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Runaround Sue Lyrics
Here's my story, its sad but true
It's about a girl that I once knew
She took my love then ran around
With every single guy in town
Hey, hey, um-da-da-da-di-di
Hey, hey, um-da-da-da-di-di
Hey, hey, um-da-da-da-di-di
Hey, oooooooooohhhhh
Ah, I should have known it from the very start
This girl will leave me with a broken heart
Now listen people what I'm telling you
A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue
I miss her lips and the smile on her face
The touch of her hair and this girl's warm embrace
So if you don't wanna cry like I do
A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue
Hey, hey, um-da-da-da-di-di
Hey, hey, um-da-da-da-di-di
Hey, hey, um-da-da-da-di-di
Hey, oooooooooohhhhh
Ah, she likes to travel around
She'll love you but she'll put you down
Now people let me put you wise
Sue goes out with other guys
Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
Keep away from-a Runaround Sue
Yeah, keep away from this girl
I know know what she'll do
Keep away from sue
She likes to travel around
She'll love you but she'll put you down
Now people let me put you wise
Sue goes out with other guys
Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
Keep away from-a Runaround Sue
It's about a girl that I once knew
She took my love then ran around
With every single guy in town
Hey, hey, um-da-da-da-di-di
Hey, hey, um-da-da-da-di-di
Hey, oooooooooohhhhh
This girl will leave me with a broken heart
Now listen people what I'm telling you
A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue
The touch of her hair and this girl's warm embrace
So if you don't wanna cry like I do
A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue
Hey, hey, um-da-da-da-di-di
Hey, hey, um-da-da-da-di-di
Hey, oooooooooohhhhh
She'll love you but she'll put you down
Now people let me put you wise
Sue goes out with other guys
Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
Keep away from-a Runaround Sue
I know know what she'll do
Keep away from sue
She'll love you but she'll put you down
Now people let me put you wise
Sue goes out with other guys
Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
Keep away from-a Runaround Sue
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Dion married Sue in 1963, two years after the song hit #1. They're still married today. She stayed with him through some very difficult times. They have three daughters. In 2007, he was nominated for the 'Best Blues Album' Grammy Award.
i LOVE this song! its so catchy and fun to sing along to but i would hate to be in the guys position, what a player girl!
Sue is a whore! GO RUNAROUND SOME QUICKSAND BITCH
I just watched the film "Little Big League" and this song is in it. This song is so fun, and Sue is a total skank-some things are universal even in the most square times
Ok, we know that Dion once said "Runaround Sue" was not a reference to his wife, Sue. Then on the Oprah Winfrey Show, it was revealed that it was about his wife. I find it interesting that this song is about a girl who might be involved with multiple guys...hence the "claps" throughout the song. Call me crazy, but music from this era (50s, 60s) was loaded with ambiguous sexual humor and references that seemed ahead of their time. The "clapping" represents chlamydia, known as "The Clap" in slang terms. Now...do you see how dirty this song must have seemed to the older generations in 1961? Dion was a badass.