Playlist The Shirelles

the shirelles - 21

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 a date, 21 (21, la la la la oh)
How in the world will I ever find a mate? 21 (21, la la la la oh)
I'll have a dance, I'll be 21, yeah
They're out fun, here I am
Wo wo wo wo wo wo hey, 21, 21

When my 21st birthday finally comes, oh yeah
I'm gonna sound the bugles, beat the drums
I'm gonna stay out all night; I won't even go to bed
I'm gonna find me a paintbrush, hah, & paint the whole town red, yeah

I'll get married & raise a family, 21 (21, la la la la oh)
All my kids are gonna look like me, 21 (21, la la la la oh)
They'll grow up & get carefree
I'll tell them like they told me: uh uh!

No no no no no no hey, 21, 21

the shirelles - baby it s you

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 say about you (cheat, cheat)
They say, they say you never never ever been true (cheat, cheat)

Wo ho, it doesn't matter what they say
I know I'm gonna love you any old way
What can I do, then it's true
Don't want nobody, nobody
Cause baby it's you
Baby it's you

Wo ho, it doesn't matter what they say
I know I'm gonna love you any old way
What can I do, then it's true
Don't want nobody, nobody
Cause baby it's you
Baby it's you
Don't leave me all alone

the shirelles - big john

(Big John, Big John)

Big John, won't you come on home?
Ain't you gonna marry me?
My folks all wanna know
When the weddin'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 gonna have to leave this place
My folks know you've jilted me
I'm ashamed to show my face
They're makin' plans, shakin' hands
Been waitin' so long
There's somethin' goin' wrong

BRIDGE:
They all told me 'bout the things you do
If what they told me is true
They all said that I'd soon find out
I'm wastin' my kisses on you

There's somethin' goin' wrong

(Big John)
Been waitin' so long
(Big John)
There's somethin' goin' wrong
(Big John)

the shirelles - bright shiny colors

(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 la la la la la, sha la la la la la la la la la)
Baby, baby, you & I will be seein'...
Bright shiny colors so strange & new
Bright shiny colors I'll see with you
Bright shiny colors, that's what I'll say
Bright shiny colors run through my head

(Sha la la la la la la la la la, sha la la la la la la la la la)

(instrumental)

People's faces painted just like clowns
We'll ride elevators up & down
We'll go places no one ever goes
We'll go walking on our own rainbows, & we'll sing

the shirelles - crossroads in your heart

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 & west
I thought your love was true
& now my love will never do

Hey hey baby, hey hey baby
I found out, without a doubt
You got crossroads in your heart

You went north to get a little kissin'
You went south to get a few hugs
You went east to get what you were missin'
You went west to get my love

Hey hey baby, hey hey baby
Hey hey baby
You got crossroads in your heart

(instrumental)

Go north, north & south, go east, east & west
You know right right right from wrong
& lovin' you, I do love every

Hey hey baby, hey hey baby
I found out, without a doubt
You got crossroads in your heart

Go north, north & south, go east, east & west
You know right right right from wrong
& lovin' you, I do love every

Hey hey baby

the shirelles - dedicated to the one i love

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 baby
And tell all the stars above
This is dedicated to the one I love
Life can never be exactly like we want it to be
I can be satisfied just knowing that you love me
There's one thing I want you to do especially for me
And it's something that everybody needs
Each night before you go to bed my baby
Whisper a little prayer for me my baby
And tell all the stars above
This is dedicated to the one I love
This is dedicated to the one I love

the shirelles - don t go home

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 & stay at the party
So that I can hold you near

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
I have waited long for the party

'Cause I knew we'd finally met
When I saw you here at the party
Something made my world complete

(3x)
Stay just a little bit longer
Please, just a little bit longer

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

the shirelles - don t say goodnight and mean goodbye

Tonight you're actin' strange I find
And you got something on your mind.
Something's wrong, I can see it,
See it in your eyes.
Whoa darlin,
Don't say goodnight and mean goodbye.

Oh, it may just be all in my mind
But tonight doesn't seem like other times
Then you were laughing and gay
But now I hear you sighing, oh yes I do.
Whoa whoa whoa darlin',
Don't say goodnight and mean goodbye.

Have I lost touch with your heart,
Or do I just worry too much?
I couldn't stand for us to part
Because I love you much, much too much.

