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Silly Little Girl

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Silly Little Girl Lyrics

[Chorus]
Silly little girl, come back to me
Silly little girl, come back to me
Silly little girl, come back to me
Silly little girl, come back to me

[Post-Chorus]
Hey girl, you know I want you
Hey girl, you know I need you
Hey, silly little girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on back to me

[Verse 1]
Silly little girl, come on back to me
Hey, hey, hey, silly little girl
You mean the world to me

[Pre-Chorus]
You know you'll want me by your side
So don't listen to your foolish pride
Hey, hey, hey, silly little girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on back to me

[Chorus]
Mm, silly little girl, come back to me (Come on, girl)
Silly little girl, come back to me
Silly little girl, come back to me (Come on back home)
Silly little girl, come back to me
[Post-Chorus]
Hey girl, you know I want you (No, no, no, no, no)
Hey girl, you know I need you
Hey, silly little girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on back to me

[Verse 2]
Silly little girl, you found somebody new
Hey, hey, but everybody knows
He's not the guy for you, no he ain't

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't care who's wrong or right
So forget we had a silly fight
Hey, hey, hey, silly little girl
You wanna come on, come on, come on, come on back to me

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey, silly little girl, come back to me (Come on, baby)
Silly little girl, come back to me
Silly little girl, come back to me (I need you, darlin')
Silly little girl, come back to me

[Post-Chorus]
Hey girl, you know I want you (No, no, no, no, no)
Hey girl, you know I need you
Hey, hey, hey, silly little girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on back to me
[Outro]
Hey, hey, hey, silly little girl, come back to me (You better come on, girl)
Silly little girl, come back to me
Silly little girl, come back to me (Come on back home)
Hey girl, you know I want you

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The first of three previously unissued tracks, the song made its debut with the WALKING SHOES LP in 1970. However, it was recorded by the Tams and issued on ABC-Paramount single, catalog 45-10601, in October 1964. (source: 45cat)

Joe was a prolific writer and wrote a number of songs for the Tams including some intended just for them (Standing In, Blue Shadows) and others he would also later cover himself (Untie Me, Deep Inside Me). (source: Joe South, Golden Records CD liner notes)

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