[Intro]
(May I, I-I-I?
May I?)
[Verse 1]
(May I have your love?
May I be your boy?)
May I speak with you? (Shoop, dooby-dooby, shoop, dooby-dooby)
May I bring you joy? (Shoop, dooby-dooby, shoop, dooby-dooby)
[Refrain]
(Girl, I've been searching
For someone like you)
[Verse 2]
(May I have your kiss
On a night like this?)
Place your hand in mine (Shoop, dooby-dooby, shoop, dooby-dooby)
Such a thrill divine (Shoop, dooby-dooby, shoop, dooby-dooby)
[Refrain]
(Girl, I've been searching
For someone
You, you, you, you)
[Bridge]
Oh well, I said everything that I could say
Done everything that I could do
For you, babe, now
Yes, I have (I'm hung up with you)
[Verse 3]
(May I have your love?
May I be your boy?)
May I speak with you? (Shoop, dooby-dooby, shoop, dooby-dooby)
May I bring your joy? (Shoop, dooby-dooby, shoop, dooby-dooby)
[Refrain]
(Girl, I've been searching
For someone like you)
[Outro]
May I hold your hand? (You)
May I be your man? (You)
May I speak with you? (You)
May I bring you joy? (You)
May I love you? (You)
Oh, how I do
May I was written by Maurice Williams.