Unreleased Songs

The Marvelettes Unreleased Songs Lyrics
1.Beechwood 4-5789

Lyricist:Marvin P Gaye, George Gordy, William Mickey Stevenson

Hey ay hey ay
Oh, baby
Hey ay hey ay

You can have this dance with me
You can hold my hand
And whisper in my ear sweet words
That I love to hear

Oh baby, don't be shy
Just take a your time
I'd like to get to know you
I'd like to make you mine

I have been waiting
Sitting here so patiently
So you took my number
And have this dance with me

And my number is
Beechwood 45789
You can call me up
And have a date any old time

Hey ay hey ay
Oh, baby
Hey ay hey ay

Don't be shy
Just take a your time
I'd like to get to know you
I'd like to make you mine

Beechwood 45789
You can call me up
And have a date any old time

And my number is
Beechwood 45789
You can call me up
And have a date any old time

Beechwood 45789
You can call me up
And have a date any old time


2.Don't Mess With Bill

Lyricist:William Robinson

Don't mess with Bill
(No, no, no, no)
Don't mess with Bill
(Don't mess with Bill)
Say it one more time
(Don't mess with Bill)

Now I know he's the guy who put tears in my eyes
A thousand times or more
Oh, but every time he would apologize
I loved him more than before

Hear what I say, girls keep away
(Ah, ha, ha)
Don't mess with Bill
(No, no, no, no)
(Don't mess with Bill)
Leave my Billy alone
(Don't mess with Bill)
Get a guy of your own
(Don't mess with Bill)

Now there's Johnny, there's Joe
And there's Frank and Jim
Just to name a few
Now, Bill's got me and I've got him
I'm sure there's one for you

Hear what I say, girls keep away
(Ah, ha, ha)
Don't mess with Bill
(No, no, no, no)
(Don't mess with Bill)
He's mine, all mine
(Don't mess with Bill)
I say it one more time
(Don't mess with Bill)

Though I tell myself he wants no one else
'Cause he keeps coming back to me
Now I'm in no position to want competition
I want to be sure as can be

Hear what I say, girls keep away
(Ah, ha, ha)
Don't mess with Bill
(No, no, no, no)
(Don't mess with Bill)
Leave my Billy alone
(Don't mess with Bill)
Get a guy of your own
(Don't mess with Bill)
'Cause he's mine all mine
(Don't mess with Bill)
I say it one more time
(Don't mess with Bill)

Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Don't mess with Bill)
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah


3.Playboy

Lyricist:Robert Bateman, Brian Holland, William Stevenson

(Watch out!)
Oh girls you know we've got to
(Watch out!)
Girls you know we've got to

(Watch out here comes that playboy)
He is a playboy
(Watch out here comes that playboy)
He, he is a playboy
(Watch out here comes that playboy)

Playboy get away from my door
I heard about the lover's you had before
(You took their love for a game of joy)
Oh yeah!
(And tossed their hearts around as thougt it was a toy playboy)
Oh yeah!

Well, playboy find yourself another toy
'Cause this is one heart you won't destroy
('Cause I can't stand for what you're putting down)
Oh yeah!
(Fooling around with every girl in town playboy)
Oh yeah!

Well, you ain't it saying nothin' in my book
(Playboy, playboy)
'Cause this is one fish you'll never ever hook
(Playboy, playboy)
You left the others standing with their hearts in pain
(He is a playboy)
And now you got me 'round trying to do me the same

So playboy I've seen your kind
Winnin' every girl with that same old line
(So playboy stay away from my door)
Oh yeah!
(I know about the lover's you had before)
Oh yeah!
(Playboy)

Oh you know you've got to
(Watch out here comes that playboy)
Yes you know you've got to
(Watch out here comes that playboy)

Oh you've got to
(Watch out here comes that playboy)
You better
(Watch out)
You better
(Watch out)

You ain't it saying nothin' in my book
'Cause this is one fish you'll never ever hook
You left the others standing with their heart's in pain
(He is a playboy)
And now you got me 'round tryin' to do me the same

So playboy I've seen your kind
Winnin' every girl with that same old line
(So playboy stay away from my door)
Oh yeah!
(I know about the lovers you had before)
Oh yeah!
(Playboy)

