Girl Don't Tell Me

Song ratings

Rating	Comments	Author	Date
	I stated in the album comments that "Girl Don't Tell Me" is 18-hear-old Carl Wilson's best vocal to date. That's hard to argue with, as it is his only his second lead vocal in a Beach Boys album (he sings lead vocal earlier on "Pom Pom Play Girl", and on the unreleased track "All Dressed Up For School"). Young Carl delivers the goods so well he is allowed to sing completely unaccompanied on this track--very unusual in a Beach Boys song! Beach Boys biographer David Leaf makes much of this song's similarity to the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride"; I could listen to this song 100 times (proabably have) and never make such a connection, but this is a fine song.	Bruce Beatlefan	June 5, 2009

Lyrics

Hi little girl, it's me
Don't you know who I am?
I met you last summer when
When I came up to stay with my grand
I'm the guy-uy-uy who
Left you with tears in his eyes
You didn't answer my letters
So I figured it was just lie

Your hair's getting longer and your shorts
Mmm they sure fit you fine
I'll bet you went out
Every night during ol' school time
But this ti-i-ime I'm not gonna count on you
I'll see you this summer
And forget you when I go back to school

Girl Don't tell me you'll write-ite-ite
Girl don't tell me you'll write-ite-ite
Girl don't tell me you'll write me again this time

Hi little girl, it's me
Don't you know who I am?
I met you last summer when
When I came up to stay with my grand
Said I'm the guy-uy-uy who
Left you with tears in his eyes
You didn't answer my letters
So I figured it was just lie

Girl Don't tell me you'll write-ite-ite
Girl don't tell me you'll write-ite-ite
Girl don't tell me you'll write me again this time

Girl don't tell me you'll write me again this time

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