Shangri-Las Give Him a Great Big Kiss Lyrics:
[Mary: (spoken)]
When I say I'm in love, you best believe I'm in love, L.U.V.!!
[Mary: (sung)]
Here comes my guy walkin' down the street,
Look how he walks with a dancin' beat.
(Da, da, da-tin, da.)
Thick wavy hair (da, da, da-tin, da),
A little too long (while you're walkin'
[4] ).
All day long he's (While you're walkin'
[4] ),
Singin' his song.
And when I see him in the street,
My heart takes a leap and skips a beat.
[All:]
Gonna walk right up to him,
Give him a great big kiss.
[Mary:]
Mmwah!
Tell him that I love 'im.
Tell him that I care.
Tell him that I'll always be there.
[Spoken:]
[Girl #1:] Well, what color are his eyes?
[Mary:] I don't know he's always wearing shades.
[Girl #2:] Is he tall?
[Mary:] Well, I've got to look up.
[Two girls:] Yeah? Well I hear he's bad.
[Mary:] Mmm, he's good, bad, but he's not evil.
[End spoken.]
(Tell me more. Tell me more.)
(Tell me more.) Big bulky sweaters,
(Tell me more. Tell me more.) To match his eyes
(Tell me more.) Dirty fingernails,
(Tell me more. Tell me more.) Oh, boy what a prize
(Tell me more.)
(He's kinda coo-ool
[5] .) Tight tapered pants,
(He's kinda coo-ool
[5] .) High button shoes.
(He's kinda coo-ool
[5] .) He's always lookin',
[ Find more Lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.org/zZVH ](He's kinda coo-ool
[5] .) Like he's got the blues.
And when I see him in the street,
My heart takes a leap and skips a beat.
[All:]
Gonna walk right up to him,
Give him a great big kiss.
[Mary:] Mmwah!
Tell him that I love him.
Tell him that I care.
Tell him that I'll always be there.
[Spoken:]
[Girl #1:] Is he a good dancer?
[Mary:] What do you mean, is he a good dancer?
[Girl #1:] Well, how does he dance?
[Mary:] Close. Very, very close.
[Instrumental & vocal stylings to end.]
[GIVE HIM A GREAT BIG KISS]
[Written and Produced by: George "Shadow" Morton.]
[Arranged by: Artie Butler.]
[Performed by: The Shangri-Las [1] [1a] [2] -1964.]
Appears on: "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" (B-side: "Twist & Shout" 45
RPM)-1964, Teen Anguish, Vol. 2-1972*, Leader of the Pack-1992, 1999, 2004
& 2007; The Best of the Girl Groups-1987*, The Red Bird Story-1991*,
Myrmidons of Melodrama-1994 & 2002, The Shangri-Las Greatest Hits-1996
[3] ,
The Very Best of Red Bird & Blue Cat Records-1998*, The Very Best of the
Shangri-Las-2000, 20th Century Masters: The Shangri-Las Millennium
Collection-2002, I Love Rock & Roll-2004*, The Girl's Sound-2006*, Golden
Legends: The Shangri-Las-2006, The Shangri-Las Remebered-2008, et al.
(*Compilation of various artists.)]
[1] Personnel: Identical twins, Mary Anne & Marguerite "Marge" Ganser and
siblings, Mary & Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss
[1a] , 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."]
[1a] Because 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.]
[2] Covered by: Fats Domino, The New York Dolls, Tracey Ullman & Jessica Williams.]
[3] Transcribed from the track on this album.]
[4] [5] I'm not certain what the backups are saying. I'm close, but I don't
think it's perfect. If you know, or if you figure it out, I'd appreciate
hearing from you: bri4daz at mp3lyrics.org. Thanks :)
Lyrics: Give Him a Great Big Kiss, Shangri-Las [end] 