Use Ta Be My Girl

Album

So Full of Love

Label

Philadelphia International Records

Genre

Quiet storm

Duration

2:00

Composer(s)

Kenny Gamble;Leon Huff

Entered Chart

Apr 29, 1978

Peak Date

Jul 8, 1978

Released

March 1978

Recorded

Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Catalog #

Philadelphia International 3642

B-Side

This Time Baby

"Use ta Be My Girl" is a song by R&B vocal group The O'Jays. Released from their hit 1978 album, So Full of Love, it became a crossover hit. The song spent five weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart. It also peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "Use ta Be My Girl" became one of the biggest and most familiar hits by The O'Jays. The song has also been certified by the RIAA as a million-seller.

[Intro: Walter Williams & (The O'Jays)]
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Shoo-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Shoo-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Doo-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Doo-doo

[Verse 1: Walter Williams]
Ooh, good lovin'
The girl's got plenty good lovin'
Ask me how I know
And I'll tell you so
She used ta be my girl
I, I respect her
When she was mine
I used to neglect her
Oh, she wanted more
Than I could give
But as long as I live
She'll be my girl
She...

[Chorus: The O'Jays & Walter Williams]
She use ta be my girl
She use ta be my girl
She had a charming personality
The girl was so right for me
She's my girl
And if I had the chance
Lord knows I'd take her back
As a matter of fact
Right away like today
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[Verse 2: Walter Williams & Eddie Levert]
Not only good lookin'
The girl was so smart
You can't beat her cookin'
Oh, ask me how I know
And I'll tell you so
She used ta be my girl, ooh
Deep down inside
I still love her
I place no one above her
She's warm and sensitive
For as long as I live
She'll be my girl
And if I had the chance
Lord knows I'd take her back
As a matter of fact
Right away like today
Ooh, well

[Bridge: Walter Williams & (The O'Jays)]
Shoo-doo-doo-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Shoo-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Shoo-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Doo-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Shooby-dooby-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Shoo-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Shoo-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Doo-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo) Shooby-dooby-doo
[Pre-Chorus: Walter Williams]
Good lovin'
The girl's got plenty good lovin'
Ask me how I know
And I'll tell you so
She use ta be my girl, my girl
She used to be

[Chorus: The O'Jays & (Walter Williams)]
She use ta be my girl
She use ta be my girl
(I wouldn't lie about a thing like that)
She use ta be my girl
She use ta be my girl
(She was mine, all mine, all mine)
She use ta be my girl
She use ta be my girl
She use ta be my girl
She use ta be my girl

[Outro: Walter Williams, Eddie Levert, The O'Jays]
Deep down inside, I still love her
I'll place no one above her
Just got to say shoo-doo, shoo-doo
Shoo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
She was mine, all mine
Shoo-doo-doo-doo
(Shoop-shoop-shoo-doo-doo)
She use ta be my girl
She used to be my girl
She use ta be my girl
She use ta be my girl, my girl
She use ta be my girl