Intro: (Hey, hey, hey, hey-ay, hey, hey, hey, hey-ay) Nights didn t seem so long no more, ain t one man like it was before Just when I thought I was really okay, I saw Linda yesterday. My heart went up, down, like a merry go round and round, like a forest fire, down, down, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh... Looked like I d found peace of mind, looked like I was gonna make it this time Just when I thought I was really okay, I saw Linda yesterday. Oh, she smiled that same old smile, my heart was running wild My love for her increases, as I go all to pieces Hey, hey, dum de dodie-dodie, Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie, Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie-do, dum-diddly, dum-diddly, dum-dum... So, straight to a lonely guy, sit around and watch me cry. People ask what s wrong, I say, I saw Linda yesterday. My heart went up, down, like a merry go round and round, like a forest fire, down, down, Oh, oh, oh, dum-didly, dum-didly, dum-dum-dum dum. Hey, hey, dum de dodie-dodie, Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie, Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie-do, dum-diddly, dum-diddly, dum-dum... Hey, hey, dum de dodie-dodie, Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie . . .