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, Is 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.