What Causes That?

Lyrics

[BOBBY AS BELA, spoken] Polly, Polly, Polly! [BELA, spoken] Tessie, Tessie Tessie! [BELA & BOBBY, spoken] She doesn't want me [BELA, spoken] Women [BOBBY AS BELA, spoken] Women [BELA & BOBBY chuckle ruefully] [BELA, sung] She's so full of trickery Life is bitter as chicory Bitterness fills my cup [BOBBY AS BELA, sung] I'm sorry you brought that up [BELA, spoken] Yeah [BOBBY AS BELA, sung] Once I thought I'd search around For the little church around The corner, but now I see [BELA & BOBBY, sung] It never was meant to be [BELA, sung] Once she used to praise me [BOBBY AS BELA, sung] Why is she so high hat? [BELA, sung] Boy, does she amaze me [BELA & BOBBY, sung] Tell me what causes that?! Ugh! [BOBBY AS BELA, sung] When I'm away from her I start despairing. Whoa whoa whoa [BELA, sung] You ought to know by now what causes that! [BOBBY AS BELA, spoken] I got pretty good idea [BELA, sung] I'm growing balder from the hair I'm tearing. Sheeee! [BELA & BOBBY, sung] You ought to know by now what causes that! When she keeps on brushing you aside Oh gosh, you're all at sea! You go contemplating suicide It's much too much for me! You're not so dumb that you don't know the answer Loving her is what causes that! (spoken) Yeah, yeah (voices overlap) [BELA, sung] If I should climb the Brooklyn Bridge and jump off [BOBBY AS BELA, spoken] Wait, you might hurt yourself! [BELA, spoken] That's the idea [BOBBY AS BELA, sung] Oh, I suppose you'd ask what causes that? [BELA, spoken] You're right, I might [BOBBY AS BELA, spoken] Right? [BELA, spoken] Right! [BOBBY AS BELA, sung] If I should get a gun and bump this chump off [BELA, spoken] Better this way [BOBBY AS BELA, spoken] Oh, I see [BELA & BOBBY, sung] Oh, I suppose you'd ask what causes that? Really you don't have to mope around And burn up as you do There's a cannon and a rope around There's lots of poison too! I'm very blue of late and there's a reason: [BELA, sung] Loving her... [BOBBY AS BELA, sung] Loving her... [BELA & BOBBY, sung] Is what causes that! [whistling] [BELA & BOBBY, spoken] Ohh! [BELA & BOBBY, sung] I'm very blue of late and there's a reason Loving her is what causes that! ...Is what causes that! ...Is what causes that! ...Is what causes that!