Released: May 23, 1972
Songwriter: John Bristol Wade Brown David Jones
Producer: John Bristol
[Verse 1: Jermaine]
Ah, listen to me, baby
Musical chairs, you see, my dear, ain't ever been my thing
Shuffleboard to me, you see, it just ain't the same
Well, tic-tac-toe has got to go
It truly has become a bore
Checkers games, I've lost my last
And I don't wanna lose no more
[Pre-Chorus: MIchael + Jackson 5]
Now, you can keep on playing hide and seek
And things like blind man’s bluff
But tricks are made for kids, baby
But the name of the game is love, oh
[Chorus]
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
[Verse 2: Jermaine]
Now I believe in lovin’ hard
Don't care about games or money
I believe in being love rich
So I've never been love poor, honey
Playing the field behind my back
And to my face saying that you're true
That's the game foolish kids
Baby, not for me and you
[Pre-Chorus: MIchael + Jackson 5]
So, don't keep your feelings hid
If you want me, tell me so
Can't you see tricks are made for kids
And these kids have got to go, oh
[Chorus]
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
[Michael]
Oh, ooh yeah, na na na na, yeah, ooh ooh
[Jermaine + (Jackson 5)]
So, come on, honey, come kiss me and dream
I'm not make-believe (I'm the real thing)
I've got all the riches, baby
And I'm here to please
[Michael]
So, stop your fooling around
Push has come to shove
Throwing out the games of yesterday
Now the name of the game is love, oh
[Chorus]
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
Ah, listen to me, baby
Musical chairs, you see, my dear, ain't ever been my thing
Shuffleboard to me, you see, it just ain't the same
Well, tic-tac-toe has got to go
It truly has become a bore
Checkers games, I've lost my last
And I don't wanna lose no more
[Pre-Chorus: MIchael + Jackson 5]
Now, you can keep on playing hide and seek
And things like blind man’s bluff
But tricks are made for kids, baby
But the name of the game is love, oh
[Chorus]
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
[Verse 2: Jermaine]
Now I believe in lovin’ hard
Don't care about games or money
I believe in being love rich
So I've never been love poor, honey
Playing the field behind my back
And to my face saying that you're true
That's the game foolish kids
Baby, not for me and you
[Pre-Chorus: MIchael + Jackson 5]
So, don't keep your feelings hid
If you want me, tell me so
Can't you see tricks are made for kids
And these kids have got to go, oh
[Chorus]
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
[Michael]
Oh, ooh yeah, na na na na, yeah, ooh ooh
[Jermaine + (Jackson 5)]
So, come on, honey, come kiss me and dream
I'm not make-believe (I'm the real thing)
I've got all the riches, baby
And I'm here to please
[Michael]
So, stop your fooling around
Push has come to shove
Throwing out the games of yesterday
Now the name of the game is love, oh
[Chorus]
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
E-ne-me-ne-mi-ne-moe, the choice is yours to pull
Do you wanna keep on playing games
Or take this heart in full?
Children of the Light
- The Love You Save
- Little Bitty Pretty One
- E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe (The Choice Is Yours To Pull)
- Doctor My Eyes
- Lookin’ Through the Windows
- Ready or Not (Here I Come)
- My Cherie Amour
- Don’t Let Your Baby Catch You
- Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
- Children of the Light
- If I Have to Move a Mountain
- Don’t Want to See Tomorrow
- I Can Only Give You Love
- Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing
- Lookin’ Through the Windows (1972)
- Children of the Light (1999)
- Goin’ Back to Indiana / Lookin’ Through the Windows (2001)
- J Is for Jackson 5 (2010)
- I Want You Back
- ABC
- I’ll Be There
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- The Love You Save
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- Give Love On Christmas Day
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- Dancing Machine
- All I Do Is Think of You
- Maybe Tomorrow
- One More Chance
- Ben
- Blame It On The Boogie
- My Little Baby
- I Will Find a Way
- Goin’ Back to Indiana
- Don’t Let Your Baby Catch You
- Superstition
- Ask The Lonely
- I Was Made To Love Her
- (I Know) I’m Losing You
- My Cherie Amour