You keep me waitin' till it's gettin' aggravatin' 
You're a slow poke
I wait and worry but you never seem to hurry 
You're a slow poke
Time means nothin' to you 
I wait and then
You're late again, eight o'clock 
Nine o'clock, quarter to ten

Why should I linger every time you snap your finger 
Little slow poke
Why can't you hasten when I see the time's a-wastin' 
You're a slow poke, dear
Why should I keep tryin' to change you 
It's not the thing to do
I guess you'll have to learn to be a slow poke, too 

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You keep me waitin' till it's gettin' aggravatin' 
You're a slow poke
I wait and worry but you never seem to hurry 
You're a slow poke
Time means nothin' to you 
I wait and then
You're late again, eight o'clock 
Nine o'clock, quarter to ten

Why should I linger every time you snap your finger 
Little slow poke
Why can't you hasten when I see the time's a-wastin' 
You're a slow poke, dear
Why should I keep tryin' to change you 
It's not the thing to do
I guess you'll have to learn to be a slow poke, too