I'm bidin' my time,
"Cause that's the kind of guy I'M,
While other folks grow dizzy,
I keep busy,

Bidin' my time.
Next year, next year,
Somethin's bound to happen,
This year, this year,

I'll just keep on mappiin',
And bidin' my time,
"'Cause that's the kind of guy I'm,
There's no regrettin',

When I'm settin',
Bidin' my time.

I'm bidin' my time,
"Cause that's the kind of guy I'm,
Beginnin' on a Monday,
Right through Sunday,

Bidin' my time.
Give me, give me,
Glass that's bright and twinkles,
Let me, let me,

Dream like Rip Van Winkle.
He's bided his time,
Like that Winkle guy,
I'm chasin' 'way flies,

How the day flies,
Bidin' my time.

Copyright: Kanjian Music, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin