Michael Jackson - Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day

Produced by Hal Davis
Composed by Henry Cosby, Sylvia May and Stevie Wonder

This is a cover of the Stevie Wonder song recorded for the album, Ben, issued in August 1972 in the US and December 1972 in the UK.

It was scheduled as the B-side of the planned follow-up to Ben, Everybody's Somebody's Fool, before it was cancelled.

Stevie's orginal version (1968) topped the R&B singles chart.


Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day - Lyrics

Your precious sweetheart
She’s so faithfull
She’s so true, oh yeah
Her dreams are tumblin’
Her world is crumblin’
Because of you, uh huh
One day you’ll hurt her
Just once too much
And when you finally lose your tender touch

Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo-da-day
Her feet may wander
Her heart may stray, oh yeah
Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo-da-dee
You’re gonna send your baby straight to me

I’m gonna give her all the lovin’
Within’ my heart, oh yeah
I’m gonna patch up
Every single little dream
You torn apart
Understand me now
And when she tells you
She’s cried her last tear
Heaven knows
I’m gonna be somewhere near

Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo-da-day
Her feet may wander
Her heart may stray
Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo-da-dee
That’s gonna send your baby straight to me

Oh yeah-heah, you better
You better listen to me, yeah

Heartaches are callin’ and tears are fallin’
Because of you, oh yeah
And when you’re gone
She’ll know I’m the one to go to her rescue
Maybe you didn’t know that, baby
You’re gonna leave her one too many times
And when you come back
That girl’s gonna be mine, all mine