Lyrics to
Girlfriend

This version of Girlfriend was released by Michael Jackson in 1979.

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Girlfriend
I’m Gonna Tell Your Boyfriend (Yeah)
Tell Him (Woo Hoo)
Exactly What We’re Doin’ (Yeah)
Tell Him What You Do To Me
Late At Night When The Wind Is Free

Girlfriend
I’m Gonna Show Your Boyfriend (Yeah)
Show Him (Woo Hoo)
The Letters I’ve Been Savin’ (Yeah)
Show Him How You Feel Inside
An’ How Love Could Not Be Denied (Oh No)

We’re Gonna Have To Tell Him
You’ll Only Be A Girlfriend Of Mine
Do-Doot-Do,

We’re Gonna Have To Tell Him
You’ll Only Be A Girlfriend Of Mine

Girlfriend You Better Tell Your Boyfriend (Yeah)
Tell Him (Woo Hoo)
Exactly What We’re Doin’ (Yeah)
Tell Him What He Needs To Know
Or He May Never Let You Go

We’re Gonna Have To Tell Him
You’ll Only Be A Girlfriend Of Mine
Do-Doot-Do,

We’re Gonna Have To Tell Him
You’ll Only Be A Girlfriend Of Mine
Do-Doot-Do,

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About Lyrics and Girlfriend by Michael Jackson

The lyrics for Girlfriend are defined as the words making up the song released by Michael Jackson in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Girlfriend have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Michael Jackson 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 Girlfriend by Michael Jackson 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 Girlfriend" means the words set to the music of Girlfriend, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Michael Jackson. 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 Girlfriend and the lyrics to Girlfriend are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Michael Jackson who came here looking just for the lyrics to Girlfriend, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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