Oh Neil Lyrics

Oh! Neil
I've loved you for so long
I never dreamed
You'd put me in a song

I'm Carole
And I live in Tennessee
I never hoped
That you'd remember me

Darling, when I saw you at the square dance
My pulse skipped a beat
My heart felt so heavy
Like I had too much to eat

Then you took me walkin' in the moonlight
It was, oh, so sublime
I had too much molasses
And your lips stuck to mine

Oh! Neil
I'd even give up a month's supply of chewin' tobacky
Just to be known as Mrs. Neil Sedaky

My Grandpappy, he don't like your records
He said if I play them, I will surely die
Lookout, I see him comin' with his shotgun!
There's nothing left to do
Oh! Neil
I'll surely die for you

*pop*
(I told that gal not to play them dad-gum Neil Sedaky records)

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Genius Annotation

Carole King’s tongue in cheek “reply” to her schoolmate Neil Sedaka’s big hit “Oh! Carol”.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

Why does Carole say she lives in Tennessee when she didn't?
Genius Answer

It was Carole King’s choice to set her answer to Neil Sedaka’s “Oh! Carole” in Tennessee. Poetic license.

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Credits
Conductor [Orchestra]
Release Date
January 1960
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