Words and music by John Kay



Well thinkin' of my school days, I remember Maybeline

Used to dance with her all night she was little sweet sixteen

Her brother used to chase me 

He thought I did, but I never could

I used to call him Little Queenie

His name was Johnnie B. Good



I used to hold her 'til I was older

Then I got bolder, 

Her brother used to scold her

I left there in the mornin'

Went back to Memphis, Tennessee

You know her brother never found me

And that's all right with me 



I went to New York City to find what could be found

Just for kicks down sixty six, stopped in L.A. Town

Yes I went to California just to see what I could see

Well nobody knew just where I was

And that's alright with me

You know I met a girl named Carol

And her girlfriend sweet Nadine,

Played the rock n' roll music 

Used to kiss me in between 

Roll over Beethoven that happened to be her favorite song

But we never did much rollin'

I didn't stay there long



I used to hold her and try to mold her

Somebody told her, Nadine and I were bolder

I left there in the mornin'

Went back to Memphis, Tenneessee

You know, I never saw her face again

And that's alright with me



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