Written by: Larry Williams
Recorded: 10 May 1965
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Released: 9 December 1966 (UK)
Available on:
Past Masters
John Lennon: vocals, rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney: bass, electric piano
George Harrison: lead guitar
Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine
A bad little kid moved into my neighborhood,
He won’t do nothing right just sittin’ down looks so good,
He don’t wanna go to school and learn to read and write,
Just sits around the house and plays the rock’n’roll music all night.
Well he put some tacks on teacher’s chair busts your normal love affair
Now junior behave yourself!
Buy every rock’n’roll book on the magazine stand
Every time that he gets always off to the juke box man.
Well he waters it, and keeps is till at night he’s a ready to poop,
From rock and a rollin’, spinning in a hula hoop,
Well this rock and roll has gotta stop, junior’s head is not enough,
Now junior behave yourself!
Gonna tell your mama, you better do what she said,
Get to the barber’s shop and get the hair cut off your head,
Rude to the nannies and you’re better to the neighbours cat
You gave the Cocker Spaniel a better mother’s launderin’ man.
Well this mad romance has gotta stop, junior’s head is not enough,
Now junior behave yourself!