(Holder/Lea)
How long can you go
Oh can you go a dozen times?
How long can you smile
Oh can you smile a dozen smiles?
´Cos ev´ry way holds a something that´s nice
Try it once and then you´ll try it twice
Oh mercy, mercy

Chorus

Oh lawdy lawdy
I´ll scratch a your back
If you´ll just scratch mine:
´Cos when I´m out of sight
Then I´m out of mind.
Oh mercy mercy
Do it over and over again
Scratch your back
You scratch mine
Oh lawdy lawdy

How long will it last
It´s getting harder off the cuff
How long does it take
There must be someone with enough
´Cos everytime holds something that´s better,
Go on get on up, and forget the letter

Chorus
R E P E A T

How much do you need
What does it take to get you off?
No one´s ever made it
Are you tryin´ to make me laugh?
´Cos until now you been and tried all the rest,
So now´s the time you gotta try out the best

Chorus
R E P E A T

I´ll scratch your back you scratch mine
How you scratch mine
Oh lawdy lawdy I´ll scratch your back you scratch mine.