Released: September 26, 1972
Songwriter: Robert “Bobby” Rogers Smokey Robinson
Producer: The J. Geils Band Geoffrey Haslam
[Verse 1]
Some fellas look at the eyes
Some fellas look at the nose
Some fellas look at the size
Some fellas look at the clothes
Wait a minute
[Chorus 1]
I don't care if her eyes are red
I don't care if her nose is long
I don't care if she's underfed
I don't care if her clothes are worn
First I look at the purse!
Come on
[Verse 2]
Some fellas like the smiles they wear
Some fellas like the legs that's all
Some fellas like the style of their hair
Want their waist to be small
Listen
[Chorus 2]
I don't care if their legs are thin
I don't care if their teeth are big
I don't care if their hair is a wig
Why waste time lookin' at the waistline?
First I look at the purse!
[Bridge]
A woman can be fine as can be
Kisses sweet as honey
But that don't mean a thing to me
If you ain't got no money baby
If the purse is fat, that's where it's at
Booga booga
[Harmonica solo]
[Verse 3]
Some fellas like the way they walk
The way they swing and sway
Some fellas like the way they talk
Dig the things they say
[Chorus 3]
I don't care if they wobble like a...
Talk with a lisp
I still think I'm a good lover
If the dollar bills are crisp
Come on
First I look at the purse!
[Outro]
First I look at the purse!
First I look at the purse! Yeah
First I look at the purse! Come on baby
First I look at the purse! Oh yeah
I don't care, man, you got yourself a wrap
All I want is your pretty green can
I bought me a suit, I bought me a car
I bought me to look like a Hollywood star
Money (money!) I want money (money!)
Ain't no "why", babe (money!)
I need money! Let me hear ya!
First I look at the purse! Come on baby
First I look at the purse! Yeah
First I look at the purse! I mean it
First I look at the purse! You're so sharp!
First I look at the purse! Come on
First I look at the purse! Come on child
First I look at the purse! Come on child
First I look at the purse! Come on
First I look at it - I need your loving baby
First I want it - I get your loving baby
First I need it - I get your purse now
First I look at it - come on baby now
First I look at it - come on baby
Now first I look at it
Well yeah!
Some fellas look at the eyes
Some fellas look at the nose
Some fellas look at the size
Some fellas look at the clothes
Wait a minute
[Chorus 1]
I don't care if her eyes are red
I don't care if her nose is long
I don't care if she's underfed
I don't care if her clothes are worn
First I look at the purse!
Come on
[Verse 2]
Some fellas like the smiles they wear
Some fellas like the legs that's all
Some fellas like the style of their hair
Want their waist to be small
Listen
[Chorus 2]
I don't care if their legs are thin
I don't care if their teeth are big
I don't care if their hair is a wig
Why waste time lookin' at the waistline?
First I look at the purse!
[Bridge]
A woman can be fine as can be
Kisses sweet as honey
But that don't mean a thing to me
If you ain't got no money baby
If the purse is fat, that's where it's at
Booga booga
[Harmonica solo]
[Verse 3]
Some fellas like the way they walk
The way they swing and sway
Some fellas like the way they talk
Dig the things they say
[Chorus 3]
I don't care if they wobble like a...
Talk with a lisp
I still think I'm a good lover
If the dollar bills are crisp
Come on
First I look at the purse!
[Outro]
First I look at the purse!
First I look at the purse! Yeah
First I look at the purse! Come on baby
First I look at the purse! Oh yeah
I don't care, man, you got yourself a wrap
All I want is your pretty green can
I bought me a suit, I bought me a car
I bought me to look like a Hollywood star
Money (money!) I want money (money!)
Ain't no "why", babe (money!)
I need money! Let me hear ya!
First I look at the purse! Come on baby
First I look at the purse! Yeah
First I look at the purse! I mean it
First I look at the purse! You're so sharp!
First I look at the purse! Come on
First I look at the purse! Come on child
First I look at the purse! Come on child
First I look at the purse! Come on
First I look at it - I need your loving baby
First I want it - I get your loving baby
First I need it - I get your purse now
First I look at it - come on baby now
First I look at it - come on baby
Now first I look at it
Well yeah!
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Live Full House (1972)
The J. Geils Band popular songs
- Centerfold
- Must of Got Lost (Live)
- Teresa
- Sanctuary
- Piss on the Wall
- Love Stinks
- Cruisin’ for a Love
- Rage in the Cage
- Give It to Me
- Looking for a Love
- Pack Fair and Square
- Concealed Weapons
- Angel in Blue
- River Blindness
- Takin’ You Down
- Flamethrower
- The Usual Place
- Serves You Right to Suffer
- Insane, Insane Again
- Till the Walls Come Tumblin’ Down
- You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd
- Night Time
- One Last Kiss
- Raise Your Hand