The Shirelles

Can't stay out late, can't have no fun, 21 (21, la la la la oh) Folks say you have to be 21, 21 (21, la la la la oh) I'll have a dance, you just wait & see Oh I'll be 21 & fancy free Wo wo wo wo wo wo hey, 21, 21 Can't go steady, can't even have...

I thought I'd found the right guy, but another girl caught his eye When he turned his back on me, oh I thought I'd die I'm just a-hanging on; most of my hope is gone Lonely nights still linger since he slipped through my fingers Last-minute miracle is all I ca...

Our love's becoming a thing of the past (x2) Your kisses taste like it's goodbye My eyes know they're gonna cry I feel I'm losing you too fast, oh yeah And our love's becoming a thing of the past What happened to those happy hours And where is the sweet bouque...

It's not the way you smile that touched my heart It's not the way you kiss that tears my apart But how many many many nights go by I sit alone at home and cry over you What can I do Can't help myself Cause baby it's you Baby it's you You should hear what they...

(Big John, Big John) Big John, won't you come on home? Ain't you gonna marry me? My folks all want to know When the wedding's gonna be They're makin' plans, shakin' hands Been waitin' so long There's somethin' goin' wrong Big John, if you don't come home I'm...

It's been a blue holiday since you've been gone Oh my darling, won't you hurry, hurry home It's been a blue holiday I'm all alone You know I, I need your love to keep me warm I cry when I hear the chapel bells ring And sometimes I cry all through the night Ple...

was born in a bunk Mother died and my daddy got drunk Left me here to die or grow In the middle of Tobacco Road Grew up in a dusty shack And all I had was a'hangin' on my back Only you know how I loathe This place called Tobacco Road But it's home The only...

(Sha la la la la la la la la la, sha la la la la la la la la la) Come on baby, won't you come with me? There's so many things for us to see There's a heaven made behind each door We'll see things we never saw before, & we'll sing CHORUS: (Sha la la la la...

Hey baby, I should have known from the very start That this love we had didn't last You got crossroads in your heart They're goin' north yeah yeah oh They're goin' north, south, east and west I thought your love was true And now my love will never do H...

This is dedicated to the one I love While I'm far away from you my baby I know it's hard for you my baby Because it's hard for me my baby And the darkest hour is just before dawn Each night before you go to bed my baby Whisper a little prayer for me my...

Don't go home, my little darlin' Please don't leave the party yet Don't go home, my little darlin' Now that we have finally met Can't you see I came to the party 'Cause I knew that you'd be here Dance with me and stay at the party So that I can hold you...

Everybody loves a lover I'm a lover, everybody loves me Anyhow, that's how I feel Wow, I feel just like a Pollyanna I should worry, not for nothin' Everybody loves me, yes they do And I love everybody Since I fell in love with you Who's the most popular pers...

You broke his heart and made him cry, And he's been blue since then. Now he's found somebody new, And you want him back again. Foolish Little Girl, fickle little girl. You didn't want him when he wanted you. He's found another love, It's her he's dreaming of...

Don't talk about love, boy; it's not what I'm thinkin' of, boy I had love before, yeah; I don't want it no more I just want a good good time, just show me a good good time And I'll show you a good good time And there'll be no heartaches or heartbreak Oh...

Everybody tells me I'm A fool and I'm just wastin' time To love someone who's not in love with me Friends all say that I'm a dope To stay in love when there's no hope But I'm a dope who loves him hopelessly What can I do? Hey, what can I say? Each time...

I didn't mean to hurt you You've been so good to me I didn't mean to hurt you But I just had to see If you really Really care for me the way you say you do If you care enough to let me Make a fool out of you I didn't mean to hurt you You really hurt me too...

Doo ronde ronde ronde pa pa Doo ronde ronde ronde pa pa Doo ronde ronde ronde pa pa Doo oo oo oo ooo Well I met him on a Sunday(oooooo) And I missed him on Monday(oooooo) Well I found him on a Tuesday(oooooo) And I dated him a Wednesday(oooooo) Well I...

