Rick Nelson


Be-Bop Baby | Believe What You Say | Garden Party | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? | Hello Mary Lou | I Got a Feeling | I'm Walking | It's Late | Lonesome Town | My Bucket's Got a Hole In It | Never Be Anyone Else But You | Poor Little Fool | Stood Up | A Teenager's Romance | Travelin' Man | Waitin' In School | You're My One and Only Love

A Teenager's Romance
Written by - David Gillam
Peaked at #8 - 6/57
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Bah, bah, bah, but
Bah, bah, bah, but
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, but 

A teenager's romance is fickle or true
A teenager's romance is red hot or blue
You're either in misery or high on a crest
A teenager's romance is like all the rest 

They tell us we're different
We haven't the right
To decide for ourselves, dear
What's black and what's white 

Keep saying you love me
And they'll look upon
A teenager's romance
That goes on and on 

They tell us we're different
We haven't the right
To decide for ourselves, dear
What's black and what's white 

Keep saying you love me
And they'll look upon
A teenager's romance
That goes on and on
A teenager's romance
That goes on and on
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I'm Walking
Written by - Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew
Peaked at #17 - 6/57
I'm walking, yes indeed I'm talking 
For you and me and I'm hoping 
That you'll come back to me 

I'm lonely as I can be 
And I've waited for your company 
And I'm hoping that you'll come back to me 

Whatcha gonna do when the well runs dry 
You gonna run away and hide 
I'm gonna run right by your side 
For you, pretty baby, I'd even die 

I'm walking, yes indeed I'm talking 
For you and me and I'm hoping 
That you'll come back to me 

I'm walking, yes indeed I'm talking 
For you and me and I'm hoping 
That you'll come back to me 

I'm lonely as I can be 
And I've waited for your company 
And I'm hoping that you'll come back to me 

Whatcha gonna do when the well runs dry 
You gonna run away and hide 
I'm gonna run right by your side 
For you, pretty baby, I'd even die 

I'm walking, yes indeed I'm talking 
For you and me and I'm hoping 
That you'll come back to me 
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You're My One and Only Love
Peaked at #14 - 9/57
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Be-bop Baby
Written by - Pearl Lendhurst
Peaked at #5 - 10/57
Chorus:
A-be-bop baby
A-be-bop baby
A-be-bop baby
She's the gal for me

She got plenty of rhythm, got plenty of jive
And when we dance she really comes alive
My love for her's so tender and sweet
My heart starts poundin' ev'ry time we meet
A-be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be
A-be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me
A-be-bop baby for me

Chorus

I'm gonna find 'er tonight, we're gonna have a time
I want that baby to be mine, all mine
A big day's comin' for my baby and me
The day she says she belongs to me
A-be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be
A-be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me
A-be-bop baby for me

Chorus

I'm gonna find 'er tonight, we're gonna have a time
I want that baby to be mine, all mine
A big day's comin' for my baby and me
The day she says she belongs to me
A-be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be
A-be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me
Be-bop baby for me
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Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
Written by - Scott Wiseman
Peaked at #29 - 10/57
Have I told you lately that I love you?
Could I tell you once again somehow?
Have I told with all my heart and soul how I adore you?
Well darling I'm telling you now

Have I told you lately when I'm sleeping
Every dream I dream is you somehow?
Have I told you why the nights are long
When you're not with me?
Well darling I'm telling you now

My heart would break in two if I should lose you
I'm no good without you anyhow
And have I told you lately that I love you
Well darling I'm telling you now

My heart would break in two if I should lose you
I'm no good without you anyhow
And have I told you lately that I love you
Well darling I'm telling you now
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Stood Up
Written by - Willis Dickerson & Erma Herrold
Peaked at #5 - 1/58
Well, I've been waitin' ever since eight
Guess my baby's got another date
Stood up, broken-hearted, again 

I'll bet she's out havin' a ball
Not even thinkin' of me at all
Stood up, broken-hearted, again 

Well, I know just what I oughta do
I oughta find somebody new
But, baby, I couldn't forget about you
Stood up, broken-hearted, again 

Why must I always be the one
Left behind never havin' any fun?
Stood up, broken-hearted, again 

But I guess I'll go on bein' a fool
Sittin' around just waitin' for you
Stood up, broken-hearted, again 

Well, I know just what I oughta do
I oughta find somebody new
But, baby, I couldn't forget about you
Stood up, broken-hearted, again 

Stood up, broken-hearted, again
Stood up, broken-hearted, again
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Waitin' In School
Written by - Johnny & Dorsey Burnette
Peaked at #18 - 1/58
I been a-waitin' in school all day long
A-waitin' on the bell to ring so I can go home
Throw my books on the table, pick up the telephone
"Hello, baby, let's get somethin' goin'"

Headin' down to the drugstore to get a soda pop
Throw a nickel in the jukebox, then we start to rock
My school gal baby, gonna tell ya some news
You sure look good in them baby-doll shoes

Chorus:
Well, it's a-one, two, a-pull off my shoes
Three, four, get out on the floor
Five, six, come get your kicks
Down on the corner of Lincoln and a-forty-six		
 
Yeah!

