Wake Up Little Susie is a song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and first recorded by the Everly Brothers in 1957. The song is about a young couple that falls asleep at the movies and wakes up well past curfew, worried about what their parents will think. The song was controversial at the time, being banned by some radio stations due to its suggestive content, but it still became a huge hit.
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Wake up little Susie, wake up
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We both been sound asleep, wake up little Susie and weep
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The movie's over, it's four o'clock and we're in trouble deep
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Wake up little Susie, wake up little Susie
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Well, what're we gonna tell your mamma?
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What're we gonna tell your pa?
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What're we gonna tell our friends when they say "ooh la la"?
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Well I told your momma that you'd be in by ten
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Well now Susie baby looks like we goofed again
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Wake up little Susie, wake up little Susie, we gotta go home
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Wake up little Susie, wake up
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The movie wasn't so hot, it didn't have much of a plot
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We fell asleep, our goose is cooked, our reputation is shot
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Wake up little Susie, wake up little Susie...
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Well, what're we gonna tell your mamma?
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What're we gonna tell our friends when they say "ooh la la"?