How Long Has This Been Going On? (1959) lyrics

[Intro]
'Neath the stars at bazaars
Often I've had to caress men
Five or ten dollars then
I'd collect from all those yes-men
Don't be sad, I must add
That they meant no more than chessmen
Darling, can't you see 'twas for charity?
Though these lips have made slips
It was never really serious
Who'd have thought I'd be brought
To a state that's so delirious?

[Verse 1]
I could cry salty tears
Where have I been all these years?
Little wow, tell me now
How long has this been going on?

[Verse 2]
There were chills up my spine
And some thrills I can't define
Listen, sweet, I repeat
How long has this been going on?

[Bridge]
Oh, I feel that I could melt
Into heaven I'm hurled
I know how Columbus felt
Finding another world
[Verse 3]
Kiss me once, then once more
What a dunce I was before
What a break, for heaven's sake
How long has this been going on?

[Verse 4]
Kiss me twice, once more
Thrice, make it four
What a break, for heaven's sake
How a long has this been going on?