Lyrics Gardenias From Louis - Diana Ross

Gardenias From Louis

Billie
Yeah?
Yeah, Jerry
These are for you.
There’s a car waiting for you upstairs
Oh, thanks, Jerry
Here’s your money, Yvonne
A car waiting for me upstairs
Don’t flash them moon eyes at me, girl.
I didn’t send you nothing
There was never a doubt in my mind.
Besides, there’s a card, and you probably
can’t even write
Don’t have to know how to read, neither, to know what that card’s saying
If he spent as much time running his numbers as he does them damn gardenias,
he could have one hell of a business
Jerry?
Huh?
Tell him the answer is no
No?
No
That’ll show him, 'cause he usually gets everyone he wants
He can get this one, too, but not on the first night
Good night, lady
Good night, Billie
Good night, Jerry
What’s the matter?
You don’t like gardenias?
They’re okay
So?
So you don’t put them on just to go to someone’s apartment for a late-night
supper
Hohohoho, so that’s how it is?
Mmhmm, that’s how it is
Pardon me, lady, I must have got you mixed up with someone who used to reside
at Missus, um … what’s her name?
If that’s what you thought, why’d you give me them damn flowers?
Why didn’t you just give me some money?
Ahaha, I did
Hey, Billie, now.
Hey, listen, listen, all right?
You don’t mind if I call you
Billie, do you?
Don’t call me nothing
No, listen.
Listen, I know a place downtown.
It’s open all night.
A fantastic place.
You can eat.
You can have food.
You can dance.
You can do anything you want.
Now, come on, and let’s go on down
Just like the late-night-supper stuff?
No, no, no, this is for real, baby.
Listen, there’s my car right there.
We can go on right down there right now.
Listen, I like you