The Yardbirds Album

Runnin' to-and-fro, hard workin' in the mill.
Never fail in the mail, yeah, come a rotten bill.
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
For me to be involved in!

Salesman talkin' to me, tryin' to run me up a creek.
Says you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week, ahh.
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
For me to be involved in!

Blond hair, good lookin', tryin' to get me hooked.
Want me to marry, get a home, settle down, write a book.
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
For me to be involved in!

Every day, same thing, gettin' up, goin' to school.
No need for me complaining, my objection's overruled, ahh.
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
For me to be involved in!

Telephone, something wrong, dime gone, will mail,
Oughtta sue the operator, for telling me a tale, ahh.
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
For me to be involved in!

I been to Yokohama, been fightin' in the war.
Army bunk, army crew, army food, army corps, aah.
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
For me to be involved in!

Workin' in the fillin' station, too many tasks.
Wipe the windows, check the tyres, check the oil, a dollar gas.
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
For me to be involved in!

Too much monkey business for me!

(James Moore)
Got love if you want it, babe,
Got love if you want it, babe,
Got love if you want it,
Got love if you want it,
Got love if you want it, babe,
We could rock all the while,
We could rock all the while.

Quit teasing me baby,
Quit teasing me baby,
With your fine diamond ring,
With your fine diamond ring.
You know if you'd love me babe,
I'd give you everything,
I'd give you everything.

Now here you come baby,
Now here you come baby,
With your head hanging down,
With your head hanging down.
I know you've been balling, babe,
Talk's all over town,
Talk's all over town.

Our next door neighbour,
Our next door neighbour,
Peeping through her blind,
Peeping through her blind.
I know you've been cheating baby,
(That's all the signs / decided?)

I love you little woman,
I love you little woman,
I want you to myself,
I want you to myself.
I know you've been (cheating me babe?)
For somebody else,
For somebody else,
For somebody else,
For somebody else.

(Chester Burnett)Five Live Yardbirds versionYeah, smokestack lightning,Don't you hear me callin'?Don't you hear me callin' your name?Don't you hear me callin' you?Don't you hear me callin' you?
Tell me where did you go last night?Gotta know who you been with.
Tell me where did you go last night?Tell me where did you go?Tell me where did you go?
Fare you well, goodbye, pretty baby,Never see you no more, no more.Fare you well, goodbye, pretty baby, goodbye,Fare you well, goodbye.
Yeah, smokestack lightning,Shining like gold,Don't you hear me call out you?Don't you hear me callin' you now?Don't you hear me callin' you now?
Ah, stop your train, yeah,Let me go for a ride with you,Let me go for a ride, oh stop your train now,Oh, stop your train now,
Fare you well, goodbye, pretty baby,Tell me where did you go?Why did you leave me, oh?Oh, fare you well, goodbye, goodbye.

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Alternate early live versionYeah, smokestack lightning,Don't you hear me callin'?Don't you hear me callin'?
Tell me where did you go last night?I gotta know who you been with.Tell me where did you go last night?
Yeah, stop your train,Let me go for a ride, pretty baby, you know,Stop your train, I gotta ride with you.Gotta ride with you,Gotta ride with you.
Fare you well, goodbye, pretty baby,Fare you well, goodbye, goodbye,Never see you no more, pretty baby, goodbye,Goodbye, goodbye,Goodbye, goodbye,Goodbye, goodbye.
Yeah, smokestack lightning,Shining like gold,Don't you hear me callin'?Gotta stop your train, let me go for a ride,Let me ride with you,Stop your train and ride with you.

(H. G. Demarais)
Good morning, little schoolgirl.
Good morning, little schoolgirl.
Can I go home with you?
Won't you let me go home with you,
So I can hug, hug, squeeze, squeeze?
If you let me I can tease you baby.
Hey, hey hey hey. Hey hey hey hey. Hey, yeah.

Let's dance, little schoolgirl.
Let's dance, little schoolgirl.
Won't you let me take you to the hop, hop,
Have a party at the soda shop,
So we can do the twist, do the stroll
To the music of the rock 'n' roll.
Hey, hey hey hey. Hey hey hey hey. Hey, yeah.

