Intro: (Spoken: ad libitum) I always dreamed the boy I loved would come along And he'd be tall and handsome, rich and strong Now that boy I love has come to me but he sure ain't the way I thought he'd be Sha-la, la, la, la..yea, hey, hey, sha-la, la, la, la.yea, hey, hey Sha-la, la, la, la. yea, hey, hey, he's sure the boy I love. Verse one He doesn't look like a movie star he doesn't drive a Cadillac car. He sure ain't the boy I've been dreamin' of but he's sure the boy I love. Verse two (Let me tell ya now)..he'll never be a big business man He always buys on the installment plan He sure ain't the boy I been dreamin' of but, he's sure the boy I love When he holds me tight..everything's right crazy as it seems I'm his..whatever he is..and I forget all of my dreams Verse Three (And everybody knows)..he doesn't hang diamonds round my neck And all he's got's an unemployment check He sure ain't the boy I been dreamin' of but, he's sure the boy I love Interlude: When he holds me tight..everything's right crazy as it seems I'm his..whatever he is..and I forget all of my dreams Verse four He doesn't hang diamonds round my neck And all he's got's an unemployment check He sure ain't the boy I been dreamin' of but, he's sure the boy I love (Ooohh, oohh, oohh, ooohhh, yeah) he's sure the boy I love (Ooohh, oohh, oohh, ooohhh, yeah) he's sure the boy I love (Whooaaa, ho, ho, ho) he's sure the boy I love (Whooaaa, ho, ho, ho..) he's sure the boy I love (Fade)
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