This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Whoa
Scotty doesn't know that Fiona and me
Do it in my van every Sunday
She tells him she's in church but
She doesn't go
Still she's on her knees and
Scotty doesn't know
Oh, Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
(So don't tell Scotty!)
Fiona says she's out shoppin'
But she's under me
And I'm not stoppin' 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
Scotty doesn't know
(Don't tell Scotty!)
I can't believe he's so trustin'
While I'm right behind you thrustin' (ooh)
Fiona's got him on the phone
And she's tryin' not to moan
It's a three way call
And he knows nothin', nothin'
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Don't tell Scotty 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
We'll put on a show
Everyone'll go
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
The parking lot, why not
It's so cool when you're on top
His front lawn, in the snow
Laughin' so hard 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
I did her on his birthday
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Don't tell scotty
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty will know
Scotty has to know
Scotty's gotta know
I'm gonna tell Scotty
Gonna tell him myself
Scotty has to know
Scotty has to know
Scotty has to
Scotty has to
Scotty has to go
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know (don't Tell Scotty!)
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know (don't Tell Scotty, Scotty doesn't know)
Scotty doesn't
Scotty doesn't
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty's gotta go
(That is so bad, so bad)
Scotty doesn't know that Fiona and me
Do it in my van every Sunday
She tells him she's in church but
She doesn't go
Still she's on her knees and
Scotty doesn't know
Oh, Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
(So don't tell Scotty!)
Fiona says she's out shoppin'
But she's under me
And I'm not stoppin' 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
Scotty doesn't know
(Don't tell Scotty!)
I can't believe he's so trustin'
While I'm right behind you thrustin' (ooh)
Fiona's got him on the phone
And she's tryin' not to moan
It's a three way call
And he knows nothin', nothin'
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Don't tell Scotty 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
We'll put on a show
Everyone'll go
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
The parking lot, why not
It's so cool when you're on top
His front lawn, in the snow
Laughin' so hard 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
I did her on his birthday
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Don't tell scotty
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty will know
Scotty has to know
Scotty's gotta know
I'm gonna tell Scotty
Gonna tell him myself
Scotty has to know
Scotty has to know
Scotty has to
Scotty has to
Scotty has to go
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know (don't Tell Scotty!)
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know (don't Tell Scotty, Scotty doesn't know)
Scotty doesn't
Scotty doesn't
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty's gotta go
(That is so bad, so bad)
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Scotty Doesn't Know Lyrics as written by Christopher Graham Baird Bruce Fulford
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sentric Music
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is this the only song they have?