Named after a lyric from a song from their debut album called “Ceramic Girl,” They had a modest underground hit in Detroit and Flint with their first single “Tonight,” which was helped by airplay on the Detroit radio station WJLB, where the song was championed by a DJ called The Electrifying Mojo. T...
[Intro]
Like they always say, what's good for the goose
Is always good for the gander
Oh Sheila
[Verse 1]
Oh, baby, love me right
Let me love you till we get it right
Why can't you let the others be
Cause with you is where I got to be
Oh, suga, where you been?
Hangin' out with your male friends
Listen, somebody's gonna hurt you
The way you love to keep hurting me
[Chorus]
And we sing
Oh, oh Sheila
Let me love you till the morning comes
(see the sun)
Oh, oh Sheila
You know I want to be the only one
[Verse 2]
Oh, baby, understand
That I want to be the only man
But it seems as though it's getting too hard
And I think I'll start to have my own fun
Oh, baby, it's plain to see
That you're qualified to fill your needs
You think you've pulled one over on me
Well honey, baby, just you wait and see
[Chorus]
And we sing
Oh, oh Sheila
Let me love you till the morning comes
(The sun is set)
Oh, oh Sheila
You know I want to be the only one
For her
[Bridge]
Oh, baby, it's one, two, three
I love you, baby honestly
I want to di-dal-di-da-li
A di-da-li-da-loo
Oh, oh Sheila
Uh, uh, uh
Oh, Sheila
Oh, oh Sheila
Uh, uh, uh
Oh, Sheila
[Verse 3]
Oh, baby, love me right
Let me love you till we get it right
Oh, Why can't you let the others be
Cause with you is where I got to be, yeah
Oh, baby, understand
That I want to be the only man
You think you've pulled one over on me
Well honey, baby, just you wait and see
[Chorus]
And we sing, oh
Oh, Sheila
Oh, oh, Sheila
Let me love you till the morning comes
(The sun is set)
Oh, oh, Sheila
You know I want to be the only one
Oh, oh, Sheila
Let me love you till the morning comes
Oh, oh, Sheila
You know I want to be the only one
Here we go, oh
Oh Sheila was written by Gerald Valentine & Gordon Strozier & Melvin Riley.
Oh Sheila was produced by Ready for the World.
Ready for the World released Oh Sheila on Tue Sep 17 1985.