He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
You know, you
You make me feel so good inside
I've always wanted a girl just like you
Such a P-Y-T
Pretty young thing, ooh
Where did you come from, lady?
And, ooh, won't you take me there
Right away, won't you, baby?
Tendoroni you've got to be
Spark my nature, sugar, fly with me
Don't you know now is the perfect time
We can make it right, hit the city lights
Then tonight, ease the lovin' pain
Let me take you to the max
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there, girl (ooh-ooh)
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there
(Anywhere you want to go) yes I will, ooh
Nothin' can stop this burnin' desire to be with you
Gotta get to you, baby
Won't you come, it's emergency
Cool my fire yearnin'
Honey, come set me free
Don't you know now is the perfect time?
We can dim the lights just to make it right
In the night, hit the lovin' spot
I'll give you all that I've got
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there
Yes, I will, yes, I will
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there
Yes, I will
Pretty young things, repeat after me
Sing "na-na-na" (na-na-na)
"Na-na-na-na" (na-na-na-na)
Sing "na-na-na" (na-na-na)
"Na-na-na-na-na" (na-na-na-na-na)
Oh, take you there, take you there
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there
Take you there, take you there
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there, take you there
Hoo-ooh (I want to love, you P.Y.T., P.Y.T.)
Oh, baby (I want to give, you T.L.C., T.L.C.)
Oh, baby
Hold on, ooh
You know I think you're really, really nice (I want to love, you P.Y.T., P.Y.T.)
You and I could uh, you know, just get together (I want to give, you T.L.C., T.L.C.)
You're such a P.Y.T. to me, pretty young thing
Oh, baby, oh, baby, hold on
I want to love, you P.Y.T. (P.Y.T., oh, baby)
I want to give, you T.L.C. (T.L.C.)
You make me feel so good inside
I've always wanted a girl just like you
Such a P-Y-T
Pretty young thing, ooh
Where did you come from, lady?
And, ooh, won't you take me there
Right away, won't you, baby?
Tendoroni you've got to be
Spark my nature, sugar, fly with me
Don't you know now is the perfect time
We can make it right, hit the city lights
Then tonight, ease the lovin' pain
Let me take you to the max
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there, girl (ooh-ooh)
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there
(Anywhere you want to go) yes I will, ooh
Nothin' can stop this burnin' desire to be with you
Gotta get to you, baby
Won't you come, it's emergency
Cool my fire yearnin'
Honey, come set me free
Don't you know now is the perfect time?
We can dim the lights just to make it right
In the night, hit the lovin' spot
I'll give you all that I've got
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there
Yes, I will, yes, I will
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there
Yes, I will
Pretty young things, repeat after me
Sing "na-na-na" (na-na-na)
"Na-na-na-na" (na-na-na-na)
Sing "na-na-na" (na-na-na)
"Na-na-na-na-na" (na-na-na-na-na)
Oh, take you there, take you there
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there
Take you there, take you there
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love and care
And I'll take you there, take you there
Hoo-ooh (I want to love, you P.Y.T., P.Y.T.)
Oh, baby (I want to give, you T.L.C., T.L.C.)
Oh, baby
Hold on, ooh
You know I think you're really, really nice (I want to love, you P.Y.T., P.Y.T.)
You and I could uh, you know, just get together (I want to give, you T.L.C., T.L.C.)
You're such a P.Y.T. to me, pretty young thing
Oh, baby, oh, baby, hold on
I want to love, you P.Y.T. (P.Y.T., oh, baby)
I want to give, you T.L.C. (T.L.C.)
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I agree ladyinp!
"Don't tell me you agree with me When I saw you kickin' dirt in my eye"