Oh you know you better
(Watch out here comes that playboy)
(Watch out here comes that playboy)

Watch out for the playboy
(He's bringing you false joy)
(Watch out here comes that playboy)
He, he, he's a playboy

(Watch out here comes that playboy)
He he is a playboy
(Watch out here comes that playboy)


4.Please Mr. Postman

Lyricist:Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie
Goreman, Brian Holland

Oh yes, wait a minute Mister Postman
Wait Mister Postman

Please Mister Postman, look and see
If there's a letter in your bag for me
Why's it takin' a mighty long time?
For me to hear from this boyfriend of mine

There must be some word today
From my boyfriend, so far away
Please Mister Postman, look and see
If there's a letter, a letter for me

I've been standin' here, waitin' Mister Postman
So, so patiently
For just a card, or just a letter
Sayin' he's returnin' home to me

Mister Postman, look and see
If there's a letter in your bag for me
Why's it takin' a mighty long time?
For me to hear from this boyfriend of mine

So many days you passed me by
You saw the tears, standin' in my eyes
You wouldn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter

Please Mister Postman, look and see
If there's a letter, oh yeah, in your bag for me
You know it's been so long
Yes, since I heard from this boyfriend of mine

You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute
You better wait a minute
Please, please Mister Postman
Please check and see, just one more time, for me

You better wait, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, please Mister Postman
Deliver the letter, it's already better

Wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, please Mister Postman
Wait a, wait a minute, wait a minute


5.When You're Young and in Love

Lyricist:Van Mccoy

Spring in the air
(Filled with love)
There's magic ev'rywhere
When you're young and in love

Life seems to be
(Just a dream)
A world of fantasy
When you're young and in love

Each night seems just like
The fourth of July
When stars spangle the sky

The moon at night
(Shines so bright)
Seems to shine twice as bright
When you're young and in love

Ooh, dreams can come true
(Try a dream)
If you believe they do
When you're young and in love

Though many teardrops are bound to fall
True love can conquer all
When you're, when you're young and in love

(Look and you'll find)
Ooh, ooh, yeah
(There's no mountain you can't climb)
When you're young and in love

Though many teardrops are bound to fall
True love can conquer all
When you're, when you're young and in love

(Young and in love)
So in love
(Young and in love)
Ooh, yeah

(Young and in love)
(Young and in love)
I feel so good
(Young and in love)
(Young and in love)
(Young and in love)


6.My Baby Must Be a Magician

Lyricist:William Jr Robinson

You are under my power
It is the power of love

Eyes that hypnotize
And all it takes is just once glance
Just one look at him
Puts me in a lover's trance

Now listen, no rabbits in his hand
No pigeons up his sleeve
But you better believe
When I prove he can do so much

My baby must be a magician
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch

Oh, my morale was low
Then he appeared just like a genie
His love has the power
He's my private great Houdini

No reading decks of cards
No cords that disappear
No special gear
Like Alladin's lamp and such

But my baby must be a magician
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch

Whenever I'm feeling bad
My baby simply kisses me
And then Presto, Chango, Alakazam
I'm alright again, oh, yes I am, yes I am alright

No mystic crystal ball
No long black flowing cape
But I can't escape
From his tender loving touch

Oh my baby must be a magician
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch
Say my baby must be a magician
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch


7.I'll Keep Holding On

Lyricist:Hunter, Stevenson

I'll keep on holdin' on, oh yes I will, I'll keep on holdin' on
I know that you're the kind of guy, you've got too much pride
You're scared to love someone, run and hide
Each and every day, and each and every way
My love is growin' stronger
And I know that you can't hold on much longer
When there's no place left to hide
I'll still be by your side
'Cause I'll be, waiting, oh yes, sure 'nough
Looking for a chance, a chance to make you mine

I'll keep on holdin' on
I know you're braggin' to your friends that you can't be caught
Baby, you don't know, so it's time that you were taught
So love, you'd better plan to make your final stand
No matter where you run now
I'll hold on till my will to resist is gone
Till I get you where I want you
There, love, I'm gonna want you
Waiting, oh yes, sure 'nough
Looking for a chance, a chance to make you mine