In the still of the night As I gaze out of my window At the moon in it's flight My thoughts all stray, stray to you In the still of the night While the world lies in slumber Oh the times without number When I say to you Do you love me Just like I love you Ar...

It's gonna take some time this time To get myself in shape. I really fell out of line this time, I really missed the gate. The birds on the telephone like, (next time) Are cryin' out to me, (next time) And I won't be so blind next time, And I'll find so...

(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo) [Repeat: x 2] Some other guy may give me diamonds & pearls The kind of things that mean so much to some girls But in the long run, baby, it's love that really counts Believe me, it's love that really counts...

Why oh why since my baby left me You said I shouldn't be in misery? It's not your heart that's breaking It's not your heart that's aching It's mine (it's mine) It's mine (it's mine) It's mine (it's mine) It's mine (it's mine) Why can't they leave us alone? Why...

Johnny angel how I love him He's got something that I can't resist But he doesn't even know that I exist Johnny angel how I want him How I tingle when he passes by Everytime he says hello My heart begins to fly I'm in heaven I get carried away I dream of him...

It's been a long day, short night Well I can hardly wait Until we had our date It's been a long, long, long day And then we meet at last The hours passed so fast It was a short, short night The moment when I'm alone with you That's when all of my wishes And a...

(Look away, look away, look away, look away) Turn your head & walk on (don't stop) when you see me alone Don't you bother to say "Good day" 'Cause I do believe I'm makin' out OK Don't stare at the tears in my eyes Don't you think that I've got a ridi...

Yes, love, love, love, love, love is a swingin' thing. It's a swingin' thing. Makes you laugh, makes you cry, Makes you live, makes you die, 'Cause love is such a swingin' thing. Take a look in the sky; I see two little birdies flyin' by. Don't wonder why, th...

Love that man, love that man, love that man, love that man He's always complaining about this & that & when we go out, he forgets to take off his hat He's not the fancy kind, but I'm so glad he's mine I just love that man, I love that man Sometimes I...

My days are years 'Cause I don't see my baby till the stars are in the sky & every night When we can be together, time just seems to hurry by So Lord, I'm beggin' you to Make the night (just a little longer) Make the night (just a little longer) So I can...

Mama said there'll be days like this, There'll be days like this Mama said (Mama said, mama said) Mama said there'll be days like this, There'll be days like this my Mama said (Mama said, mama said) I went walking the other day, Everything was going fin...

March! Hold your head up high March! You'll find another guy Another guy, wo oh I told my friends that you were so fine & they told me that you'd be unkind I guess I was wrong, as you proved yesterday I guess they were right when they used to say "You'll...

No doubt about it, I'm in love & can't do nothin' about it I can't concentrate on, on nothin' I do My mind's always, always on you & my achin' heart's laughin' back the blues My heart's laughin' back at the blues No doubt about it, when you skip down...

When my friends told me you had someone new, I didn't believe a single word was true. I told them all I had faith in you. I kept right on sayin': Oh, no, not my baby. Oh, no, not my sweet baby. You're not like all those other girls Who play with man's hearts...

Please be my boyfriend. I've been waiting for a long, long time. All my lonely life, to call you mine. Oh, little boy, say yes. I tell you, (yes, yes,) why won't you be my boyfriend? Please give my heart one little chance and we can have a real romance. Oh,...

Just go away Just go away I fell for you the moment we met And I prayed we'd be alone like this someday But my baby trust me, oh yeah And I know I'm doing wrong I want you to stay but please, go away If he found out that we were alone He'd be hurt more than...

You say hop and I hop You say stop and I stop You say jump and I jump Anything you say, I'm like a hunk of clay I'm just like putty, putty in your hands, uh huh, uh huh With one wave of your hand (putty putty putty putty) I'm your slave to command (putt...

Sha la la la la la la sha la la la la la la la Sha la la la la la la la la la I met you for the first time last night When I kissed you and I held you tight Baby you made me feel alright So this is the song that I sang all night Sha la la la la la la sha la...

