Lyrics to
Real Wild Child

This version of Real Wild Child was released by Buddy Holly in 1971.

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Well, I’m just out of school
Like I’m real, real cool
Gotta dance like a fool
Got the message that I’ve gotta be a wild
I’m a wild one, ooh yay, I’m a wild one
Gonna break loose
Gonna keep a-movin’ wild
Gonna keep a-swingin’
Baby I’m a real wild child

Gonna meet all my friends
Gonna have myself a ball
Gonna tell my friends
Gonna tell them all
That I’m a wild one, ooh yay, I’m a wild one
Gonna break loose
Gonna keep a-movin’ wild
Gonna keep a-swingin’
Baby I’m a real wild child

Well, I’m a real wild one
And I like wild fun
In a world gone crazy
Ev’rything seems hazy
I’m a wild one, ooh yay, I’m a wild one
Gonna break loose
Gonna keep a-movin’ wild
Gonna keep a-swingin’
Baby I’m a real wild child

Not a doubt, not a maybe
I’m a real wild child
Don’t-cha pout, my baby
When I start a-runnin’ wild
‘Cause I’m a wild one, ooh yay, I’m a wild one
Gonna break loose
Gonna keep a-movin’ wild
Gonna keep a-swingin’
Baby I’m a real wild child

Wanna know my name?
I’m a wild child
Nothin’ tame about this Ted
I’m a wild child
You bet, I’m a wild child

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About Lyrics and Real Wild Child by Buddy Holly

The lyrics to Real Wild Child are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Buddy Holly in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to Real Wild Child are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Buddy Holly and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Real Wild Child back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Real Wild Child by Buddy Holly in a number of ways. 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 Real Wild Child" means the words set to the music of Real Wild Child, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Buddy Holly. 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 Real Wild Child and the lyrics to Real Wild Child are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Buddy Holly who came here looking just for the lyrics to Real Wild Child, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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