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[Verse 1]
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When I was just a little boy like you
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I wanted to do things the big boys do
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Wherever they went you knew they wouldn't let me go
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And I got suspicious and I wanted to know
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I was bright in school but my future looked dim
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'Cause the big boys wouldn't let me party with them

[Chorus]
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Yes, yes - I didn't cry - yes, yes - and you know why
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Yes, yes - I knew when and what
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Yes, yes - no ifs, ands, or buts
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.... I was looking for joy - yes, yes, yes, yes
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When I was little bitty boy

[Solo]
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[Verse 2]
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All of the big girls with their to
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When I ask 'em what's happening, nobody knew
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But when I found out where, what, when, and why
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I didn't let a single week pass by
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Till the school dance when I first met you
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And I learned to party like the big boys do

[Chorus]
C                         C
Yes, yes - I didn't cry - yes, yes - and you know why
F
Yes, yes - I knew when and what
C
Yes, yes - no ifs, ands, or buts
G                                  C
.... I was looking for joy - yes, yes, yes, yes
           C 
When I was little bitty boy

[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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If I would have known what makes a world go 'round
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I would have known what goes up must come down
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If you love me like I love you, 
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Mademoiselle you chimboy woo
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The girls want to stay and the boys want to play
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So let's a rock and roll till the break of day

[Chorus]
C                         C
Yes, yes - I didn't cry - yes, yes - and you know why
F
Yes, yes - I knew when and what
C
Yes, yes - no ifs, ands, or buts
G                                  C
.... I was looking for joy - yes, yes, yes, yes
           C 
When I was little bitty boy