Diamonds-Little Darlin` lyrics

Little Darling  
  The Diamonds  
  Written by Maurice Williams, lead singer of  
 The Gladiolas, whose version made the Top 50 on  
  the R&B charts.. Name changed to  
 Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs, and they charted  
  the classic `Stay`  
 at # 1 in 1960.  
    
  Peaked at # 2 in 1957  
  The Diamonds` all-time biggest hit, featuring  
 lead singer Dave Somerville (with Bill Reed  
  doing the  
  bass vocal narration). Technically, this could  
 be considered one of the very first `rap`  
  songs, since  
  it features hip narration over the middle  
 break of the song. Cover version of the Gladiolas`  
  1957  
  Top 50 R&B hit. This pop version  
 also made the Top 5 on the R&B charts.  
    
  Eye, yi-eye-eye-eye  
  Yi-eye-eye-eye  
  Ya-ya-ya-ahh  
    
  Little darlin`, oh, little darlin`  
  Oh-oh-oh where a-are you?  
  My love-a, I was wrong-a (la-la-la-la-la-la)  
  To-oo try to lo-ove two  
  A-hoopa, a-hoopa, hoopa  
  Kno-ow well-a that my love-a (la-la-la-la-la-la)  
  Wa-as just fo-or you, oh only-ee-ee-ee you  
    
  SPOKEN: My darlin`, I NEED you (la-la-la-la-la-la)  
 to call my own and NEVER do wrong. To  
  hold in mine your little hand (la-la-la-la-la-la).  
 I`ll know too soon that ALL is so grand.  
  Please,  
  hold my hand  
    
  My dear-a I-I was wrong-a  
  To-oo try to lo-ove two  
  A-hoopa, a-hoopa, hoopa  
  Know well that my love-a (la-la-la-la-la-la)  
  Wa-as just for you, oh only-ee-ee-ee you