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Intro:
Em | Em | Em | Em : Em | Em | Em | Em :
Verse 1:
Em Em
You must be crazy or half insane,
Em Em
look at your eyeballs
street cocaine.
Em Em
You drink that white rum
you hit the roof.
Em Em
What do you expect
one-five-one proof.
Interlude: Em | Em | Em | Em :
Verse 2:
Em Em
You drive your mustang down Sunset Strip
Em Em
and in the back seat a big black whip.
Em Em
Look at your lipstick all 'round your face,
Em Em
everything you do is in bad taste.
Chorus 1:
C
Baby, I think you're cute
D Em Em
but there's no substitute for love
C
Honey, it's a crying shame:
Am B7* B7* B7* B7* B7* B7*
this whole mad town thinks you're insane.
Interlude: Em | Em | Em | Em :
Verse 3:
Em Em
You take me dancing but I can't dance,
Em Em
but when I try to you start to laugh.
Em Em
You shake your hips, child
like a rattlesnake,
Em Em
you make me jealous
make no mistake.
Interlude: Em | Em :
Verse 4:
Em Em
You went to Woodstock and all that trash,
Em Em
your generation is fading fast.
Em Em
You wear them hot pants
they're out of style,
Em Em
you like brown sugar
I think it's vile.
Chorus 2:
C
Honey, I think you're cute
D Em Em
but there's no substitute for love.
C
Baby, it's a crying shame,
Am B7* B7* B7* B7* B7* B7*
this whole mad town thinks you're insane.
Verse 5:
Em Em
One of these nights, child
it won't be long,
Em Em
somebody somewhere who's big and strong.
Em Em
In a dark alley
a bloodstained coat,
Em Em
he'll stick his long thing right down your throat.
Chorus 2:
C
Honey, I think you're cute
D Em Em
but there's no substitute for love.
C
Baby, it's a crying shame,
Am B7* B7* B7* B7* B7* B7*
this whole mad town thinks you're insane.
Outro: (Repeat and Fade Out)
Em
Lord, have mercy.
Em
Hey, baby, I think you're insane, baby.
Em
You got no brain, you're insane.
Em
Tell me, baby, can you play harp?
Em
Can you play bass? Can you play guitar?
Em
Can you play drum? Then you're insane.
Song History
Published: August 19, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025