5789 - the Marvelettes-Beechwood 4 lyrics

Beechwood 4-5789  
    
  Artist: The Marvelettes (peak  
 Billboard position # 17 in 1962)  
  Words and Music by William  
 Stevenson, George Gordy, and Marvin Gaye  
    
  (La, La. La, La, La, La, La)  
  Hey-ah-ay-ay  
  (La, La. La, La, La, La, La)  
  Oh, baby  
  (La, La. La, La, La, La, La)  
  Hey-ah-ay-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  
    
  (Whisper sweet words  
 in my ear) Oh, baby  
  Don`t be shy (don`t be shy)  
  Just take-a your  
 ti-ime (just take your time)  
  I`d like to get to know  
 you (like to get to know you)  
  I`d like to make you  
 mine (like to make you mine)  
    
  I`ve been wai-aiting, standing here so patiently  
  Fo-oh-oh-or you to come over  
 and have this dance with me  
    
  And my number is Beechwood 4-5789  
  You can call me up  
 and have a date any old time  
    
  Don`t be shy (don`t be shy)  
  Just take-a your  
 ti-ime (just take your time)  
  I`d like to get to know  
 you (like to get to know you)  
  I`d like to make you  
 mine (like to make you mine)  
    
  Beechwood 4-5789  
  You can call me up  
 and have a date any old time  
    
  And my number is Beechwood 4-5789  
  You can call me up  
 and have a date any old time  
    
  FADE  
  Beechwood 4-5789  
  You can call me up  
 and have a date any old time  
    
  Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz  
  ronhontz@worldnet.att.net