I'll keep on holdin' on, No matter where you run, boy
I'll keep on holdin' on, No matter where you hide, boy
I'll keep on holdin' on, Oh you'll never get away, boy
I'll keep on holdin' on


8.Strange I Know

Lyricist:Dozier, Gorman, Holland

It's strange, I know, but that's the way it goes
Leaving you this way, I'm sorry to say
That my love has faded, faded away
It happened while you were gone
You stayed away too long
You didn't write or even call
I thought you didn't care at all
I was sad as I could be
The same boy who's fella to me
But oh how I tried to resist him, oh how I tried to resist him
But my heart told me to keep him, my heart told me to keep him

It's strange, I know, but that's the way it goes
Leaving you this way, I'm sorry to say
When you get home, I'll be gone
Asked my papa for your letter that I put aside
When you finish the letter, I'll be Eddie's bride

It's strange, I know, but that's the way it goes
Leaving you this way, but that's the way it goes
It's strange, I know
But that's they way, that's they way, that's the way, that's the
way it goes

Oh it's strange I know


9.The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game

Lyricist:William Smokey Robinson

Everyday things change
And the world puts on a new face
Certain things rearrange
And this ol' world seems like a new place

Oh, yeah, secretly I've been trailin' you
Like a fox that prays on the rabbit
I had to get you and so I knew
I had to learn your ways and habits

Ooh, you were the catch that I was after
But I looked up and I was in your arms
And I knew I had been captured

What's this ol' world comin' to
Things just ain't the same
Anytime the hunter
Gets captured by the game

Oh yeah

Oh yeah, I had laid such a tender trap
Hoping you my crawl into it
But love hit me like a sudden slap
One kiss and then I knew it

Ooh, my plan didn't work out
Like I thought
'Cause I had laid my trap for you
But it seems like I got caught

What's this ol' world comin' to
Things just ain't the same
Anytime the hunter
Gets captured by the game

Oh yeah
Oh yeah


10.Too Many Fish In The Sea

Lyricist:Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield

Look here, girls
Take this advice and remember always in life

Into each heart, some tears must fall
Though you love and lose, you must stand tall
'Cause we all got to cry sometimes, I said, sigh sometimes
Pull yourself together, no use crying forever

Because there's too many fish in the sea
Too many fish in the sea
I said, there's short ones, tall ones, fine ones, kind ones
Too many fish in the sea

My mother once told me something
And every word is true
Don't waste your time on a fella
Who doesn't love you

He'll only mislead you
Only grieve you
Don't worry about him, let it go
Do without him

Because there's too many fish in the sea
Too many fish in the sea
I said, there's short ones, tall ones, fine ones, kind ones
Too many fish in the sea

Well, if the fish isn't on your line
Bait your hook and keep on trying
Don't let him get you down
There's other boys around

Because there's too many fish in the sea
Too many fish in the sea
I said, there's short ones, tall ones, fine ones, kind ones
Too many fish in the sea

I don't want nobody that don't want me
'Cause there's too many fish in the sea
Ain't gonna love nobody that don't love me, now
'Cause there's too many fish in the sea

I don't need nobody that don't need me
'Cause there's too many fish in the sea
I don't want nobody that don't want me, now
'Cause there's too many fish in the sea

I don't want nobody that don't want me
'Cause there's too many fish in the sea
I don't need nobody that don't need me
'Cause there's too many fish in the sea


11.Someday, Someway

Lyricist:Lamont Dozier, Freddie Gorman, Eddie Holland

Whoa, whoa
Someday
(Someday, ooh)
Someway
(Someway, ooh)

I'm gonna' tell you, how much you mean to me
Not now, not for a little while
I've got to be make sure that your love is pure
So you, won't take advantage of me
Capture my heart and set me free

Someday
(Someday, ooh)
Someway
(Someway, ooh)

When you prove to me that it's true love that you feel for me
Then I'll, then I'll know that your love is pure
And I'll be sure that you, won't take advantage of me
Capture my heart and set me free

