I keep my fingernails long   So they click when I play the piano   I keep my fingernails long   So they click when I play the piano      I'm gonna keep 'em that way   Till the swallows get back from Texarkana      I keep my fingernails long   So they click when I play the piano   I keep my fingernails long   So they click when I play the piano      I'm gonna keep 'em that way   Till the swallows get back from Louisiana      Well, I used to chew 'em off   I was nervous over you   I missed that clickin', tickin' sound   Honey, what I'm gonna do      I keep my fingernails long   So they click when I play the piano   I keep my fingernails long   So they click when I play the piano      I'm gonna keep 'em that way   Till the swallows get back from Alabama      Well, I used to chew 'em off   I was nervous over you   I missed that clickin', tickin' sound   Honey, what I'm gonna do      I keep my fingernails long   So they click when I play the piano   I keep my fingernails long   So they click when I play the piano      I'm gonna keep 'em that way   Till the swallows get back