I heard about her from a friend of mine 
He said she lives across the county line 
The sweetest pick that ever grew on the vine 
And now that's where I'm spending all my time 

Her daddy Robert and her mama Ruth 
They had a daughter name of Barbara Sue 
And now she's eighteen and she knows the truth 
Nobody's gonna tell her what to do 

Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbara Sue 
Ca-can't you see my love is true? 
I want to ma-ma-ma-marry you 
Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbara Sue 

I'll take her riding on a Friday night 
Straight down the highway in the clear moonlight 
My Chevy's humming and she holds me tight 
We'll find a preacher and we'll do it right 

Her daddy told her that she'd have to wait 
Her mama said, "Don't make a big mistake" 
But we'll keep driving till we're out of state 
And when they find us it'll be too late 

Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbara Sue 
Ca-can't you see my love is true? 
I want to ma-ma-ma-marry you 
Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbara Sue 

Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbara Sue 
Ca-can't you see my love is true? 
I want to ma-ma-ma-marry you 
Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbara Sue 

Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbara Sue 

Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbara Sue