(First Verse)

Good morning, little schoolgirl.
Good morning, little schoolgirl.
Can I go home with you?
Won't you let me go home with you?
Tell your mama and your papa that I love you.
Tell your sisters and your brother that I love you.
Hey, hey hey hey. Hey, hey hey hey.
Hey, hey hey hey. Hey, hey hey hey.

(Isley / Isley / Isley)
She's so respectable,
She's so respectable,
Tell me, what kind of girl is this?
-- What kind of girl is this?
She's never ever been kissed.
-- What kind of girl?
Rubbidy dub dub dub,
-- What kind of girl is this?
She's never ever been in love,
-- What kind of girl?
She's never been out in the moonlight,
Watching the stars above.

She's so respectable,
Tell me, what kind of girl is this?
-- What kind of girl is this?
She's never ever been on a date.
-- What kind of girl?
What kind of girl is this?
-- What kind of girl is this?
She's never ever been on a date.
-- What kind of girl?
Yes, I'm telling you people,
She's the kind of girl for me.

She's so respectable.

-- Did you love her?
No, no, no, no, no, no!
-- Did you hug her?
No, no, no, no, no, no!
-- Did you squeeze her?
No, no, no, no, no, no!
-- Did you kiss her?
No, no, no, no, no, no!

-- What kind of girl is this?
The kind of girl you just can't resist.
-- What kind of girl is this?
The kind of girl who's never been kissed.
Yeah, I'm telling you people,
She's the kind of girl for me.

-- She's so respectable.
Wow!

She's so respectable,
She is so respectable,
Tell me, what kind of girl is this?
-- What kind of girl is this?
She never, ever, ever been kissed.
-- What kind of girl?
Rubbidy rub dub dub,
-- What kind of girl is this?
She never ever been in love.
-- What kind of girl?
She never been out in the moonlight,
Watching the stars above.

-- She's so respectable,
Tell me, what kind of girl is this?
-- What kind of girl is this?
She never ever been on a date.
-- What kind of girl?
What kind of girl is this?
-- What kind of girl is this?
She never ever been on a date.
-- What kind of girl?
Yes I'm telling you people,
She the kind of girl for me.

She's so respectable.

-- Did you love her?
No, no, no, no, no, no!
-- Did you hug her?
No, no, no, no, no, no!
-- Did you squeeze her?
No, no, no, no, no, no!
-- Did you kiss her?
No, no, no, no, no, no!

-- What kind of girl is this?
The kind of girl you just can't resist.
-- What kind of girl is this?
The kind of girl who's never been kissed.
I'm going down on my knees,
She'll go out with me.

She's so respectable.

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a big fall,
All the king's horses and all the king's men,
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Tell me,
Tell me,
Tell me,
She's so respectable,
Tell me,
Please tell me,
...

She's the kind of girl for me.

(Eddie Boyd)
Well, have you ever been mistreated?
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, have you ever been mistreated?
D'you know what I'm talking about?
I worked five long years for one girl,
She had the nerve to put me out.

Got a job in a steel mill,
Shucking steel like a slave.
Five days and every Friday, I work and bring home my pay.
If you've ever been mistreated,
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, I worked five long years for one girl,
She had the nerve to put me out.

I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago.
The next little girl that I marry,
She work and bring me some gold.
If you've ever been mistreated,
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, I worked five long years for one girl,
She had the nerve to put me out.

I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago.
The next little girl that I marry,
She work and bring me some gold.
If you've ever been mistreated,
D'you know what I'm talking about?
Well, I worked five long years for one girl,
She had the nerve,
She had the nerve,
She had the nerve,
She had the nerve to put me out.

Pretty girl,
Damn shame,
You let those homely girls,
Come and take your man.
Pretty baby,
Well, you know you're looking good,
Oh but these homely girls,
They're gonna wreck this neighbourhood.

Pretty girl,
Better watch yourself,
Because these homely girls will leave you on the shelf,
Pretty baby,
Yeah, you know you're looking fine,
Oh but these homely girls,
Got a marrying man changing his mind.