Not now
Not now, ooh

Not for a little while
I hate to take a chance
And lose a perfect romance

I know you wonder, how long will it be?
Before I tell you, how much you mean to me
But before I let myself go I've just gotta' know
If your love, dear, is really real

Someday
(Someday, ooh)
Someway
(Someway, ooh)

Whoa
(Someday, ooh)
Whoa
(Someway, ooh)
Whoa


12.My Daddy Knows Best

Lyricist:Berry Gordy

My daddy told me
That boys may say some things that aren't true
Yeah, they promise many sweet things
That they never intend to do

Whoa, you say your love is strong
And you'd never do me wrong
But let me tell you that

My daddy told me
To open up my eyes and not be blind
Well, 'cause every time I look at you
Everything you do seems so fine

Whoa, I love you so but I have to let you go
Unless you get out and get a job
Whoa, get out and get a job
I'm gonna wait 'til you pass the test
'Cause my daddy knows best
Oh, my daddy knows best now, oh

He doesn't want me to make, no, no, no, no, no, no
The same mistakes, no, no, no, no
He says, 'Romance without finance
Can be a nuisance'

I need your loving but my daddy told me
Yes, he told me that our love is fine
Whoa, but don't let it mislead you
'Cause daddy also said that love is blind

While you're in pool rooms
You should be in school rooms
And get out and get a job
Whoa, get out and get a job
I'm gonna wait 'til you pass the test
'Cause my daddy knows best

Oh, I don't care what you say
We've got to do it his way
Don't say that he's mean
I'll have to tell him everything


13.Here I Am Baby

Lyricist:William Jr Robinson

Here I am, baby
The one who swore to never yield
Here I am, baby
The one who swore to play the field

Said I wouldn't let no man tie me down, not a single one now
Wasn't gonna ever give my heart to a mother's son now
Many a day I proudly stated the man for me ain't been created

But here I am, baby
The one who was so love defiant
Here I am, baby
The one who was so self reliant

Said I wouldn't depend on nothing else, I'll be independent
Make a fortune all my own and I know how to spend it
I'd be so stationary, love would be unnecessary
But here I am

Here I am, baby, baby, baby
You won me and I do concede
Here I am, baby, baby, baby
I find you're what I really need

Said you've got me hanging on a string, don't you let me drop
now
Since you started loving me, don't you ever stop now
Don't wanna be loved by another, I ain't going another bother

Here I am baby, baby, baby
Take me 'cause I'm yours alone
Here I am baby, baby, baby
Yours to call your very own
Take me 'cause I'm yours alone


14.Forever

Lyricist:Lamont Dozier, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland

Darlin' forever, forever, you can break my heart, forever
If you want to, I'll play the part of a fool, just to be with
you forever

Darlin' forever, forever, you can taunt me names
Take my love for granted, but I'll always be just a fool
If I, if I could be with you

I'll be your slave for the rest of, of my days
Love you more in so, so many ways, just to be with you
Thrills me through and through

And darlin' forever, forever, you can taunt me names
Take my love for granted, but I'll always be just a fool
If I, if I could be with you

Darlin' forever, forever, no matter what you say I do
I'll always


15.He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is)

Lyricist:William Robinson

Hey give me a minute
Gotta tell you something

Don't mess with Bill
Don't mess with Bill
(Don't mess with Bill)
Say it one more time
(Don't mess with Bill)

Now I know he's a guy
Who put tears in my eyes
A thousand times or more
Oh, but every time he would apologize
I loved him more than before

Hear what I say
Girls keep away, ah ah ah
Don't mess with Bill
(No, no, no, no, don't mess with Bill)
Leave my Billy alone

(Don't mess with Bill)
Get a guy of your own
(Don't mess with Bill)

Now there's Johnny
There's Joe and there's Frank and Jim
Just to name a few
Now, Bill's got me and I've got him
I'm sure there's one for you

Hear what I say
Girls, keep away, ah ah ah
Don't mess with Bill
(No, no, no, no, don't mess with Bill)

'Cause he's mine all mine
(Don't mess with Bill)
I say it one more time
(Don't mess with Bill)

Though I tell myself he wants no one else
But keeps coming back to me
Now I'm in no decision to want competition
I want to be sure as can be

