Soldier Boy - The Shirelles

Yea Of Lagos Ahn Yea Yea, say, ahn Been through many-many Don show for teli'-teli' I'm making plenty money First son of my brother's mummy O'ngbona feli-feli My eyes are teary-teary I'm getting weary-weary This shit is- This shit is smelly-smelly Been through the devil's belly I had to grow up early I no shakur like makavelli It's quite unnecessary Very unnecessary Plenty dead guys wey no dey even go Yaba cementry for nothing Heads up little soldier boy (get your head up) Toughen up little soldier boy You gon' be okay (okay) You gon' be okay, yeah (that's right, that's right) Heads up little soldier boy (get your head up) It's tough little soldier boy (I know, I know) You gon' be okay You gon' be okay, yeah Plenty things wey I no go talk 'til I go die Plenty truth you go hear you go say I dey lie Plenty toss, plenty gist Plenty girls, greedy ones Pretty ones, the ones I've lost I still try to find Plenty times I dey sleep But I dey trend for some app Plenty people dey act Make e no be like say I cast director wey dey toss Omo boy wey dey work Abi all of us wey dey issue behind the scene Wey no dey talk A'imoye toma sore fun Tan ma gbeyin bebo je Won moyon to poison ounje e Wa tun ni pe kolo je Toba domi drum s'iwaju Si be ko tele jeje Tori wo gan oni fete, ah Why I dey do this, I no know Shey na jazz? I no know Shey na kpa? I no know Abi l don dey proud? I no know 'Cause I no understand, I no know Who dey front? I no know Who dey back? I no know Honestly I don't know mehn Heads up little soldier boy (get your head up) Toughen up little soldier boy You gon' be okay (okay) You gon' be okay, yeah (that's right, that's right) Heads up little soldier boy (get your head up) It's tough little soldier boy You gon' be okay You gon' be okay, yeah You gon' be okay, yes, and I know You gon' be okay, yes, and I know You gon' be okay, yes, and I know You gon' be okay, yes, and I know

I knew a sick boy soldier Who grinned at life Slept soundly Through the darkness And whistled to the night He comes from a town of normal Which he is ashamed People will remember him kindly But no one remembers his name It gets cold in the winter sometimes It gets lost when the feeling ain't right And mother can't sleep at night She gets lost in the feeling But her feeling ain't right I knew a sick boy soldier Who laughed at life Slept soundly Through the darkness And whistled to the night He comes from a town of normal Which he is ashamed People will remember him kindly But no one remembers his name It gets cold in the winter sometimes It gets lost when the feeling ain't right And mother can't sleep at night She gets lost in the feeling But her feeling ain't right It gets cold in the winter sometimes(No no no) It gets lost when the feeling ain't right(No no no) And mother can't sleep at night She gets lost in the feeling Oh carry on The ships and sails are gone This place is falling down Lord it's crumbling It's crumbling to the ground Oh carry on The pirates and sailors have gone This ship is sinking now Lord it's crumbling It's crumbling to the ground It gets cold in the winter sometimes It gets lost when the feeling ain't right And mother can't sleep at night She gets lost in the feeling But her feeling ain't right It gets cold in the winter sometimes(No no no) It gets lost when the feeling ain't right(No no no) And mother can't sleep at night She gets lost in the feeling It gets cold in the winter sometimes It gets lost when the feeling ain't And mother can't sleep at night She gets lost in the feeling But the feeling ain't right

Soldier boy oh my little soldier boy I'll be true to you You were my first love And you'll be my last love I will never make you blue I'll be true to you In the whole world You can love but one girl Let me be that one girl For I'll be true to you Where ever you go My heart will follow I love you so I'll be true to you Take my love with you To any port or foreign shore Darling you must feel for sure I'll be true to you Soldier boy oh my little soldier boy I'll be true to you.

(Big john, big john) Big john, won't you come on home? Ain't you gonna marry me? My folks all wanna know When the weddin's gonna be They're makin' plans, shakin' hands Been waitin' so long There's somethin' goin' wrong Big john, if you don't come home I'm gonna have to leave this place My folks know you've jilted me I'm ashamed to show my face They're makin' plans, shakin' hands Been waitin' so long There's somethin' goin' wrong Bridge: They all told me 'bout the things you do If what they told me is true They all said that i'd soon find out I'm wastin' my kisses on you (Instrumental) There's somethin' goin' wrong (Repeat bridge, then verse 2) (Big john) Been waitin' so long (Big john) There's somethin' goin' wrong (Big john) ...& fade

Stop the music, stop the music, stop the music Stop the music, stop the music, stop the music Who does she think she is Coming to my party Then trying to dance Every dance with my guy? While the lights are dim She's making time with him And I don't like the look That I see in her eyes I'm gonna go over there and (Stop the music, stop the music, stop the music) When this record ends (Stop the music, stop the music, stop the music) I'm gonna stop the music If they dance again Its kinda quiet now (Shhhh) The last song has ended And another song is starting Starting to play. She's walking across the floor (huh!) Straight into his arms once more I'm gonna put a stop To this thing right away I'm gonna go over there and (Stop the music, stop the music, stop the music) I can't take it no more (Stop the music, stop the music, stop the music) So turn on the lights The party's over for tonight You hear what I say, now? (Stop the music, stop the music, stop the music) (Stop the music, stop the music, stop the music) So turn on the lights, the party's over...

I thought I'd found the right guy, but another girl caught his eye When he turned his back on me, oh I thought I'd die I'm just a-hanging on; most of my hope is gone Lonely nights still linger since he slipped through my fingers Last-minute miracle is all I can hope for I'm getting hysterical, praying he'll walk through the door I didn't miss heartache at last, oh heartbreak in my own past (Last-minute miracle) is all I can hope for (last-minute miracle) This infatuation can't last in his heart; I'm anticipatin' makin' a new start If I can't share in his sweet lips, my life will cease to exist Last-minute miracle is all I can hope for Giving my love to a stranger, leaving my heart in danger All hope's fading away; please let him come back to stay (Last-minute miracle) is all I can hope for (Last-minute miracle) hey hey hey (Last-minute miracle) is all I can hope for (last-minute miracle) I need some love so fast in this confusion, this heart wearing the pain Never have I been so disillusioned; when I ever love again Last-minute miracle is all I can hope for I'm getting hysterical, praying he'll walk through the door I didn't miss heartache at last, oh heartbreak in my own past (Last-minute miracle) is all I can hope for (Last-minute miracle) is all I do (Last-minute miracle) I'm beggin' you please (Last-minute miracle) last-minute miracle ...& fade