I Want To Be Bad

I Want To Be Bad - Helen Kane

To be or not to be

That is not the question

I decided long ago to be

With me it's what to be

Now make me some suggestions

Good or bad

Which is the best for me

When you're after fun and laughter

This aggravates you

Some reformers say

A warmer climate awaits you

If it's naughty to rouge your lips

Shake your shoulders and shake your hips

Let a lady confess I want to be bad

If it's naughty to vamp the men

Sleep each morning till after ten

Then the answer is yes I want to be bad

This thing of being a good little

Goody is all very well

What can you do when you're loaded

With plenty of health

And vigor

When you're learning what lips are for

And it's naughty to ask for more

Let a lady confess I want to be bad

Oh if it's naughty to rouge your lips

Shake your shoulders and shake your hips

Then let a lady confess I want to be bad

Boop-boop-a-doop

And if it's naughty to vamp the men

Sleep each morning till after ten

Then the answer is yes I want to be bad

Nobody cares just how blue

And how lonesome I am

If I have troubles and laugh

Why they don't give a damsel credit

If it's wrong to let someone take

Just a little kiss by mistake

Let a lady confess

I want to be ba-da-da-da-da-da

Bad