When I get my bonus, tell you what I'm gon' do Get me another woman and quit foolin' 'round with you You can't spend my money, 'cause you don't treat me right Go out with your boyfriends, come in high as a kite So when I get my bonus, I'm sure gon' have my fun I'm just sitting here, waiting, waiting until my bonus comes Just like I found you, baby, I can find someone else That's why, baby, I'm gonna put you on the shelf You've been spendin' my money and doin' the mess-around So if you're planning on my bonus, that's the coldest stuff in town Because when I get my bonus, I'm sure gon' have my fun I'm just sitting here, waiting, waiting until my bonus comes Now listen all you veteran soldiers, who live in this town Let's take off our hats, thanks to Uncle Sam Lots of you are crippled, yes, blind and can not see But we came back home with the victory So when I get my bonus, I'm sure gon' have my fun I'm just sitting here, waiting, waiting until my bonus comes Ain't gon drink no moonshine, nothin' but bottled in bond Kick up my heels, pitch a boogie-woogie, boys, from sun 'til sun Ain't had no good times, since 1929 Times have been so tight, couldn't save a lousy dime So when I get my bonus, I'm sure gon' have my fun I'm just sitting here, waiting, waiting until my bonus comes