am Shirl.

Shirly Pearl.
Do you want to woo the girl?

I do not want to woo the girl.
I do not want to Shirley Pearl.

Would you call her on the phone?
Would you go and talk alone?

I would not call her on the phone.
Nor go and talk with her alone.
I do not want to woo the girl.
I do not want to Shirley Pearl.

Would you send a secret note?
  and hide it in her overcoat?

Not with a note.
Not in her coat.
Not on the phone.
Not all alone.
I do not want to woo the girl.
I do not want to Shirley Pearl.

Would you take her out to lunch?
Maybe to dinner? Maybe to brunch?
Maybe take her out at night,
  to wine and dine by candle light?

I would not take her out to lunch.
Not out to dinner, not out to brunch.
I would not take her out at night,
  to wine and dine by candle light
I would not write a secret note,
  and hide it in her overcoat.
I would not call her on the phone.
Nor go and talk with her alone.
I do not want to woo the girl.
I do not want to Shirley Pearl.

Would you could you send her flowers?
Would you sit and hug for hours?

I would not could not send her flowers.
I would not could not hug for hours.

Would you talk with her all day?
  And after, talk the night away.

I would talk all night and day.

Would you kiss her tenderly?
I think you would! Do you agree?

I would not kiss her tenderly.
Oh Shirley Pearl please let me be!
I would not talk all night and day.
Please Shirley Pearl just go away!

You do not want to woo the girl?

I do not want to Shirley Pearl!

Would you could you hold her hand?

I would not could not hold her hand.

Would you always understand?

I could not always understand.
I would not always hold her hand.
I would not kiss her tenderly.
  whatever you may think of me.
I would not talk with her all day,
  and after, talk the night away.
I would not could not send her flowers.
I would not could not hug for hours.
I would not take her out at night,
  to wine and dine by candle light.
I would not write a secret note,
  and leave it in her overcoat.
I would not call her on the phone.
Nor go and talk with her alone.
I do NOT WANT to woo the girl.
I do NOT WANT to Shirley Pearl.

You do not wish,
or so you say,
to woo the girl.
I think you may.
Try to and you may I say!

Shirl,
if you will let me be,
I will try to,
you will see.

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SAY!
I'd like to woo the girl!
I WOULD. I'd like to Shirley Pearl!
I will always understand,
and I will always hold her hand,
and I will kiss her tenderly.
You were so right! Oh silly me!
Yes I will talk with her all day,
  and after talk the night away.
and I will send so many flowers,
and I will sit and hug for hours.
and I will take her out to lunch,
  and out to dinner, and out to brunch.
and I'll take her out at night,
  to wine and dine by candle light.
and I will write her secret notes,
  and hide them in her overcoat.
and I will call her on the phone.
and go and talk with her alone.
I do so want to woo the girl.
Thank you
Thank you
Shirley Pearl.