Hear what I say
Girls, keep away, ah ah ah
Don't mess with Bill
(No, no, no, no, don't mess with Bill)
Leave my Billy alone

(Don't mess with Bill)
Get a guy of your own
(Don't mess with Bill)
'Cause he's mine all mine

(Don't mess with Bill)
I say it one more time

(Don't mess with Bill)
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Don't mess with Bill)
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

(Don't mess with Bill)
Leave my man alone
(Don't mess with Bill)
Get a guy of your own


16.Too Strong To Be Strung Along

Lyricist:Lamont Dozier, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland

Feel the bass knives
Pass your flesh, enter your bone
Solitude in your dance floor rhythm zone
Let your body go, just don't follow the letter
Do what you fee, l the more absurd the better

Don't be afraid whatever you got, show
Flaunt your personality, let me know your style
You could make a mean hand out of what
You been dealt, 311 on wax, wax on felt

Feelin' real great 'cause the weather is mild
So you reevaluate your personal style
What makes you laugh stand apart
Makes you feel good what's in your heart

Feelin' real great 'cause the weather is mild
So you check us out on tour
'Cause you're likin' the style
Drums the bass, the master plan
Nice guitars the mics in our hands

Strong all along, strong all along
Come to find out the arm of the truth is long
I'll break it down for you like this
For the hard of listening, you think you're taking
The cake but what's left icing

To every foundation and every crew
I've got the medium here's what we're gonna do
Sendin' out props straight from us to you

To every foundation and every crew
From the Malibus hores to the Brooklyn zoo
We've got the medium, here's what we're gonna do
You wanna touch us, we wanna touch you too
Givin' respect to those who keepin' it true

If you are real of a replica
If you're steez be like akira
Wild ass Sioux or the Chippewa
Your tribes Pawnee or the Omaha

You can touch me with your fresh aura
'Cause your energy be phenomena
Now move the people and then olla
Take on the love and the good karma

Strong all along, strong all along
Come to find out the arm of the truth is long
I'll break it down for you like this
For the hard of listening, you think you're taking
The cake but what's left icing

Feelin' real great 'cause the weather is mild
So you reevaluate your personal style
What makes you laugh stand apart
Makes you feel good what's in your hear

To every foundation and every crew
I've got the medium, here's what we're gonna do
Sendin' out props straight from us to you
To every foundation and every crew

Strong all along, strong all along
Come to find out the arm of the truth is long
I'll break it down for you like this
For the hard of listening, you think you're taking
The cake but what's left icing


17.Don't Make Hurting Me A Habit

Lyricist:Jimmy Barnes, James Anthony Dean, William H Weatherspoon

Hey give me a minute, gotta tell you something

Don't mess with Bill
Don't mess with Bill
(Don't mess with Bill)
Say it one more time
(Don't mess with Bill)

Now I know he's a guy
Who put tears in my eyes
A thousand times or more
Oh, but every time he would apologize
I loved him more than before

Hear what I say
Girls keep away, ah, ah, ah
Don't mess with Bill
(No, no, no, no
Don't mess with Bill)
Leave my Billy alone

(Don't mess with Bill)
Get a guy of your own
(Don't mess with Bill)

Now there's Johnny
There's Joe and there's Frank and Jim
Just to name a few
Now, Bill's got me and I've got him
I'm sure there's one for you

Hear what I say
Girls keep away, ah, ah, ah
Don't mess with Bill
(No no no no
Don't mess with Bill)
'Cause he's mine all mine

(Don't mess with Bill)
I say it one more time
(Don't mess with Bill)

Though I tell myself he wants no one else
But keeps coming back to me
Now I'm in no decision to want competition
I want to be sure as can be

Hear what I say
Girls keep away, ah, ah, ah
Don't mess with Bill
(No no no no
Don't mess with Bill)
Leave my Billy alone

(Don't mess with Bill)
Get a guy of your own
(Don't mess with Bill)
'Cause he's mine all mine

(Don't mess with Bill)
I say it one more time
(Don't mess with Bill)
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

(Don't mess with Bill)
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Don't mess with Bill)
Leave my man alone
(Don't mess with Bill)
Get a guy of your own