Songwriter: Smokey Robinson Janie Bradford
Producer: Smokey Robinson
[Intro]
Extra, extra, read all about it
Lost love, needs affection, can't live without it
[Verse 1]
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy
Let me see your paper please
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy there
That story may be meant for me
I left my love a short time ago
Is he tryna find me, I've got to know
[Verse 2]
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy
Is this a special edition?
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy there
Or do I have to partition?
[?] and a good [?]
You do all the things I didn't do
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
[Bridge]
Now what do I do, I can't seem to find a guy
Won't you let me have a paper this time?
Since the name is the Free Press
Give me one and you can sell the rest
[Verse 3]
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy
Let me tell you what I'll do
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy there
If you let me read the story through
I'll stand right here in the [?]
And yell "extra special" 'til your papers are sold
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
[Outro]
Extra, extra, read all about it
Lost love, needs affection, can't live without it
Extra, extra, read all about it
Lost love, needs affection, can't live without it
[Verse 1]
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy
Let me see your paper please
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy there
That story may be meant for me
I left my love a short time ago
Is he tryna find me, I've got to know
[Verse 2]
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy
Is this a special edition?
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy there
Or do I have to partition?
[?] and a good [?]
You do all the things I didn't do
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
[Bridge]
Now what do I do, I can't seem to find a guy
Won't you let me have a paper this time?
Since the name is the Free Press
Give me one and you can sell the rest
[Verse 3]
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy
Let me tell you what I'll do
Hey, hey, hey, paperboy there
If you let me read the story through
I'll stand right here in the [?]
And yell "extra special" 'til your papers are sold
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
Hey, hey, hey (paperboy)
[Outro]
Extra, extra, read all about it
Lost love, needs affection, can't live without it
Deliver: The Singles 1961-1971
- The Day You Take One (You Have to Take the Other)
- A Breath Taking Guy
- Paper Boy
- The Hunter Gets Captured By the Game
- What’s Easy for Two Is Hard For One
- Reaching For Something I Can’t Have
- My Baby Must Be a Magician
- You’re My Remedy
- He’s a Good Guy (Yes He Is)
- You’re the One
- As Long As I Know He’s Mine
- Don’t Mess With Bill (Stereo)
- Here I Am Baby
- Marionette
- He’s a Good Guy (Yes He Is)
- Someday We’ll Be Together
- You’re My Remedy
- My Baby Must Be a Magician
- Reaching For Something I Can’t Have
- What’s Easy for Two Is Hard For One
- The Hunter Gets Captured By the Game
- Paper Boy
- I Think I Can Change You
- A Breath Taking Guy
- You’re the One For Me Bobby
- Marionette
- Anything You Wanna Do
- Fading Away
- The Day You Take One (You Have to Take the Other)
- I’ll Be in Trouble
- Way Over There
- Here I Am Baby
- The One Who Really Loves You
- Don’t Mess With Bill (Stereo)
- After All
- So I Can Love You
- No More Tearstained Make Up
- Our Lips Just Seem To Rhyme Every Time