Listen to me, baby   There's something you must see   I want to be with you, gal   if you want to be with me      But if you got to go   It's all right   But if you got to go, go now   Or else you gotta stay all night      I am just a poor boy, baby   Lookin' to connect   But I certainly don't want you thinkin'   That I ain't got any respect      But if you got to go   It's all right   But if you got to go, go now   Or else you gotta stay all night      It ain't that I'm questionin' you   To take part in any quiz   It's just that I ain't got no watch   An' you keep askin' me what time it is         But if you got to go    It's all right   but if you got to go, go now   Or else you gotta stay all night      You know I'd have nightmares    And a guilty conscience, too   If I kept you from anything   That you really wanted to do      But if you got to go   It's all right   But if you got to go, go now   Or else you gotta stay all night      It ain't that I'm wantin'   Anything you never gave before   It's just that I'll be sleepin' soon   It'll be too dark for you to find the door      But if you got to go   It's all right   But if you got to go, go now   Or else you gotta stay all night