Key: No parentheses: Mary Ann Ganser;
single parentheses: Backup; double
parentheses: All; /: overdubbed.

Spoken:
I Was walkin' down the street,
And it was gettin' mighty late.
Well, the truth of the matter is,
This poor girl had been abandoned by her date.
When, from out of nowhere,
Came this music loud and clear.
Let me see, from over there?
(No, from over there.)
Over there?
(Yeah.)

Well, I open up the door,
And much to my surprise,
The girls were wearin' formals,
And the boys were wearin' ties.
And I feel that I should mention,
That the band was at attention.
They just stood there, oh, so neat,
While they played their swingin' beat.
So I grabbed this little boy,
Who came struttin' 'cross the room,
And I say, "What's that?"
And he say,
Male voice: Sohisticated boom, boom.

Backup: (sung)
It's been long overdue,
Sophisticated boom, boom.
We been nee'in' somethin' new,
Sophisticated boom, boom.

Mary Ann: (spoken)
Now stand up straight and tall,
Like your back's against the wall.
Take two steps forward,/(Boom, boom.)
(Boom-boom, boom-boom.)/And shake your hips.
(Boom, boom.)

Instrumental break.

Backup: (sung)
It's been long overdue,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh, yeah.)

Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/7jqUMary Ann: (spoken)
That's not very sophisticated./
/(Sophisticated boom, boom.)

Backup: (sung)
We been needin' somethin' new,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh.)

Mary Ann: (spoken)
I do think she's blowin' her cool./
/(Sophisticated boom, boom.)

Spoken:
Now stand up straight and tall,
Like your back's against the wall.
Take two steps forward,/(One-two, forward),
(Boom-boom, boom-boom.)/Now shake your hips.

Mary Ann: (spoken)
Boom, boom.
(Ooo-ooo, oo-oo.)
(Ooo-oo-oooo.)
Fade.
(Ooo-oo...)

SOPHISTICATED BOOM, BOOM
Written and produced by: George "Shadow" Morton.
Performed by: The Shangri-Las11a2-1966.
Appears on: "Long Live Our Love" (B-side: "Sophisticated Boom Boom" 45
RPM)-1966, Teen Anguish, Vol. 2-1972*, Leader of the Pack-1992, 1999, 2003
& 2004; The Red Bird Story-1991*, Myrmidons of Melodrama-1994 & 2002, The
Shangri-Las Greatest Hits-19963, Stonewall (Original Soundtrack)-1996*,
The Best of the Shangri-Las-1996 & 1999, 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 Goodees, Knoxville Girls, Kid Congo Powers, et al.

3Transcribed from the track on this album.