"Boys" Lyrics

by Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell

As Released by the Shirelles (1960)

I been told when a boy kiss a girl
She takes a trip around the world
Yeah-yeah
Hey-hey
Hey-hey
Hey!
Please say you do

Mama says, when you kiss my lips
I'll get a thrill through my fingertips
Yeah-yeah (Shot-shoo-bop, shot-shot-shoo-bop)
Hey-hey (Shot-shoo-bop, shot-shot-shoo-bop)
Hey-hey (Shot-shoo-bop, shot-shot-shoo-bop)
Hey! (Shot-shoo-bop, shot-shot-shoo-bop)
Please say you do (Shot-shoo-bop, bop)

Well, I'm talkin' 'bout boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Don't ya know I mean boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Well, I'm talkin' 'bout boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Don't ya know I mean boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Well, I'm talkin' 'bout boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Hey, what a bundle of joy!
(Yeah-yeah, boys)

Well, I'm talkin' 'bout boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Don't ya know I mean boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Well, I'm talkin' 'bout boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Don't ya know I mean boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Well, I'm talkin' 'bout boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Hey, what a bundle of joy!
(Yeah-yeah, boys)

Boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Ya know I'm talkin' 'bout boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Well, boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Well, I'm talkin' 'bout boys
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Well, I'm talkin' 'bout boys,
(Yeah-yeah, boys)
Yeah, what a bundle...



As Released by the Beatles (1963)

I been told when a boy kiss a girl,
Take a trip around the world,
Hey, hey, (bop shuop, m'bop bop shuop)
Hey, hey, (bop shuop, m'bop bop shuop)
Hey, hey, (bop shuop) yeah, she say ya do. (Bop shuop)

My girl says when I kiss her lips,
Gets a thrill through her fingertips,
Hey, hey, (bop shuop, m'bop bop shuop)
Hey, hey, (bop shuop, m'bop bop shuop)
Hey, hey, (bop shuop) yeah, she say ya do. (Bop shuop)

Well, I talk about boys,
Don't ya know I need boys,
Well, I talk about boys, now,
Aaahhh, boys,
Well, I talk about boys, now,
What a bundle of joy! (Alright, George!)

My girl says when I kiss her lips,
Gets a thrill through her fingertips,
Hey, hey, (bop shuop, m'bop bop shuop)
Hey, hey, (bop shuop, m'bop bop shuop)
Hey, hey, (bop shuop) yeah, she say ya do. (Bop shuop)

Well, I talk about boys,
Don't ya know I need boys,
Well, I talk about boys, now,
Aaahhh, boys,
Well, I talk about boys, now,
What a bundle of joy!