So don't let this kiss be our last kiss
Let there be other nights of holding you like this
Please don't walk away, pretty baby
With that look in your eyes.
Oh no no, whoa darling,
Don't say goodnight and mean goodbye
Whoa oh oh baby,
Don't say goodnight and mean goodbye
Oh oh oh, don't say goodnight and mean goodbye.

the shirelles - foolish little girl

"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".

refrain:
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
And there's not a single thing that you can do

"But I love him"
"No you don't it's just your pride that's hurt"
" I still love him"
(If you got him back again,you'd go right out and do him dirt)

refrain

"But I love him"
"It's too late to have a change of heart"
"I still love him"
(Tomorrow is his wedding day and you'll keep quiet if you're smart!

refrain

"Forget him cause he don't belong to you"
"It's too late he's found somebody new"
"There's not a single thing that you can do"

the shirelles - good good time

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

CHORUS:
I just want a good good time, just show me a good good time
& I'll show you a good good time
& there'll be no heartaches or heartbreak
Oh everything will be fine

I'm gonna be wild & free now, that's how I'm gonna be now
No time to get down, no; I don't wanna be bound

(chorus)

Oh just swing me around & around & around; don't stop dancing
Faster & faster & don't stop to talk about love romancin'
Oh I wanna laugh & be gay; it's been so long since I've been that way
So if there's nothin' to see, boy, then you're not the one for me, boy
Even though you're fine, yeah, love ain't on my mind

(chorus)

& there'll be no heartaches or heartbreak
Oh everything will be fine

the shirelles - his lips get in the way

Everybody tells me I'm
A fool & 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

CHORUS:
What can I do? Hey, what can I say?
Each time I try to say goodbye
His lips get in the way
Oh yeah, his lips get in the way

He says my love don't mean a thing
But still he keeps me on a string
I'm just someone he likes to have around
I say I want no more of this

But then he stops me with a kiss
I can't resist him though he puts me down

(chorus)

Everybody calls me fool
They say "Hey girl, go back to school
& learn the things that every girl should know"
But I guess I've got no brains
Because my foolish heart remains
I just can't break the chains & let him go, no no

(chorus)

the shirelles - i met him on a sunday

(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)
& I missed him on Monday (oooooo)
Well I found him on a Tuesday (oooooo)
& I dated him a Wednesday (oooooo)
Well I kissed him on a Thursday (oooooo)
& he didn't come Friday (oooooo)

When he showed up Saturday (oooooo)
I said "Bye bye baby"

("Doo ronde ronde," etc.)

(repeat Thursday through Saturday lines)

("Doo ronde ronde," etc.)

the shirelles - i will follow him

Love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I´ll follow
I´ll follow, I´ll follow

I will follow him
Follow him wherever he may go
There isn´t an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep me away

I must follow him
Ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be
And nothing can keep him from me
He is my destiny

I love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I´ll follow
I´ll follow, I´ll follow
He´ll always be my true love
My true love, my true love
From now until forever, forever, forever

I will follow him
Follow him wherever he may go
There isn´t an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep
Keep me away
Away from my love

I love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I´ll follow
I´ll follow, I´ll follow
He´ll always be my true love
My true love, my true love
From now until forever, forever, forever

I will follow him
Follow him wherever he may go
There isn´t an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep
Keep me away
Away from my love

Do-do do-do-do do-do-do and where he goes
I´ll follow, I´ll follow, I´ll follow
I know I´ll always love him

the shirelles - it s love that really counts

(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo) (x2)
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
& baby, after loving you
I'm here to say that no one else will do

Who cares if you don't show me Paris or Rome?
As long as you are here, I'm happy at home
'Cause in the long run, baby, it's love that really counts
Believe me, it's love that really counts

When other loves have come & gone
This love of ours will soon go on & on

So take me in your arms, & darling
Kiss me like only you know how to do
It's love that really counts, love that really counts
I'm tellin' you

(repeat & fade):
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

the shirelles - last minute miracle

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 can hope for

I'm getting hysterical, praying he'll walk through the door
I didn't miss heartache at last, oh heartbreak in my own past
(Last-minute miracle) is all I can hope for (last-minute miracle)

This infatuation can't last in his heart; I'm anticipatin' makin' a new start
If I can't share in his sweet lips, my life will cease to exist
Last-minute miracle is all I can hope for

Giving my love to a stranger, leaving my heart in danger
All hope's fading away; please let him come back to stay
(Last-minute miracle) is all I can hope for

(Last-minute miracle) hey hey hey
(Last-minute miracle) is all I can hope for (last-minute miracle)

I need some love so fast in this confusion, this heart wearing the pain
Never have I been so disillusioned; when I ever love again
Last-minute miracle is all I can hope for

I'm getting hysterical, praying he'll walk through the door
I didn't miss heartache at last, oh heartbreak in my own past
(Last-minute miracle) is all I can hope for
(Last-minute miracle) is all I do
(Last-minute miracle) I'm beggin' you please
(Last-minute miracle) last-minute miracle

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