Girl Don't Tell Me
The Beach Boys
Written by Brian Wilson; released as a B-side to "Barbara Ann", and on the
album "Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)".
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Hi, little girl, it's me, don't you know who I
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am? I
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met you last summer, when I came up to stay with my
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gran. I'm the
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gu - u - uy who left you with tears in his eyes,
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You didn't
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answer my letter, so I figured it was just a lie.
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Your
Verse:
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hair's getting longer, your shorts, mmm, they sure fit
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you fine, I'll
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bet you went out every night during old school
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time. But this
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ti - i - ime I'm not gon - na count on you,
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I'll
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see you this summer, and forget you when I go back to school.
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Refrain:
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Girl, don't tell me you'll write,
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girl, don't tell me you'll write,
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Girl, don't tell me you'll write me a - gain this
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time.
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Verse:
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Hi, little girl, it's me, don't you know who I
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am? I
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met you last summer, when I came up to stay with my
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gran. Said I'm the
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gu - u - uy who left you with tears in his eyes,
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You didn't
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answer my letter, so I figured it was just a lie.
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Refrain:
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Girl, don't tell me you'll write,
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girl, don't tell me you'll write,
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Girl, don't tell me you'll write me a - gain this
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time.
Outro:
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Girl, don't tell me you'll write me a - gain this
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time.
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