Lyrics to
52 Girls

This version of 52 Girls was released by The B-52'S in 1979.

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Effie, Madge and Mabel and Biddie
See them on the beach
Or in New York City
Tina, Louise and Hazel and Mavis
Can you name, name, name, name them today
Can you name, name, name, name them today

Wanda and Janet and Ronnie and Reba-o-o-o
These are the girls of the USA
The principal girls of the USA
Can you name, name, name, name them today
Can you name, name, name, name them today

O-o-o Kate, Kate and Cindy and Crystal and Candy
Mercedes and Joan, Betty and Brenda
Suzie and Anita and Phoebe and Jack Jackie-o
These are the girls of the USA
The principal girls of the USA

Can you name, name, name, name them today
Can you name, name, name, name them today
Can you name, name, name, name.

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About Lyrics and 52 Girls by The B-52'S

The lyrics for 52 Girls are defined as the words making up the song released by The B-52'S in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to 52 Girls have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The B-52'S and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to 52 Girls by The B-52'S if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to 52 Girls" means the words set to the music of 52 Girls, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The B-52'S. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to 52 Girls and the lyrics to 52 Girls are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The B-52'S who came here looking just for the lyrics to 52 Girls, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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