So you met someone who set you back on your heals - goody, goody
You met someone and now you know how it feels - goody, goody
You gave her your heart too
Just as I gave mine to you
And she broke it in little pieces
Now how do you do
You lie awake just singing the blues all night - goody, goody
And you think that loves a barrel of dynamite
Hooray and hallelujah
You had it coming to y'a
Goody goody for her, goody goody for me
I hope your satisfied you rascal you
Johnny Mercer reportedly got the idea
for this double-word title from the menu of a Chinese restaurant and then
stashed it away with other notes in a bureau drawer under some shirts. Several
years later he rediscovered it and voila! or "ah-so!". Helen
Ward remembers that she pleaded with Benny Goodman, "Please don't make
me sing that damn song!" Benny Goodman persisted and it became one
of their biggest hits.
