Verse 1
I saw her at the diner in the pale porch light,
Jukebox playin’ soft and slow that night,
She looked at me and, oh, my heart stood still,
(Doo-wop, doo-wah…) I know it always will
Chorus
Bip bam baby, don’t you go,
Stay with me beneath the neon glow,
Bip bam baby, hold me tight,
(Sha-la-la…) here in the still of the night
Verse 2
We danced so close beneath the jukebox glow,
The whole world faded, movin’ soft and slow,
She whispered “daddy, I ain’t goin’ nowhere,”
(Doo-wop, doo-wah…) and I said a silent prayer
Chorus
Bip bam baby, don’t you go,
Stay with me beneath the neon glow,
Bip bam baby, hold me tight,
(Sha-la-la…) here in the still of the night
Bridge (key lifts up a step, more pleading, half-spoken)
Now listen baby — I know times are hard,
And I ain’t got much, just this beat-up guitar,
But if you stay right here, girl, till the mornin’ light,
(Ooh… ooh…) I’ll love you every single night
Final Chorus (big, full harmony, ritardando ending)
Bip bam baby, don’t you go,
Stay with me beneath the neon glow,
Bip bam baby, hold me tight,
(Sha-la-la-la…) here in the still… of the… night…
(fade on a cappella “doo-wop, doo-wah”)
Lyrics Michael Forty
Voice Several Anon