'til it's gettin' aggravatin'
You're a slow poke
I wait and worry, but you never seem to hurry
You're a slow poke
Time means nothin' to you, I wait and then
Late again
Eight o'clock, nine o'clock, quarter to ten

Why should I linger every time you snap your finger?
Little slow poke
Why can't you hasten when you know the time's a-wastin'?
You're a slow poke, dear
Why should I keep tryin' to change you?
It's not the thing to do
I guess I'll have to learn to be a slow poke too