作曲 : E. Wilcox/T. Hardson/J. Boone/D. Stewart/J. Martinez/J. Sebastian/R Robinson/M Sebastian Now in my younger days I used to sport as shag When I went to school I carried lunch in a bag With an apple for my teacher 'cause I knew I'd get a kiss Always got mad when the class was dismissed But when it was in session, I always had a question I would raise my hand to make her stagger to my desk and Help me with my problem, it was never much Just a trick, to smell her scent and try to sneak a touch Oh, how I wish I could hold her hand and give her a hug She was married to the man, he was a thug His name was Lee, he drove a Z He'd pick her up from school promptly at three o'clock I was on her jock, yes, indeedy I wrote graffiti on the bus First I'd write her name then carve a plus With my name last on the looking glass I seen her yesterday but still I had to let her pass She keeps on passin' me by She keeps on passin' me by She keeps on passin' me by She keeps on pass When I dream of fairy tales I think of me and Shelly See she's my type of hype and I can't stand when brothers tell me That I should quit chasin' and look for something better But the smile that she shows makes me a go-getter I haven't gone as far as asking if I could get with her I just play it by ear and hope she gets the picture I'm shootin' for her heart, got my finger on the trigger She could be my broad, and I could be her ***** But, all I can do is stare Back as kids we used to kiss when we played truth or dare Now she's more sophisticated, highly edu-ma-cated Not at all over-rated, I think I need a prayer To get in her boots and it looks rather dry I guess a twinkle in her eye is just a twinkle in her eye Although she's crazy steppin, I'll try to stop her stride 'Cause I won't have no more of this passin' me by And I must voice my opinion of not even pretending she didn't have me Strung like a chicken, chase my tail like a doggie She was kind of like a star, thinking I was like a fan Dude, she looked good, down side, she had a man He was a rooty-toot, a nincompoop She told me soon your little birdie's gonna fly the coop She was a flake like corn and I was born not to understand By lettin' her pass I had proved to be a better man She keeps on passin' me by She keeps on passin' me by She keeps on passin' me by She keeps on passin' me Now there she goes again, the ****** Ethiopian And now the world around me be gets movin' in slow motion Whenever she happens to walk by, why does the apple of my eye Overlook and disregard my feelings no matter how much I try? Wait, no, I did not really pursue my little princess with persistance And I was so low key that she was unaware of my existance From a distance I desired, secretly admired her Wired her a letter to get her, and it went My dear, my dear, my dear, you do not know me But I know you very well Now let me tell you about the feelings I have for you When I try or make some sort of attempt, I symp Damn, I wish I wasn't such a wimp 'Cause then I would let you know that I love you so And if I was your man then I would be true The only lying I would do is in the bed with you Then I signed sincerely the one who loves you dearly, P.S. love me tender The letter came back three days later, return to sender, damn She keeps on passin' me by She keeps on passin' me by She keeps on passin' me by She keeps on passin' me by She keeps on passin' She keeps, passin' me by She keeps, passin' me by She keeps, passin' me by
[00:00.000] 作曲 : E. Wilcox/T. Hardson/J. Boone/D. Stewart/J. Martinez/J. Sebastian/R Robinson/M Sebastian [00:24.39]Now in my younger days I used to sport as shag [00:27.04]When I went to school I carried lunch in a bag [00:29.71]With an apple for my teacher 'cause I knew I'd get a kiss [00:32.30]Always got mad when the class was dismissed [00:35.18]But when it was in session, I always had a question [00:38.00]I would raise my hand to make her stagger to my desk and [00:40.80]Help me with my problem, it was never much [00:43.00]Just a trick, to smell her scent and try to sneak a touch [00:46.00]Oh, how I wish I could hold her hand and give her a hug [00:49.57]She was married to the man, he was a thug [00:52.34]His name was Lee, he drove a Z [00:53.42]He'd pick her up from school promptly at three o'clock [00:56.83]I was on her jock, yes, indeedy I wrote graffiti on the bus [01:00.70]First I'd write her name then carve a plus [01:03.32]With my name last on the looking glass [01:06.00]I seen her yesterday but still I had to let her pass [01:11.00]She keeps on passin' me by [01:16.31]She keeps on passin' me by [01:21.31]She keeps on passin' me by [01:26.90]She keeps on pass [01:30.60]When I dream of fairy tales I think of me and Shelly [01:33.09]See she's my type of hype and I can't stand when brothers tell me [01:35.89]That I should quit chasin' and look for something better [01:38.55]But the smile that she shows makes me a go-getter [01:41.28]I haven't gone as far as asking if I could get with her [01:44.22]I just play it by ear and hope she gets the picture [01:46.85]I'm shootin' for her heart, got my finger on the trigger [01:49.44]She could be my broad, and I could be her ***** [01:52.42]But, all I can do is stare [01:55.25]Back as kids we used to kiss when we played truth or dare [01:58.07]Now she's more sophisticated, highly edu-ma-cated [02:00.60]Not at all over-rated, I think I need a prayer [02:03.20]To get in her boots and it looks rather dry [02:06.02]I guess a twinkle in her eye is just a twinkle in her eye [02:09.00]Although she's crazy steppin, I'll try to stop her stride [02:11.72]'Cause I won't have no more of this passin' me by [02:14.18]And I must voice my opinion of not even pretending she didn't have me [02:17.19]Strung like a chicken, chase my tail like a doggie [02:20.05]She was kind of like a star, thinking I was like a fan [02:22.62]Dude, she looked good, down side, she had a man [02:25.32]He was a rooty-toot, a nincompoop [02:28.18]She told me soon your little birdie's gonna fly the coop [02:30.74]She was a flake like corn and I was born not to understand [02:34.33]By lettin' her pass I had proved to be a better man [02:39.00]She keeps on passin' me by [02:44.59]She keeps on passin' me by [02:49.74]She keeps on passin' me by [02:55.16]She keeps on passin' me [03:09.21]Now there she goes again, the ****** Ethiopian [03:12.00]And now the world around me be gets movin' in slow motion [03:14.17]Whenever she happens to walk by, why does the apple of my eye [03:17.28]Overlook and disregard my feelings no matter how much I try? [03:20.22]Wait, no, I did not really pursue my little princess with persistance [03:23.86]And I was so low key that she was unaware of my existance [03:26.59]From a distance I desired, secretly admired her [03:29.41]Wired her a letter to get her, and it went [03:31.83]My dear, my dear, my dear, you do not know me [03:33.68]But I know you very well [03:35.00]Now let me tell you about the feelings I have for you [03:37.44]When I try or make some sort of attempt, I symp [03:39.80]Damn, I wish I wasn't such a wimp [03:42.15]'Cause then I would let you know that I love you so [03:44.00]And if I was your man then I would be true [03:45.44]The only lying I would do is in the bed with you [03:48.16]Then I signed sincerely the one who loves you dearly, P.S. love me tender [03:51.27]The letter came back three days later, return to sender, damn [03:56.80]She keeps on passin' me by [04:02.01]She keeps on passin' me by [04:07.32]She keeps on passin' me by [04:13.08]She keeps on passin' me by [04:18.80]She keeps on passin' [04:37.65]She keeps, passin' me by [04:40.52]She keeps, passin' me by [04:43.00]She keeps, passin' me by
