
«Bobbie Sue» is a song written by Wood Newton, Dan Tyler and Adele Tyler, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in January 1982 as the first single and title track to the group’s album of the same name. That April, the song became the Oaks’ sixth No. 1 single on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.
In addition to its country success, «Bobbie Sue» also fared well on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 12 on that chart in the spring of 1982
From the album Bobbie Sue
B-side «Live in Love»
Released January 18, 1982
Recorded Fall 1981
Genre Country, Pop, doo-wop, rock and roll
Length 2:50
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Wood Newton, Dan Tyler and Adele Tyler
Producer(s) Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys- Bobbie Sue Lyrics
I heard about her from a friend of mine
He said she lived across the county line
The sweetest grape that ever grew on the vine
And now that’s where I’m spending all my time.
Her daddy Robert and her mama Ruth
They had a daughter they named Bobbie Sue
And now she’s eighteen and she knows the truth
Nobody’s gonna tell her what to do.
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
Ca-can’t you see my love is true?
I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry you
Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie Sue.
I’ll take her riding on a Friday night
Straight down the highway in the clear moonlight
My Chevy’s humming and she holds me tight
We’ll find a preacher and we’ll do it right.
Her daddy told her that she’d have to wait
Her mama said, «don’t make a big mistake»
But we’ll keep driving till we’re out of state
And when they find us it’ll be too late.
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
Ca-can’t you see my love is true?
I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry you
Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie Sue.
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
Ca-can’t you see my love is true?
I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry you
Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie Sue.
Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob Bobbie Sue
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
B…..o…….b……b…..y Sue [fading]
