(ooh-ooh-oop)

findin' a job tomorrow mornin'
got a little somethin' i wanna do
gonna buy (gonna buy) somethin' i could ride in
a-take my girl (take my girl) datin' at the drive-in
our love's gonna be written down in history
a-just like romeo and juliet
I'm gonna buy her pretty presents
just like the ones in a catalog
gonna show (gonna show) how much i love
let 'er know (let 'er know) one way or the other
our love's gonna be written down in history
a-just like romeo and juliet
(ooh-ooh-oop)
(dooo, doot, doot, doot, doot, doot, doot, doo-doop)

<sax instrumental with backups doing four "just like romeo and juliet" 's
Talk about love and romance
just wait till i get myself straight
*i'm a-gonna put romeo's fame
right smack-dab outta date*
Ah, all right, now, i'm speculatin'
wonder what tomorrow's gonna really bring
if i don't (if i don't) find work tomorrow
it's gonna be (gonna be) heartaches 'n' sorrow
our love's gonna be destroyed like a tragedy
just like romeo and juliet
(ooh-ooh-oop)
(dooo, doot, doot, doot, doot, doot, doot, doo-doop)
Just like romeo and juliet
a-just like romeo and juliet
a-just like romeo and juliet
a-just like romeo and juliet
Fade
(just like romeo and juliet)
(just like romeo and juliet)
(just like romeo and juliet)