Released: November 29, 1961
Songwriter: Smokey Robinson Berry Gordy
Producer: Berry Gordy
[Verse 1]
She's not a bad girl because she made me see
Oh how love could be
But she's a bad girl because she wants to be free
She wants to be free
[Verse 2]
She's not a bad girl to look at
Finer than fine, she said she was mine
But she's a bad girl because it was only a line
[Bridge]
I, I bragged to the boys about the girl that I, I had
It broke me up to find out she was bad
And my only wish is that I wish I could make
A bad, bad girl be good
[Verse 3]
She wasn't a bad girl at first, so good at the start
But now we must part
Oh yes she's a bad girl because she's breaking my heart
[Outro]
Oh, she's breaking my heart
(Bad girl because)
She's breaking my heart
She's not a bad girl because she made me see
Oh how love could be
But she's a bad girl because she wants to be free
She wants to be free
[Verse 2]
She's not a bad girl to look at
Finer than fine, she said she was mine
But she's a bad girl because it was only a line
[Bridge]
I, I bragged to the boys about the girl that I, I had
It broke me up to find out she was bad
And my only wish is that I wish I could make
A bad, bad girl be good
[Verse 3]
She wasn't a bad girl at first, so good at the start
But now we must part
Oh yes she's a bad girl because she's breaking my heart
[Outro]
Oh, she's breaking my heart
(Bad girl because)
She's breaking my heart
more tracks from the album
Looking Back 1961-1964
- Bad Boy
- He’s The One I Love
- When I’m Gone
- Operator
- Laughing Boy
- Two Lovers
- I Want You ’Round
- Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right
- My Guy
- What’s Easy for Two Is So Hard for One
- Your Old Stand By
- What Love Has Joined Together
- To Lose You
- The One Who Really Loves You
- You Beat Me to the Punch
- (You Can) Depend On Me
From the albums
Mary Wells popular songs
- My Guy
- I’ll Still Be Around
- Shop Around
- What Love Has Joined Together
- At Last
- Bad Boy
- You Beat Me to the Punch
- The One Who Really Loves You
- To Lose You
- You Lost The Sweetest Boy
- Your Old Stand By
- What’s Easy for Two Is So Hard for One
- Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right
- I Want You ’Round
- When I’m Gone
- I’ll Be Available
- Two Lovers
- Laughing Boy
- Operator
- Stop Right Here
- Drifting Love
- He’s The One I Love
- How? (When My Heart Belongs To You)
- My Baby Just Cares for Me