Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Lesley Gore
Canonical path: /gore-lesley/wonder-boy
Related lyric paths: 6
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Wonder Boy
Read Wonder Boy lyrics by Lesley Gore on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Wonder Boy
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Wonder boy, wonder boy
That's what they call you at our school
But I think you're just an educated fool
Wonder boy, wonder boy
If you're so smart, how come you don't know I love you
If you're so smart, how come you don't know I care
Your nose is always stuck in a book
I doubt if you even know how I look
Wonder boy, wonder boy
If you're so smart, how come you don't know I adore you
If you're so smart, you ought know I love you
In reading & writing & 'rithmetic
You're the best in the class
But if you had to take a lovin' test
I doubt if you could pass
Wonder boy, wonder boy
If you're so smart, how come you don't know I'm gonna get you
I'll bet my heart that I'm gonna make you mine
(horn solo)
If you're so smart, how come you don't know I'm gonna get you
I'll bet my heart that I'm gonna make you mine
(repeat & fade):
Wonder boy, wonder boy
If you're so smart, how come you don't know I'm gonna get you
I'll bet my heart that I'm gonna make you mine
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Lesley Gore performs "Wonder Boy", and this lyric page sits inside the Lesley Gore catalog on LyroVerse.
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