I love a lady, she lives down by the seashore I love a lady, she lives down by the bay I love a lady, she lives down by the seashore I love a lady, she won’t tell me her name
And I say hey now, why won’t you tell me I say hey now, what do I do And I say hey now, why won’t you tell me I say hey now, what do I do
I saw a lady and I took her some flowers I saw a lady and I knew just what to say I saw a lady and we talk there for hours I saw a lady but she won’t tell me her name
And I say hey now, why won’t you tell me I say hey now, what would I do I say hey now, why won’t you tell me Hey now, what do I do
What I wanna know, she won’t tell me She won’t give me what I need I can’t stand all this waiting Come on baby won’t you please
[whistling]
I want a lady and I know how to get it I want a lady though she don’t feel the same I’m on a bottle of reef, dropped down on my knee She’s gonna smile and then she’s gonna tell me her name
And I say hey now, she’s gonna tell me I say hey now, it’s gonna come true And I say hey now, she’s gonna tell me She’ll say hey now, boy I wanna marry you