587 – Tommy Roe – Sweet pea (1966)

Escrita por Tommy Roe, foi lançada em janeiro de 1966 no disco de mesmo nome, pelo próprio Tommy Roe.

Chegou ao número 1 no Canadá, número 7 na Nova Zelandia, número 2 na Austrália, número 8 nos charts pop americanos. Foi também a canção de número 44 da Billboard no ano de 1966.

Foi regravada pelos Ventures e Manfred Mann, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Oh, Sweet Pea
Come on and dance with me
Come on, come on, come on and dance with me
Oh, Sweet Pea
Won't you be my girl
Won't you, won't you, won't you be my girl

I went to a dance just the other night
I saw a girl there she was out of sight
I asked a friend of mine who she could be
He said that her friends just call her Sweet Pea
Oh, Sweet Pea
Come on and dance with me
Come on, come on, come on and dance with me
Oh, Sweet Pea
Won't you be my girl
Won't you, won't you, won't you be my girl
I walked on over and I asked her to dance
Thinkin' maybe later on
We'd be makin' romance
But every guy there was thinkin'like me
I had to stand in line
To get a dance with Sweet Pea
Oh, Sweet Pea
Come on and dance with me
Come on, come on, come on and dance with me
Oh, Sweet Pea
Won't you be my girl
Won't you, won't you, won't you be my girl
I finally got to whisper sweet words in her ear
Convinced her that we oughta get away from there
We took a little walk
I held her close to me
And underneath the stars I said to Sweet Pea
Oh, Sweet Pea I love you can't you see
Love you, love you, love you can't you see
Oh, Sweet Pea
Won't you be my girl
Won't you, won't you, won't you be my girl

A versão de Tommy Roe:

A versão de Manfred Mann:

A versão dos Ventures: