| In 1951, Doris Day recorded A Guy is a Guy. By 1952, it was appearing on Billboard's top 100 charts.
The song was originally written in 1719 in Great Britain as a rather racy little ditty called I Went to the Alehouse (A Knave is a Knave). The song was recaptured in WWII and, with a little reworking, became A Gob is a Slob.
In 1951, Oscar Brand reworked the song once again to become A Guy is a Guy. Now suitable for mixed company, the song suited Doris Day's lilting style and became another in a long line of hits for the singer/actress.
The Lyrics:
I walked down the street like a good girl should
He followed me down the street like I knew he would
Because a guy is a guy wherever he may be
So listen and I'll tell you what this fella did to me
I walked to my house like a good girl should
He followed me to my house like I knew he would
Because a guy is a guy wherever he may be
So listen while I tell you what this fella did to me
I never saw the boy before
So nothin' could be sillier
At closer range his face was strange
But his manner was familiar
So I walked up the stairs like a good girl should
He followed me up the stairs like I knew he would
Because a guy is a guy wherever he may be
So listen and I'll tell you what this fella did to me
I stepped to my door like a good girl should
He stopped at my door like I knew he would
Because a guy is a guy wherever he may be
So listen while I tell you what this fella did to me
He asked me for a good-night kiss
I said, "It's still good day"
I would have told him more except
His lips got in the way
So I talked to my ma like a good girl should
And Ma talked to Pa like I knew she would
And they all agreed on a married life for me
The guy is my guy wherever he may be
So I walked down the aisle like a good girl should
He followed me down the aisle like I knew he would
Because a guy is a guy wherever he may be
And now you've heard the story of what someone did to me
And that's what he did to me
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