When songwriter Bob Feldman, a member of the songwriting team Feldman, Goldstein and Gottehrer, witnessed a young woman yelling at a boy in a soda shop named The Sweet Shoppe, he scrawled her vocalizations onto a napkin, later turning it into what became “My Boyfriend’s Back”.
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[Intro, spoken]
He went away, and you hung around
And bothered me every night
And when I wouldn't go out with you
You said things that weren't very nice
[Verse 1]
My boyfriend's back, and you're gonna be in trouble
(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
When you see him comin' better cut out on the double
(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
[Verse 2]
You been spreading lies that I was untrue
(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
So, look out now cause he's comin' after you
(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
[Chorus]
(Hey, he knows that you been tryin'
And he knows that you been lyin')
[Verse 3]
He's been gone for such a long time
(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
Now, he's back and things'll be fine
(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
[Verse 4]
You're gonna be sorry you were ever born
(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
'Cause he's kinda big, and he's awful strong
(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
[Chorus]
(Hey, he knows I wasn't cheatin'
Now, you're gonna get a beatin')
[Bridge]
(What made you think he'd believe all your lies?
Wah-ooh, wah-ooh
You're a big man now but he'll cut you down to size
Wah-ooh, wait and see)
[Verse 5]
My boyfriend's back, he's gonna save my reputation
(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
If I were you I'd take a permanent vacation
(Hey-la-day-la, my boyfriend's back)
[Outro]
Yeah, my boyfriend's back
(La-day-la, my boyfriend's back)
Well, look out now, my boyfriend's back
(La-day-la, my boyfriend's back)
Well, I can see him comin'
(La-day-la, my boyfriend's back)
So, you better get a-runnin'
(La-day-la, my boyfriend's back)
Alright now
(La-day-la, my boyfriend's back)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(La-day-la, my boyfriends's back)
My boyfriend's back, now
(La-day-la, my boyfriend's back)
I know he's comin' after you
(La-day-la, my boyfriend's back)
Because he knows I was true now, yeah, yeah, yeah
My Boyfriend’s Back was written by Richard Gottehrer & Jerry Goldstein & Bob Feldman.
My Boyfriend’s Back was produced by Richard Gottehrer & Jerry Goldstein & Bob Feldman.
The Angels (USA) released My Boyfriend’s Back on Mon Jul 01 1963.