I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Album Version) Lyrics

Ooh, I bet you're wondering how I knew,
Baby, baby, baby, about your plans to make me blue
With some other girl you knew before.
Between the two of us, girls, you know I love you more.
I took me by surprise, I must say, (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
When I found out yesterday.

Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine,
(Oh, I heard it through the grapevine,)
Not much longer would you be mine. (Not much longer would you be mine.)
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
(Oh, I heard it through the grapevine.)
And I'm just about, just about, just about to lose my mind.
Oh, yes I am. (Oh, yes I am. Oh, yes I am. Oh, yes I am.)
Baby, won't you listen to me.

Boy, take a good look at these tears in my eyes.
Baby, baby, these tears I can't hold inside.
Losing you would end my life, you see,
'Cause you mean that much to me.
You could've told me yourself (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
That you love somebody else.

Instead I heard it through the grapevine,
(Oh, I heard it through the grapevine,)
Oh, not much longer would you be mine. (Not much longer would you be mine.)
Don't you know that I heard it, (Heard it.)
Yes, I heard it. (Oh, I heard it through the grapevine.)
Oh, just about, just about, just about to lose my mind.
Oh, yes I am. (Oh, yes I am. Oh, yes I am. Oh, yes I am.)
Go, go, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Whoa, I gotta go.
Whoa, whoa, I gotta let you go.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, if you're gonna let me go,
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I gotta go.

Say believe half of what you see, (Oh, I heard it through the grapevine.)
Oh, and half of what you hear. (Oh, I heard it through the grapevine.)
Baby, I just can't help being confused.
If it's true, please baby, won't you tell me, dear.
Do you plan to let me go (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
For the other girl you loved before?

Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine,
(Oh, I heard it through the grapevine,)
Not much longer would you be mine. (Not much longer would you be mine.)
Don't you know that I heard it, (Heard it.)
Yes, I heard it. (Oh, I heard it through the grapevine.)
Oh, I heard it, (Heard it.)
Yes, I heard it. (Oh, I heard it through the grapevine.)
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
Duration
2:53
Submitted by
rhuba25 On Oct 13, 2025
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