Conscience-artist: james darren as sung on andquot;the best of james darrenandquot;-rhino records r2 71664-peak billboard position # 11 in 1962-words and music by barry mann and cynthia weiltranscriberand's note: darren sings both voices, including that of the conscience, which is indicated as andlt; andgt;. words in ( ) are a female backup.i got a date tonight with such a sweet little innocent thingiand'll sweep and'er off her feet before she knows whatand's a-happeningiand'm gonna hand her (ooh) my andquot;sweet-talkinand'andquot; linei know it kills her (shriek!) every timesheand's gonna love me from the startand then iand'm gonna break her heartandlt;unh, unh, unh, unhandgt;andlt;this is your conscience speakingandgt;andlt;be kind and sentimental, treat her tenderlyandgt;andlt;and'cause if youand're not a gentleman, youand're gonna hear from meandgt;andlt;and if she loves you from the very start now listen, jimmyandgt;andlt;iand'm tellinand' you, you better not break her heartandgt;andlt;no, no, no, no-no, no-noandgt;oh, yes i will andlt;oh, no, you wonand'tandgt;yes, i will andlt;no, you wonand'tandgt;oh, yes i will, yes i will, yes i will!!iand'm just a big bad wolf, i know tonight iand'll be lookingand' so goodsheand'll be a helpless child just like a-little red ridingand' hoodiand'm gonna charm her (mmm!) right into a trancei know sheand'll never (wow!) stand a chancesheand's gonna love me from the startand then iand'm gonna break her heartandlt;unh, unh, unh, unhandgt;andlt;this is your conscience speakingandgt;andlt;be kind and sentimental, treat her tenderlyandgt;andlt;and'cause if youand're not a gentleman, youand're gonna hear from meandgt;andlt;and if she loves you from the very start now listen, jimmyandgt;andlt;iand'm tellinand' you, you better not break her heartandgt;andlt;no, no, no, no-no, no-noandgt;oh, yes i will andlt;oh, no you wonand'tandgt;yes, i will andlt;no, you wonand'tandgt;yes i will, yes i will, yes i will!!andlt;now listen, jimmy, you better not break her heartandgt;but iand'm a lover!!!andlt;you better not break her heartandgt;man, my reputation!!fadeandlt;you better not break her heartandgt;transcribed by robin hoodthese lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned aboveand do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheetmusic, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.
