Lyrics to
The Boogie Man

This version of The Boogie Man was released by Jackson 5 in 1973.

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My mama told me when I was quite young
Don’t be a bad boy and don’t run
‘Cause he’s gonna get you
He’s gonna get you

So little girl that’s why I’m tellin’ you
Don’t you dare break my heart in two
Or he’s gonna get you
He’s gonna get you (Sing)

THE BOOGIE MAN is gonna get you
If you’re messin’ around in the dark
Playin’ with my love and affection
That ain’t smart, no that ain’t smart, oh

So little girl that’s why I’m tellin’ you
Take my love, take my money
But don’t you dare break my heart in two
Or he’s gonna get you (He’s gonna get you)
He’s gonna get you (He’s gonna get you) Sing

THE BOOGIE MAN is gonna get you
If you’re messin’ around in the dark
Playin’ with my love and affection
That ain’t smart, no that ain’t smart, oh

Look out, look out, here he comes, there he is, run
The Boogie Man will get ya
The Boogie Man will get ya
The Boogie Man is gonna get ya (If you’re a bad girl)
The Boogie Man is gonna get ya (Don’t make me sad girl, oh)
Here he comes, here he comes, here he comes, here he comes, whoo

The Boogie Man is gonna get you
If you’re messin’ around in the dark
Playin’ with my love and affection
That ain’t smart, no that ain’t smart, oh

The Boogie Man is gonna get you (I’m crazy about you baby)
If you’re messin’ around in the dark (I’m crazy ’bout your love)
Playin’ with my love and affection
That ain’t smart, no that ain’t smart, oh

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About Lyrics and The Boogie Man by Jackson 5

When you decide to study the lyrics to The Boogie Man, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Jackson 5. Some of the lyrics to The Boogie Man have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Jackson 5 and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to The Boogie Man if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 The Boogie Man" means the words set to the music of The Boogie Man, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jackson 5. 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 The Boogie Man and the lyrics to The Boogie Man are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jackson 5 who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Boogie Man, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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