[intro by male chorus]
It's not 'cause she wouldn't,
It's not 'cause she shouldn't,
And you know it's not 'cause she couldn't,
It's simply because:

[Verse sung by Marlene Dietrich]
Nothing ever worries me,
No one ever hurries me,
I take pleasure leisurely
Even when I kiss.
But when I kiss they want some more,
And wanting more becomes a bore,
It isn't worth the fighting for,
So I tell them this:

[Refrain]
It's not 'cause I wouldn't,
It's not 'cause I shouldn't,
And you know it's not 'cause I couldn't
It's simply because I'm the laziest gal in town

Though I'm more than willing to learn
How these gals get money to burn,
Every proposition I turn down
'Way down

It's not 'cause I wouldn't,
It's not 'cause I shouldn't,
And you know it's not 'cause I couldn't
It's simply because I'm the laziest gal in town.


My poor heart is achin',
To bring home the bacon,
And if I alone am forsaken
It's simply because I'm the laziest gal in town

Though I'm more than willing to learn
How these gals get money to burn,
Every proposition I turn down
'Way down

It's not 'cause I wouldn't,
It's not 'cause I shouldn't,
And you know it's not 'cause I couldn't
It's simply because I'm the laziest gal in town.

{Verse (original 1927 version)]
I've a beau, his name is Jim,
He loves me and I love him,
But he tells me I'm too prim,
That means I'm too slow,
I let him rant, I let him rave,
I let him muss my permanent wave,
But when he says "Let's misbehave,"
My reply is "No!"