I've been a-waitin' in school all day long
a-waitin' on the bell to ring so I could go home
Throw my books on the table, pick up the telephone
"Hello, baby, let's get somethin' goin'"

Headin' down to the drugstore to get a soda pop
Throw a nickel in the jukebox, then we start to rock
My school gal baby, gonna tell ya some news
You sure look good in them baby-doll shoes

Chorus

Yeah!
Well, let's go now!!

Chorus

You gotta move, start rockin' baby
A rockin', rockin' baby
Gonna rock all night, rock all night
Just wait 'n' see

Yeah!
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Believe What You Say
Written by - Johnny & Dorsey Burnette
Peaked at #8 - 4/58
I believe what you say when you say you're goin' steady with nobody else but me
I believe what you say when you say you don't kiss nobody else but me
I believe (I believe), do believe (Do believe), I believe (I believe)
Yeah, I believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me 

Well, there's a one thing, baby, that I wantcha to know
When you're rockin' with me don't rock too slow
A-move on in, get toe-to-toe
We're gonna rock till we can't rock no more 

I believe (I believe), do believe (Do believe), I believe (I believe)
Yeah, I believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me 

Well, let's dig it now. 

Well, I believe what you say when you say you don't miss nobody else but me
I believe what you say when you say you don't kiss nobody else but me
I believe (I believe), do believe (Do believe), I believe (I believe)
Yeah, I believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me 

Well, when you kiss me, baby, then you roll your eyes 
I get a funny feelin' that I'm hypnotized
Chills run all up and down my spine
I'm tellin' everybody that you're mine, all mine 

I believe (I believe), do believe (Do believe), yeah believe (Yeah believe)
Oh, believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me 

Oh, yeah!! 

Well, I believe, do believe, yeah believe
Well, believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' 
     steady with nobody else but me
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My Bucket's Got a Hole In It
Peaked at #18 - 4/58
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it 
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it 
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it 
I can't buy no beer 

Well, I went upon a mountain 
I looked down in the sea 
I seen the crowds and the fishes 
Doing the be bop beep 
Cause my bucket's got a hole in it 
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it 
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it 
I can't buy no beer 

Well, I'm standing on the corner 
With a bucket in my hand 
I'm a waitin' for a woman 
That ain't got no man 
Cause my bucket's got a hole in it 
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it 
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it 
I can't buy no beer 

Well, me and my baby 
We bought a Ford 
And now we sit together 
On the running board 
Cause my bucket's got a hole in it 
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it 
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it 
I can't buy no beer
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Poor Little Fool
Written by - Sharon Sheeley
Hit #1 - 8/58
I used to play around with hearts 
That hastened at my call
But when I met that little girl 
I knew that I would fall

Poor little fool, oh yeah
I was a fool, uh huh...

She played around and teased me
With her carefree devil eyes
She'd hold me close and kiss me 
But her heart was full of lies

Poor little fool, oh yeah
I was a fool, uh huh...

She told me how she cared for me 
And that we'd never part
And so for the very first time 
I gave away my heart

Poor little fool, oh yeah
I was a fool, uh huh...

The next day she was gone 
And I knew she'd lied to me
She left me with a broken heart 
And won her victory

Poor little fool, oh yeah
I was a fool, uh huh...

I'd played this game with other hearts
But I never thought I'd see
The day that someone else would play 
Love's foolish game with me

Poor little fool, oh yeah
I was a fool, uh huh...
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Lonesome Town
Written by - Baker Knight
Peaked at #7 - 11/58
Featured in - Pulp Fiction (Soundtrack)
There's a place where lovers go
To cry their troubles away
And they call it Lonesome Town
Where the broken hearts stay

You can buy a dream or two
To last you all through the years
And the only price you pay
Is a heart full of tears

Goin' down to Lonesome Town
Where the broken hearts stay
Goin' down to Lonesome Town
To cry my troubles away

In the town of broken dreams
The streets are filled with regret
Maybe down in Lonesome Town
I can learn to forget
Maybe down in Lonesome Town
I can learn to forget
(Lonesome Town)
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I Got a Feeling
Written by - Baker Knight
Peaked at #10 - 11/58
Well I've got a feeling
That I'm gonna get you
Say I've got a little feeling
That it won't be long
Till  I hold you in my arms and, baby
That's where you belong
Well I've got a feeling
That you think about me
Well I've got a little feeling
And I hope it's true
'Cause nobody else could want you so
And love you like I do

Well I got a feeling
That our love was meant to be
And there's a whole wild world of happiness
Just waitin' for you and me
So why don't you tell me
That you love me only
'Cause I got a feeling
That you really do
And I never had this feeling
Till I fell in love with you
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