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Oh, Sweet Pea, come on and dance with me,
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come on, come on, come on and
dance with m......e.
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Oh, Sweet Pea, won’t you be my girl,
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won’t you, won’t you, won’t you be
my gi.....rl ?
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1. I went to the dance just the other night,
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I saw a girl there, she was out of sight.
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I asked a friend of mine who she could be,
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he
said that her friends just call her Sweet Pea.
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half a note to capo 1st here)
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2. I walked on over and I
asked her to dance,
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thinkin’ maybe later of makin’ romance.
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But every guy there was thinkin’ like me,
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I had to stand in line to get
a dance with Sweet Pea.
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half a note to capo 2nd here)
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3. I finally got to whisper
sweet words in her ear,
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confessed
her that we oughta get away from there.
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We took a little walk, I held her close to me,
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and underneath
the stars I said to Sweet Pea :
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Oh, Sweet Pea, I love you, can’t you see,
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love you, love you, love you,
can’t you s.....ee ?
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Oh, Sweet Pea, won’t you be my girl,
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won’t you, won’t you, won’t you ....
(orig. = no capo; midi = capo 3rd) (Tommy Roe)