Homely baby,
Pretty baby,
Pretty baby,
Homely baby,
Homely baby,
Pretty baby
Told you just what to do,

Pretty girl,
Better watch your man,
Because these homely girls are raising Cain,
Pretty baby,
Oh you know you're the real McCoy,
Oh but these homely girls,
Got a marrying man jumping for joy.

Pretty baby,
Pretty baby,
Homely baby,
Homely baby,
Pretty baby,
Pretty baby,
I told you just what to do,

Pretty girl,
Better watch yourself,
Because these homely girls will leave you on the shelf,
Pretty baby,
Yeah, you know you're looking fine,
Oh but these homely girls,
Got a marrying man changing his mind,

Pretty girl,
You're looking good,
Oh well these homely girls will wreck this neighbourhood.
Pretty baby,
Ah, you know she's the real McCoy,
Oh well these homely girls,
Got a marrying man jumping for joy,

Pretty baby,
Pretty baby,
Homely baby,
Homely baby,
Pretty baby,
Pretty baby,
I told you just what to do,

Pretty girl,
Better watch your man,
Because these homely girls are raising Cain,
Pretty baby,
Yeah, you know she's the real McCoy.
Oh but these homely girls,
Got a marrying man jumping for joy.

Oh, Louise,
Yes, you're the sweetest girl that I know.
Don't you know now, Louise,
You are the sweetest girl that I know.
You made me walk from Chicago,
Oh, to the Gulf of Mexico.

Now you know Louise,
She's like a rolling stone.
Every time she leave a man,
He had to (?)
Oh, Louise,
Why don't you hurry home,
You know I never had no good loving,
Oh, Louise, since you been gone.

Got a girl called (?)
Treat me nice and kind,
Don't (?) what you're doing,
'Cos Louise is on my mind.
Oh, Louise,
Why don't you, why don't you hurry home,
You know I ain't never had no good loving,
Oh, Louise, since you been gone.

Now Louise ain't so good looking,
And her hair ain't red,
But she cooks my breakfast and brings it to my bed.
Oh Louise, now,
Why don't you hurry home,
I ain't never had no good loving,
Oh Louise, since you been gone.
Oh yeah.

Oh Louise,
Why don't you hurry home,
Oh Louise,
Why don't you hurry home.
You made me walk from Chicago,
Oh, to the Gulf of Mexico.

(
Now when I was a little boy,
At the age of five,
I had somethin' in my pocket,
Kept a lot of folks alive.
Now I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.
)

All you pretty women,
Stand in line,
I can make love to you baby,
In an hour's time.
Now i'm a man
I spell M-A-N...man.

The line I shoot,
Will never miss,
Make love to you baby,
You can't resist.
Now I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.

Goin back down,
To Kansas to,
Bring back a little girl,
Just like you.
Now I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.

(
Now I'm a man,
Made twenty-one,
You know baby,
We can have a lot of fun.
I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.
)

(Ellas McDaniels)
I sing oh-oh,
Oh, oh, oh,
I sing oh-oh,
Oh, oh, oh,
...

Yeah, now, I love my baby,
And my baby loves me.
Well, if we could get together,
Ow! how happy we could be.

I sing oh-oh,
Oh, oh, oh,
...

Yeah, my, all night,
And all day,
Well, the reason I'm unhappy,
That my baby went away.

I sing oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
...

Yeah, my, all night,
And all day,
Well I wanna hold my baby,
All night and day.
Yes, I love my baby,
Yes, I love my baby.

I sing oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
...

I'm alright,
I'm alright,
...

Oh!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh!
Oh yeah!

Oh-oh-oh,
Here it comes,
There's more... there's more... there's more.

Here it comes,
Here it comes,

Oh,
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Oh,
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Sing oh-oh,
Oh, oh, oh,
I sing oh-oh,
Oh, oh, oh,
I sing oh-oh,
Oh, oh, oh,
I sing oh-oh,
Oh, oh, oh,

Yeah, my, all day,
And all night,
Now my baby can write to me,
And everything's all right now.

I sing oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
...

I'm alright,
I'm alright,
I'm alright,
I'm alright,
Wo!