Origineel
[Verse 1]
Spent forty-eight dollars last night at the county fair
I threw out my shoulder but I won her that teddy bear
She’s got me saying
Sugar-pie, honey, darling, and dear
I ain’t seen the Sounds play a game all year
I’m gonna get fired if I don’t get some sleep
My long lost buddies say I’m getting in too deep
[Chorus]
But I like it, I love it
I want some more of it
I try so hard
I can’t rise above it
Don’t know what it is
About that little gal’s loving
But I like it, I love it
I want some more of it
[Verse 2]
My Mama and Daddy tried to teach me courtesy
But it never sank in till that girl got a hold of me
Now I’m holding umbrellas and opening doors
I’m taking out the trash and I’m sweeping my floors
I’m crossing my fingers and counting every kiss
Praying that it keeps going on going like this
[Chorus]
But I like it, I love it
I want some more of it
I try so hard
I can’t rise above it
Don’t know what it is
About that little gal’s loving
But I like it, I love it
I want some more of it
[Verse 3]
Got to wash my truck and dress up
To pick her up to watch TV
And she sits down on the sofa
She’ll move a little closer
She can’t get enough of me
[Chorus]
And I like it, I love it
I want some more of it
I try so hard
I can’t rise above it
Don’t know what it is
About that little gal’s loving
But I like it, I love it
I want some more of it
Vertaling
[Verse 1]
Ik heb gisteravond 48 dollar uitgegeven op de kermis.
Ik gooide mijn schouder uit, maar ik won haar die teddybeer
She’s got me saying
Sugar-pie, honey, darling, and dear
Ik heb de Sounds het hele jaar nog geen wedstrijd zien spelen
Ik word ontslagen als ik niet wat slaap krijg
Mijn lang verloren vrienden zeggen dat ik er te diep in ga
[refrein]
But I like it, I love it
I want some more of it
Ik probeer zo hard
I can’t rise above it
Don’t know what it is
Over de liefde van die kleine meid
But I like it, I love it
I want some more of it
[Verse 2]
My Mama and Daddy tried to teach me courtesy
But it never sank in till that girl got a hold of me
Now I’m holding umbrellas and opening doors
Ik zet het vuilnis buiten en ik veeg mijn vloeren
Ik kruis mijn vingers en tel elke kus
Praying that it keeps going on going like this
[refrein]
But I like it, I love it
I want some more of it
Ik probeer zo hard
I can’t rise above it
Don’t know what it is
Over de liefde van die kleine meid
But I like it, I love it
I want some more of it
[Verse 3]
Got to wash my truck and dress up
To pick her up to watch TV
And she sits down on the sofa
She’ll move a little closer
She can’t get enough of me
[Chorus]
And I like it, I love it
I want some more of it
I try so hard
I can’t rise above it
Don’t know what it is
Over de liefde van die kleine meid
But I like it, I love it
I want some more of it