By Randy Newman

 

 

HAVE YOU SEEN MY BABY ON THE AVENUE?

YOU KNOW SHE'S DRIVING ME CRAZY

WITH THE FUNNY THINGS SHE DO.

I SEEN HER WITH THE MILKMAN,

RIDIN' DOWN THE STREET,

WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH WITH MY BABY, MILKMAN,

SEND HER HOME TO ME.

 

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON,

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN SO LONG

SINCE SHE HAS BEEN GONE,

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

 

I SEEN HER WITH THE GYPSIES, DANCIN' IN THE WOODS,

SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN UNFAITHFUL TO ME,

SHE'S NEVER BEEN GOOD.

I SAID, "PLEASE, DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS, BABY."

BUT SHE ALWAYS DO.

SHE SAID, "I TALK TO STRANGERS IF I WANT TO

'CAUSE I'M A STRANGER TOO."

 

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON,

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN SO LONG

SINCE SHE HAS BEEN GONE,

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

 

ALRIGHT!

 

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON,

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN SO LONG

SINCE SHE HAS BEEN GONE,

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON,

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

 

BARA-OOMPAH-OOMPAH-PAH-PAH!