How Long Has This Been Going On?

'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 chess-men
 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?
 I could cry salty tears
 Where have I been all these years?
 Little wow, tell me now
 How long has this been goin' on?
 There were chills up my spine
 And some thrills I can't define
 Listen sweet, I repeat
 How long has this been goin' on?
 Oh, I feel that I could melt
 Into heaven I'm hurled
 I know how Columbus felt
 Finding another world
 Kiss me once, then once more
 What a dunce I was before
 What a break, for heaven's sake
 How long has this been goin' on?
 (spoken)
 Kiss me twice, once more, thrice, make it four
 What a break, for heaven's sake
 How long has this been goin' on?