Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles - If I Were a Bell lyrics

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See Voice Key below.

Short instrumental intro with the following:

All:

Ding-dong, ding-dong,

Ding-dong, ding-dong,

Ding!

Verse 1:

SR: Ask me how do I feel,

Now that we're cozy and cling-ging.

CR: Well sir, all I can say,

Is if I were a bell, I'd be...

M: (Ring,) ((ring,)) ((ring,)) ((ring,))

All: Ringing!

From the moment we kissed goodnight,

That's the way I jus' got ta behave.

And if I were a lamp I'd light,

And if I were a banner I'd wave.

Verse 2:

SR: Ask me how do I feel,

Li'l-ole me with my quiet upbring-ging.

CR: Well sir, all I can say,

Is if I were a gate, I'd be...

M: (Swing,) ((swing,)) ((swing,)) ((swing,))

All: Swinging!

And if I were a clock,

I'd surely be popping my spri-ings.

M: And if I were a bell,

I'd go ding-dong, ding-dong, ding.

A-dong-ding.

A-dong-ding, a-dong-ding, a-dong-

All: -Ding.

Instrumental break.

Bridge:

B: (Bahh,) ((bahhh,))

Oh yes, I knew my morale would crack,

From the wonderful way that you looked.

Wolf whistle.

And if I were a duck I'd

Quacking noise./B: (Quack)

All: Quack.

And if I were a goose,

I'd be cooked.

Verse 3 & Outro:

SR: Ask me how do I feel,

Now that we're final-ly caressing.

CR: Boy, if I were a salad, don'tcha know,

I'd be splashing my-iii dressing.

M: Or if I were a season, boy,

All: I'd surely be spring.

M: (And if I were a bell,)

(If I keep them...)

((I were a bell...))

All: If

M: I I were a bell...

All: And if I were a bell, if

M: I were a bell, I'd go

Ding-dong, ding-dong,

A-ding-dong. A-ding-dong.

A-ding-dong. A-ding-dong.

A-ding-dong. A-ding-dong.

Ding-a-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling...

Bong! Bong! Bong!

VOICE KEY:

Lyrics preceded with SR: denote solo by Smokey Robinson.

Lyrics preceded with CR: denote solo by Claudette Rogers-Robinson.

Lyrics preceded with All: denote everyone sings.

Lyrics preceded with M: denote just the male group members.

Lyrics preceded with GM: denote all the group members sing without SR.

Lyrics separated by a slash(es) (/) mean the lyrics on opposite

sides of the slash(es) are sung simultaneously or overlap.