Lyrics to
Hey Little Tomboy

This version of Hey Little Tomboy was released by Beach Boys in 1978.

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Hey, little tomboy, sit here on my lap
I got things that I gotta tell you
No more skateboards, put away your baseball mitt.
Your rough livin’ days are through

You could find places to go
You could see that boys love you so
They’re doin’ it all over the world

Hey little hey little hey little tomboy
Time to turn into a girl
Hey little hey little hey little tomboy
They’re doin’ it all over the world

Hey, little tomboy, I’ve had my eyes on you
Thinkin’ what a girl you could be
Mmm, I smell perfume, let’s try some cut-off jeans
Look at all the changes I see

I’m gonna teach you to kiss
You’re gonna feel just like this
They’re doin’ it all over the world

Hey little hey little hey little tomboy
Time to turn into a girl
Hey little hey little hey little tomboy
They’re doin’ it all over the world

(Hey little hey little hey little tomboy)
I’m gonna make you a girl
(Hey little hey little hey little tomboy)
You’d make a beautiful girl
(Hey little hey little hey little tomboy)
They’re doing it all over the world

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About Lyrics and Hey Little Tomboy by Beach Boys

The lyrics to Hey Little Tomboy are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Beach Boys used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Hey Little Tomboy have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Beach Boys and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Hey Little Tomboy by Beach Boys. 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 Hey Little Tomboy" means the words set to the music of Hey Little Tomboy, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Beach Boys. 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 Hey Little Tomboy and the lyrics to Hey Little Tomboy are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Beach Boys who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hey Little Tomboy, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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