Took my gal to the picture show   Just the other day   But when I tried to hold her hand   Here's what she had to say      No not now   (No not now)   No not now   (No not now)      No not now   But maybe next week   Somehow      Walked my gal home to the door   And asked her for a kiss   But she quickly turned away   And then she told me this      No not now   (No not now)   No not now   (No not now)      No not now   But maybe next week   Somehow      I asked my gal to marry me   Reckon what she said   She said, I wouldn't marry you   If all the rest were dead      No not now   (No not now)   No not now   (No not now)      No not now   But maybe next week   Somehow      But she went and changed her mind   How I regret that day   'Cause every since I married her   Here's all that she can say      No not now   (No not now)   No not now   (No not now)      No not now   But maybe next week   Somehow      I stayed out too late last night   On a little spree   And when I asked her to let me in   Here's all she said to me      No not now   (No not now)   No not now   (No not now)      No not now   But maybe next week   Somehow