Mary: (sung)
Dressed in black he walks alone,
A shadow in the night.
Each time he walks by my window,
Can't hold the tears from my eyes.
We're still so much in love,
Why can't they realize?
That every time he looks at me,
I long to feel his lips on mine.
I live on just the memory,
Of him caressing me.
So soft, so warm.
So soft, so warm.

Mary: (spoken)
They said he was much too wild for me.
They said I didn't know,
What I was getting myself into.
They said a whole lot of things.
But there are some things,
They could never understand,
That a girl can tell,
By the way a boy holds her hand.
Or maybe they thought we were too young
To be in love this way.
Well, I don't care what people say.
This girl's love is getting stronger,
With each passing day.

Mary: (sung)
That every time he looks at me,
I long to feel his lips on mine.
I live on just the memory,
Of him caressing me.
So soft, so warm.
So soft, so warm.

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(But now he's gone.)

Mary: (spoken)
I climb the stairs.
I shut the door.
I turned the lock.
Alone once more.
And no one can hear me cry.
No one.

DRESSED IN BLACK
Written by: Vinny Gormann, Tony Michaels & George "Shadow" Morton.
Produced by: George "Shadow" Morton.
Performed by: The Shangri-Las11a2-1966.
Appears on: "She Cried" (B-side: "Dressed in Black" 45 RPM)-1966, The Red
Bird Story-1991*, Leader of the Pack-1992, 1999, 2000 & 2007; Myrmidons of
Melodrama-1994 & 2002, The Shangri-Las Greatest Hits-19963, The Best of
the Shangri-Las-1996 & 1999, The Very Best of the Shangri-Las-2000, The
Leaders of the Pack-2005, The Shangri-Las Remembered-2008, et al.
(*Compilation of various artists.)

1Personnel: Identical twins, Mary Anne & Marguerite "Marge" Ganser and
siblings, Mary & Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss1a, formed the original act. Mary
Weiss was the main, lead singer, Betty, however, took lead on "Maybe," and
a number of B-sides and album tracks, Marge Ganser took lead on "I'm Blue"
and Mary Ann Ganser took the lead on "Sophisticated Boom Boom."

1aBecause Betty was underage, her mother did not allow her to tour until
1966, when she became 18. As a result she often did not appear in photos,
and many fans believed the Shangri-Las were a trio. Few pictures show all 4
of the girls.

2Covered by: The Pussycats on, Where the Girls Are, Vol. 5-2003.

3Transcribed from the track on this album.