[1st verse:]
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Listen to me, honey dear
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Something's wrong with you I fear
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It's getting harder to please you
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Harder and harder each year
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I don't want to make you blue
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But you need a talking to
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Like a lot of people I know
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Here's what's wrong with you
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[Refrain:]
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After you get what you want, you don't want it
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If I gave you the moon, you'd grow tired of it soon
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You're like a baby
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You want what you want when you want it
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But after you are presented
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With what you want, you're discontented
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You're always wishing and wanting for something
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When you get what you want
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You don't want what you get
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And tho' I sit upon your knee
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You'll grow tired of me
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'Cause after you get what you want
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You don't want what you wanted at all
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[2nd verse:]
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Don't you say that I'm unkind
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Think it over and you'll find
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You've got a changeable nature
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You're always changing your mind
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There's a longing in your eye
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That is hard to satisfy
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You're unhappy most of the time
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Here's the reason why
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[Alternate Line:]
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And tho' you sit upon my knee
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After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
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| Irving Berlin |
