Hey Baby

No Doubt

Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Girls say, boys say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey
Hey baby baby

I'm the kinda girl that hangs with the guys
Like a fly on the wall with my secret eyes
Taking it in, try to be feminine
With my makeup bag, watching all the sin
Misfit, I sit, lit up, wicked
Everybody else surrounded by the girls
With the tank tops and the flirty ways

I'm just sipping on chamomile
Watching boys and girls and their sex appeal
With a stranger in my face who says he knows my mom
And went to my high school

All the boys say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Girls say, girls say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Hey baby baby
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Boys say, boys say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
All the boys get the girls in the back

I'm the one they feed upon
Give a bit, a star is born
And if you had enough you'll get the pass
And you can tell your friends how you made it back
No matter what they say I'm still the same
Somehow everybody knows my name
And all the girls wanna get with the boys
And the boys really like it

All the boys say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Girls say, girls say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Hey baby baby
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Boys say, boys say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
All the boys get the girls in the back

Check it out, it's Bounty Killer, and No Doubt
Jump on the stage makes me going crazy
Afterwards myself and one of them gorgeous ladies (that's right)
There is no need to be acting shady
Come on baby, hey hey baby
Jump on the stage makes me going crazy
Afterwards myself and one of them gorgeous ladies (yeah man)
There is no need to be acting shady
Come on baby, hey hey baby
When you rock your hips you know that it amaze me
Got me off the hook and nothing else don't phase me
Can you be my one and only sunshine lady
If no, no maybe, hey

I'm just sipping on chamomile
Watching boys and girls and their sex appeal
With a stranger in my face who says he knows my mom
And went to my high school
(That's right)

All the boys say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Girls say, girls say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Hey baby baby (hey baby)
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Boys say, boys say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Can you be my one and only sunshine lady
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Girls say, girls say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
When you rock your hips you know that it amaze me
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
Boys say, boys say
Hey baby, hey baby, hey!
All the boys get the girls in the back


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Hey Baby Lyrics as written by Gwen Stefani Thomas Dumont

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  • +3
    General Comment

    yah, it does deviate from no doubt's roots but all the same, this song kicks major arse

    MrAcidXon December 15, 2001   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    When I first heard it I didn't like it. then I listened closer and it really is a good song. I've read the other reviews and people need to give them a break. When a band has a hit song the fans love it. If they change their style the fans usually hate it. Music fans, in general, are a pain in the ass. They make it very difficult for a band or artist to actually grow. They just want to hear different versions of the same song over and over. No fun for the artist at all....

    roundbinon April 27, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I think this song is great and just because it has a pop sounding beat to it doesn't mean they're "following the crowd" or what your standards might be for staying "different". They are what they've always been and I think that's obvious in the lyrics too. All of their songs are about women's rights and I think that's what makes them so awesome. You don't have to be a tomb boy to prove yourself...you can be whoever you want to be. You can hang with the guys and not have to hook up. You're a person not just a sex :D

    abc55555on January 25, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I cant believe no1's looked up this song! It kicks a*! I think No Doubt is an awsome group! Fallen_Angel*

    Fallen_Angel18on December 06, 2001   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i think rocksteady has been one of there best cds yet, they're are very trippy ska now and i love it..but "hey baby" sound kinda of pop...it will be the only song that will go on the radio

    billyelliotsamazingon January 05, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I am having a really hard time with this song. The band delivered strong reggea and ska tunes to this! PLEASE

    jbon January 26, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I have to agree with some of you, it seems as though they have lost touch with what made them unique in the first place. The brutally honest and sometimes heartwrenching lyrics, and the ska/rock beats made No Doubt famous and original. I understand their want to collaborate but this time i think something is definately missing. It's a good song, but it's as though any band could be the artist behind it. ~Beauty~

    marsbeautyqueenon January 26, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Wow, and I thought I analyzed things too much. =)

    IMAlittleTEAPOTon February 08, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i think this song and their new album is completly different from their old one, return from jupiter, this one is so much more electro, i think the other one is way more appealing

    igotfullonfellafevaon February 15, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    AWESOME!!!!

    Sunnyon February 21, 2002   Link

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