Released: March 2, 1973
Songwriter: Donald Storball Thom Bell William Hart Warren “Pete” Moore Smokey Robinson Curtis Mayfield
Producer: Todd Rundgren
[I'm So Proud]
[Verse 1]
You're prettier than all the world
I'm so proud (I'm so proud)
I'm so proud of you
'Cause you're only one fellow's girl
I'm so proud (I'm so proud)
I'm so proud of you
[Verse 2]
I'm so proud of being loved by you
And it would hurt, hurt to know
If you ever were untrue, yeah
Sweeter than the taste of a cherry so sweet
Yeah, yeah, and I'm so proud (I'm so proud)
I'm so proud of you
[Verse 3]
Compliments to you from all the people we meet
Yes babe and I'm so proud (I'm so proud)
I'm so proud of you
I'm so proud of being loved by you
I'm so proud, yeah
[Ooh Baby Baby]
(Ooh la la la la)
[Verse 1]
I did you wrong
My heart went out to play
But in the game I lost you
What a price to pay, hey
I'm crying
[Chorus]
Ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
Ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
[Verse 2]
Mistakes
I know I've made a few
But I'm only human
You've made mistakes too
I'm crying
[Chorus]
Ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
Ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
[Verse 3]
I'm just about at the end of my rope
But I can't stop trying, I can't give up hope
'Cause I believe
One day I'll hold you near
Whisper I still love you
Until that day is here
I'm crying
[Chorus]
Ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
Ooh oo-ooh ooh baby, baby
Ooh oo-oo-oo-ooh oo-ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
Ooh ooh ooh ooh baby, baby
Ooh oo-oo-oo-ooh
[La-la Means I Love You]
[Verse 1]
Many guys have come to you
With a line that wasn't true
And then you pass them by (pass them by)
Now you're in the center ring
And their lies don't mean a thing
Why won't you let me try
Now I don't have a diamond ring
I don't even know a song to sing
[Chorus]
All I know is la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
I love you
Oh oh baby
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
I love you
[Verse 2]
If I ever saw a girl
That I needed in this world
You are the one for me (one for me)
Let me take you in my arms
And fill you with my charms
I'm sure that you will see (you will see)
The things I am saying are true
And the way that I say them to you
[Chorus]
Can't you hear me, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
I love you
Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
I love you
Woah
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
I love you
Bay, bay, bay-bay
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
[Cool Jerk]
[Chorus]
Cool jerk, cool jerk
A cool jerk, a cool jerk
[Verse 1]
This cat they're talking about
I wonder who could it be
'Cause I know I'm the heaviest cat
The heaviest cat you ever did see
When you see me walking down the street
You think twice and then the next beat
All the business they wish to whisper
'Cause they know I'm the king of the cool jerks
[Chorus]
Woah cool jerk
Cool jerk
[Verse 2]
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Look at them guys looking at me like I'm a fool
Ah but deep down inside they know I'm cool
I said now
I said now the moment of truth has finally come
When I will show you some, some of that cool jerk
[Bridge]
All right, now I want to hear a little bit
Of the drums by himself there, whoa!
All right, now I want to hear a little bit of a bass
With those eighty-eights
All right, now let's hear the organ player fall in
All right now everybody, I wanna hear you howl
Ah you're cooking, you're smoking
[Bridge]
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
[Chorus]
Cool jerk, cool jerk
[Verse 1]
This cat they're talking about
I wonder who could it be
'Cause I know I'm the heaviest cat
The heaviest cat you ever did see
When you see me walking down the street
You think twice and then the next beat
All the business they don't wear this works
'Cause they know I'm the king of the cool jerks
[Chorus]
Whoa
Cool jerk, cool jerk
[Outro]
Come on people can you do it now?
Come on people
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
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Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you...
[Verse 1]
You're prettier than all the world
I'm so proud (I'm so proud)
I'm so proud of you
'Cause you're only one fellow's girl
I'm so proud (I'm so proud)
I'm so proud of you
[Verse 2]
I'm so proud of being loved by you
And it would hurt, hurt to know
If you ever were untrue, yeah
Sweeter than the taste of a cherry so sweet
Yeah, yeah, and I'm so proud (I'm so proud)
I'm so proud of you
[Verse 3]
Compliments to you from all the people we meet
Yes babe and I'm so proud (I'm so proud)
I'm so proud of you
I'm so proud of being loved by you
I'm so proud, yeah
[Ooh Baby Baby]
(Ooh la la la la)
[Verse 1]
I did you wrong
My heart went out to play
But in the game I lost you
What a price to pay, hey
I'm crying
[Chorus]
Ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
Ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
[Verse 2]
Mistakes
I know I've made a few
But I'm only human
You've made mistakes too
I'm crying
[Chorus]
Ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
Ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
[Verse 3]
I'm just about at the end of my rope
But I can't stop trying, I can't give up hope
'Cause I believe
One day I'll hold you near
Whisper I still love you
Until that day is here
I'm crying
[Chorus]
Ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
Ooh oo-ooh ooh baby, baby
Ooh oo-oo-oo-ooh oo-ooh oo-ooh baby, baby
Ooh ooh ooh ooh baby, baby
Ooh oo-oo-oo-ooh
[La-la Means I Love You]
[Verse 1]
Many guys have come to you
With a line that wasn't true
And then you pass them by (pass them by)
Now you're in the center ring
And their lies don't mean a thing
Why won't you let me try
Now I don't have a diamond ring
I don't even know a song to sing
[Chorus]
All I know is la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
I love you
Oh oh baby
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
I love you
[Verse 2]
If I ever saw a girl
That I needed in this world
You are the one for me (one for me)
Let me take you in my arms
And fill you with my charms
I'm sure that you will see (you will see)
The things I am saying are true
And the way that I say them to you
[Chorus]
Can't you hear me, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
I love you
Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
I love you
Woah
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
I love you
Bay, bay, bay-bay
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la means
[Cool Jerk]
[Chorus]
Cool jerk, cool jerk
A cool jerk, a cool jerk
[Verse 1]
This cat they're talking about
I wonder who could it be
'Cause I know I'm the heaviest cat
The heaviest cat you ever did see
When you see me walking down the street
You think twice and then the next beat
All the business they wish to whisper
'Cause they know I'm the king of the cool jerks
[Chorus]
Woah cool jerk
Cool jerk
[Verse 2]
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Look at them guys looking at me like I'm a fool
Ah but deep down inside they know I'm cool
I said now
I said now the moment of truth has finally come
When I will show you some, some of that cool jerk
[Bridge]
All right, now I want to hear a little bit
Of the drums by himself there, whoa!
All right, now I want to hear a little bit of a bass
With those eighty-eights
All right, now let's hear the organ player fall in
All right now everybody, I wanna hear you howl
Ah you're cooking, you're smoking
[Bridge]
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
[Chorus]
Cool jerk, cool jerk
[Verse 1]
This cat they're talking about
I wonder who could it be
'Cause I know I'm the heaviest cat
The heaviest cat you ever did see
When you see me walking down the street
You think twice and then the next beat
All the business they don't wear this works
'Cause they know I'm the king of the cool jerks
[Chorus]
Whoa
Cool jerk, cool jerk
[Outro]
Come on people can you do it now?
Come on people
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
Do it, can you do it, can you do it, can you, can you
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