A guy is a guy- words and music by oscar brand- adapted from the naughty world war ii soldiers' song "a gob is a slob". brand cleaned up the lyrics. "a gob is a slob" was based on the 1719 british song "i went to the alehouse (a knave is a knave)"- lyrics as recorded by doris day in 1951i walked down the street like a good girl shouldhe followed me down the street like i knew he wouldbecause a guy is a guy wherever he may beso listen and i'll tell you what this fella did to mei walked to my house like a good girl shouldhe followed me to my house like i knew he wouldbecause a guy is a guy wherever he may beso listen while i tell you what this fella did to mei never saw the boy beforeso nothin' could be sillierat closer range his face was strangebut his manner was familiarso i walked up the stairs like a good girl shouldhe followed me up the stairs like i knew he wouldbecause a guy is a guy wherever he may beso listen and i'll tell you what this fella did to mei stepped to my door like a good girl shouldhe stopped at my door like i knew he wouldbecause a guy is a guy wherever he may beso listen while i tell you what this fella did to mehe asked me for a good-night kissi said, "it's still good day"i would have told him more excepthis lips got in the wayso i talked to my ma like a good girl shouldand ma talked to pa like i knew she wouldand they all agreed on a married life for methe guy is my guy wherever he may beso i walked down the aisle like a good girl shouldhe followed me down the aisle like i knew he wouldbecause a guy is a guy wherever he may beand now you've heard the story of what someone did to meand that's what he did to me