Baby, is there a world without you? What could there be without you? For every time it seems you're gone Somewhere you've been sighted The more you hold me tight The less I want to go to sleep There's a world of sorrow, want no tomorrow Oh what would I...

I went to a movie with some girlfriends of mine I saw a handsome boy on the ticket line He followed us up into the balcony And he sat down right beside me (male voice): Hey girl, what's your name? (Shirley): Shhh! I'm watchin' the movie (male voice): My name'...

Soldier boy oh my little soldier boy I'll be true to you You were my first love And you'll be my last love I will never make you blue I'll be true to you In the whole world You can love but one girl Let me be that one girl For I'll be true to you Where ever...

Thank you baby, thank you baby) Thank you baby (thank you baby) after all the years I've been true Waiting, crying, and standin' by you Suddenly found myself in the cold I feel a young heart growin' old (Thank you baby, thank you baby) This my thanks (thank y...

You say you think I'm beautiful You say you live for my touch Tell me the things I want to hear Don't you know you can never say too much You gotta keep tellin' me things I want to hear You gotta say pretty words every time you're near You gotta show me...

There goes my heart, there goes the one I love There goes the boy I wasn't worthy of There goes my happiness, it couldnt be There goes somebody else in place of me Goodbye romance, it couldnt last somehow I had my chance but it's all over now I never thought...

Not sure girl, been gone for long long still And now the Romeos are knocking and ringin' my bell They just keep hangin' around Steady to right to break me down [Chorus:] Oh but their ain't gonna be no love No no no no no no no no There ain't gonna be no...

They say that you will never settle down They say that you just have to run around But they don't realize you're in for a big surprise Tonight you're gonna fall in love with me I'm gonna treat you like you're a king (you're a king) To win your lovin' I'l...

You said you're gonna meet me, Tonight's the night. You said you're gonna kiss me, Tonight's the night, Well I don't know, Said I don't know right now I might love you so. You say you're gonna beg me, Turn the lights down low You said you're gonna make me Feel...

(Wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo) All my life I'm gonna love you just as much as I can And no one's made me ever think so much as anyone, man [Chorus] Too much of a good thing can never hurt anybody, baby And you've got a real good thing with me...

I know (I know) I know (I know) I know (I know) I know (I know) I know he will never be true; I love him too Now, don't you kiss him on your very first date (Listen to the voice of experience) Girl, now, don't you kiss him till you make him wait (Listen to th...

You made a mistake, boy, when you took my love for granted Now you hold a hurting heart that's been disenchanted You're tellin' everyone that it's just you & me (just you & me) But you were so wrong (you were so wrong) To assume that I'd be; listen...

There is no place like home There is no place like home Do you remember You left this morning at nine With everything fine Welcome home baby (Oh oh oh) It's been a long, long time (Long, long time) Do you remember (Oh oh oh) That little stain on your lips Wh...

You said hello and loneliness said goodbye then It made me so glad that I almost had to cry then I never believed in love at first sight But when you held me tight that night I knew with you it wasn't a lie Oh my, my, my, my, my, my What a sweet thing to do...

When a boy meets a girl That he wants to get to know He just walks right up to her, Introduces himself, Then he tells her so [Chorus] But what does a girl do When she meets a boy Who makes her feel The same way too Somebody tell me, Tell me, tell me...

What is love six feet of trouble you keep turning me whenever he's around I start shaking lose my mind and my soul and my whole self-control What is love six feet of heaven who is out of sight he told me that he's mine but he's got a million girls around ever...

Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today, yea Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only lo...

Tonight you're mine completely, You give me your love so sweetly. Tonight the light of love is in your eyes, but will you love me tomorrow? Is this a last thing treasure, or just a moments - pleasure. Tonight beneath the magic of your sighs, will you s...

My mother told me the day would come When I would want to love someone She sat me down on her knee And this is what she said to me: She said "You'll know when the right boy comes along You won't necessarily be weak or strong Your heart'll skip and your...

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay My my my, what a wonderful day Plenty of sunshine headin' my way Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay Wo Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder It's the truth, it's actual Everything's gonna be satisfactual Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay Wo...