SHE WAS MY BABY (HE WAS MY FRIEND)
(Joe Byers)

Jerry Lee Lewis - 1964



I gave my car keys to my buddy last night
He was supposed to get my baby and bring her back
Well, he took off like a flash down Highway One-Eighty-Three
But he never brought my baby back to me, now

She was my baby, he was my friend
But this is where love and friendship ends
'Cos I heard he was in old Mexico with my Cecilia
Eating enchiladas and sipping tequila

I hired a private eye to track him down
He said, "I'm gonna need clues if they can ever be found"
Well, I said the last time I seen 'em was on Highway One-Eighty-Three
But he never brought my baby back to me, now

She was my baby, he was my friend
But this is where love and friendship ends
'Cos I heard he sold the car and then he kept the doggone money
He was flyin' to Miami with-a my honey, yeah

(Piano Break)

I couldn't believe that things would ever go this far
First my baby, then my buddy, now my brand new car
'Cos it seems like yesterday he left on One-Eighty-Three
He never brought my baby back to me, now

She was my baby, he was my friend
But this is where love and friendship ends
'Cos I heard he was in Philadelphia lookin' real neat
Doin' The Monkey with my baby on-a South Street, c'mon now

She was my baby, he was my friend
But this is where love and friendship ends
'Cos I heard he was out in Philadelphia a-lookin' real neat
A-doin' The Monkey with my baby...........FADE


(Transcribed/Contributed by Mel Priddle 
& Jean-Marie del Fabbro - July 2010)