Fingernails Lyrics - Joe Ely

I keep my fingernails long 

So they click when I play the piano 

I keep my fingernails long 

So they click when I play the piano 

I'm gonna keep 'em that way 

Till the swallows get back from Texarkana 

I keep my fingernails long 

So they click when I play the piano 

I keep my fingernails long 

So they click when I play the piano 

I'm gonna keep 'em that way 

Till the swallows get back from Louisiana 

Well, I used to chew 'em off 

I was nervous over you 

I missed that clickin', tickin' sound 

Honey, what I'm gonna do 

I keep my fingernails long 

So they click when I play the piano 

I keep my fingernails long 

So they click when I play the piano 

I'm gonna keep 'em that way 

Till the swallows get back from Alabama 

Well, I used to chew 'em off 

I was nervous over you 

I missed that clickin', tickin' sound 

Honey, what I'm gonna do 

I keep my fingernails long 

So they click when I play the piano 

I keep my fingernails long 

So they click when I play the piano 

I'm gonna keep 'em that way 

Till the swallows get back