ABC

Written and Composed by Mizell, Perren, Richards, and Gordy

 

(From “ABC” Album)

 

 

[Michael]

a buh-buh buh buh-buh

 

[J5]

a buh-buh buh buh-buh

 

[Michael]

You went to school to learn, girl

Things you never, never knew before...

 

[Jermaine]

Like I before ‘E’ except after ‘C’...

 

[Michael]

And why 2 plus 2 makes four

Now now now, I’m gonna teach you...

 

[J5]

Teach you, teach you

 

[Michael]

All about love, dear...

 

[J5]

All about love

 

[Jermaine]

Sit yourself down, take a seat

All you gotta do is repeat after me

 

[J5]: ABC

[Michael]: Easy as...

[J5]: 123

[Michael]: Or simple as...

[J5]: Do Re Mi

[Michael]: ABC, 123, baby, you and me girl

 

[J5]: ABC

[Michael]: Easy as...

[J5]: 123

[Michael]: Or simple as...

[J5]: Do Re Mi

[Michael]: ABC, 123, baby, you and me girl

 

[Tito]

Come on, let me love you just a little bit

 

[Jackie]

Come on, let me love you just a little bit

 

[Jermaine]

I’m a going to teach how to sing it out

 

[Michael]

Come on, come one, come on

Let me show you what it’s all about

 

Reading and writing arithmetic

Are the branches of the learning tree

 

[Jermaine]

But without the roots of love every day, girl

 

[Michael]

Your education ain’t complete

T-t-t-teacher’s gonna show you

 

[J5]

Show you, show you

 

[Michael]

How to get an ‘A’

 

[J5]

nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!

 

[Michael]

Spell me you

 

[J5]

Add the two!

 

[Jermaine]

Listen to me baby, that’s all you gotta do

 

[J5]: oh ABC

[Michael]: Easy as...

[J5]: 123

[Michael]: Or simple as...

[J5]: Do Re Mi

[Michael]: ABC, 123, baby, you and me girl

 

[Michael]

ABC is easy

It’s like counting up to 3

Sing a simple melody

That’s how easy love can be

That’s how easy love can be

Sing a simple melody

123, you and me

 

Sit down, girl

I think I love you

No!

Get up, girl

Show me what you can do

 

Shake it, shake it, baby, come on now

Shake it, shake it, baby, ooo oooh

Shake it shake it, baby, huh

123, baby, oo ooo

ABC, baby, nah nah

Do Re Mi, baby, aow

That’s how easy love can be

 

[J5]

ABC

 

[Michael]

ABC, it’s easy

It’s like counting up to 3

Sing a simple melody

 

[All]

That’s how easy love can be

 

[Michael]

Come on, come one, come on

Let me show you what it’s all about

 

ABC is 123

It’s like counting up to 3

Sing a simple melody

That’s how easy love can be

 

Baby, ABC is easy

It’s like counting up to 3

Sing a simple melody

That’s how easy love can be

 

 

 

© 1970 Motown Records Company LP