IF YOU HAVEN`T GOT A SWEETIE
AND YOU WONDER WHY
YOU HAVEN`T GOT SOMEONE
TO LOVE,
IF YOU HAVEN`T GOT A SWEETIE,
HERE`S THE REASON WHY
YOU HAVEN`T GOT
SOMEONE TO LOVE.
GENTLEMEN FROM MAINE
TO CALIFORNIA,
GIVE ME YOUR ATTENTION
WHILE I WARN YA:
[Chorus]:
YOU GOTTA BE FOOTBALL HERO
TO GET ALONG
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.
YOU GOTTA BE
A TOUCHDOWN GETTER,
YOU BET.
IF YOU WANNA GET
A BABY TO PET.
THE FACT THAT YOU ARE RICH
OR HANDSOME
WON`T GET YOU ANYTHING
IN CURLS;
YOU GOTTA BE A FOOTBALL HERO
TO GET ALONG
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.
[patter verse]:
EV`RY FEMALE FLAMING YOUTH
GOES FOR GAGLE,
GRANGE AND BOOTH,
FRIEDMAN,
NEWMAN
AND CARIDEO.
KOSKY,
OOSTERBAAN
AND KURTH
ARE RULERS
OF THE EARTH,
`CAUSE THE LADIES
LOVE `EM,
LOVE `EM SO.
IF THE GIRLS ARE
WHAT YOU WANNA GET,
MAN,
HURRY
AND BECOME
A TRIPLE THREAT,
MAN.
[Chorus 2]:
YOU GOTTA BE A FOOTBALL HERO
TO GET ALONG
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.
IN SPITE OF ALL
A MILLION DOLLARS CAN DO,
A TACKLE OR TWO
WILL MEAN MORE TO YOU.
IF YOU CAN
MAKE THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN,
YOU`LL NEVER
HAVE TO BUY THEM PEARLS;
YOU GOTTA BE A FOOTBALL HERO
TO GET ALONG
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.