For your sparkling cocky smile I've walked a million miles Begging you to come and wed me in the spring Why do you my dear delay What makes you laugh and turn away You're a hesitating beauty, Nora Lee Well I know that you are itching to get married, Nora Lee And I know how I'm twitching for the same thing, Nora Lee By the stars and clouds above we could spend our lives in love You're a hesitating beauty, Nora Lee We can build a house and home where the flowers come to bloom Around our yard I'll nail a fence so high That the boys with peeping eyes cannot see that angel face My hesitating beauty Nora Lee Well I know that you are itching to get married Nora Lee And I know how I'm twitching for the same thing Nora Lee By the stars and clouds above we can spend our lives in love If you quit your hesitating, Nora Lee We can ramble hand in hand across the grasses of our land I'll kiss you for each leaf on every tree We can bring our kids to play where the dry leaves blow today If you quit your hesitating, Nora Lee Well I know that you are itching to get married, Nora Lee And I know how I'm twitching for the same thing, Nora Lee By the stars and clouds above we could spend our lives in love If you quit your hesitating, Nora Lee