How Long Has This Been Goin' On? Lyrics

Lyric discussion by catherineks 

Cover art for How Long Has This Been Goin' On? lyrics by Ella Fitzgerald

hmm ... after the line "What a break, for heaven's sake / how long has this been going on?" it goes into another verse:

I could cry salty tears where have I been all these years listen, you. tell me, do: how long has this been going on

what a kick! how I buzz! boy you click like no one does listen sweet, I repeat how long has this been going on?

oh, when in your arms I creep that divine rendezvous don't wake me if I'm asleep let me dream that it's true

kiss me twice, then once more that makes thrice, let's make it four what a break, for heaven's sake how long has this been going on


anyhow. this is one of gershwin's finest songs, and ella does it fantastically. I sang it at a concert once, and because I'm just a silly girl, I pointed at my boyfriend in the audience as I sang the line "Boy you click like no one does" ... and boy did HE turn about 75 shades of red. :)