Oh Girl is a cover version of The Chi-Lites‘ 1972 hit song.
Paul Young’s version of the song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart for 3 weeks in 1990.
Oh, girl
I'd be in trouble
If you left me now
Cause I don't know where
To look for love
I just don't know how
Oh, girl
How I depend on you
To give me love when I need it
Right on time
You would always be
All my friends call me a fool
They say
Let the woman take care of you
And so I
I try to be hip
And think like the crowd
But even the crowd can't help me now
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh
Oh, girl
Tell me what am I gonna do
I know I've got a guilty face
Girl
I feel so out of place
Ooh, ooh
(Ooh)
Yeah, yeah
(Doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo)
I don't know
I don't know where to go
Who to see
Oh, oh, oh
(Ooh, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo)
All my friends call me a fool
They say
Let the woman take care of you
But
Oh, whoa
(Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, girl
I guess I better go
I can save myself a lot of useless tears
Girl
I've gotta get away from here
Oh, girl
Pain will double if you leave me now
'Cause I don't know where
To look for love
(And I don't)
I don't know how
(Ooh)
I don't know how
(Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo)
Better be on my way
I can't stay here
(Ooh)
Ooh, ooh
(Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo)
Have you ever seen such a helpless man?
Oh, oh
(Ooh, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo)
Just don't know
I don't know where to go
No, no
(Ooh, doo, doo, doo, doo doo, doo)
Oh Girl was written by Eugene Record.
Oh Girl was produced by Pete Wingfield.
Paul Young released Oh Girl on Mon Jun 04 1990.