I must confess what you say is true

I had a rendezvous with somebody new

That's the only one I ever had

Baby, baby, don'cha go away mad



Cheatin' shows and it never goes

You got a reason to be mad I suppose

But she only was a passin' fad

Ba-by, don't you be mad



Her kind's a dime a dozen

And that's not the kind I want

Who'd ever dream your cousin

Would wander into that restaurant?



I understand that you feel upset

Whaddya you say that you forgive and forget?

Come on and kiss me just to show you're glad

Baby, baby don'cha go away mad









Now, her kind's a dime a dozen

I should've passed her by

Who'd ever dream your cousin

Would come along and give us the eye?



I understand that by singing "I understand that