I'm gonna wear you to the ball tonight Put on your best dress tonight Did you hear what the man said, baby Well be your best 'cause this gonna be a musical test So come to school, and I take up the musical rule Give me soul brothers and give me soul sisters Come to I and maybe you can make it if you try So be wise and be changing, put on your best Because I got your musical key Rub it baby, I said scrub it, yeah 'Cause I'm tougher than tough And I ain't no bluff Maybe it's because I've got the musical stuff I'm gonna make you the talk of the town No use wearing a frown Though those other guys may put you down I'm gonna let you wear my crown Though those other guys may put you down You'll wear my crown Wow! Chick-a-bow, chick-a-bow Chick-a-bow, chick-a-bow-wow-wow Give me soul brothers and give me soul sisters Don't beg for no mercy Move it up, break it up Tell you 'bout it, it's good Wow! She's got it, she's got it She's got it, she's got it Though those other guys may put you down I'm gonna let you wear my crown And we gonna have a musical ball So get on the ball and don't stall I beg you baby Wow! Tell you about it, it's good I'm gonna wear you to the ball tonight Put on your best dress tonight That's for sure Play brand-new musical discs From the flick of my wrist, baby Wow! Tell you about it, she's got it She's got it, she's got it, she's got it, wow Chick-a-bow, chick-a-bow Chick-a-bow, chick-a-bow, chick-a-bow-wow-wow I'm gonna wear you to the ball tonight Put on your best dress tonight I'm gonna make you the talk of the town No use wearing a frown

I had nothing to do on this hot afternoon But to settle down and write you a line I've been meaning to phone you, but from Minnesota Hell, it's been a very long time You wear it well A little old-fashioned but that's all right Well, I suppose you're thinking, "I bet he's sinking Or he wouldn't get in touch with me" Oh, I ain't begging or losing my head I sure do want you to know That you wear it well There ain't a lady in the land so fine, oh my Remember them basement parties, your brother's karate The all-day rock and roll shows Them homesick blues and radical views Haven't left a mark on you But you wear it well A little out of time but I don't mind But I ain't forgetting that you were once mine But I blew it without even tryin' Now I'm eatin' my heart out Tryin' to get a letter through Oh, since you've been gone it's hard to carry on Gonna write about the birthday gown that I bought in town You sat down and cried on the stairs You know it cost the earth, but for what it's worth You made me feel a millionaire And you wear it well Ooh, Madame Onassis got nothing on you Anyway, my coffee's cold and I'm getting told I gotta get back to work So when the sun goes down, and you're home all alone Think of me and try not to laugh And you wear it well I don't object if you call collect 'Cause I ain't forgetting that you were once mine But I blew it without even tryin' Now I'm eatin' my heart out Tryin' to get back to you Oh, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you Said, after all this, I hope it's the same address Said, since you've been gone it's hard to carry on