Original Manfred Mann version
(Sha la la la, la la la)
(Sha la la la la la la la)
(Sha la la la, la la la la la la)
I met you for the first time last night
When I kissed you and I held you tight
Baby you made me feel alright
So this is the song that I sang all night
(Sha la la la, la la la) oh-oh-oh
(Sha la la la la la la la) oh yeah
(Sha la la la, la la la la la la)
When you kissed me I felt so weak
I never had so grand a treat
Each time I see you walking down the street
My heart starts singing to the sha-la beat, singing
(Sha la la la, la la la) oh yeah
(Sha la la la la la la la) yes-ah
(Sha la la la, la la la la la la)
Sha la la, say you love me too
Sha la la, my love is true
Let's spend our lives together
We'll be happy forever, yeah
(Sha la la la, la la la) yeah
(Sha la la la la la la la) oh yeah
(Sha la la la, la la la la la la)
Sha la la, say you love me too
Sha la la, my love is true, yeah
We'll spend our lives together
And we'll be happy forever, yeah yeah
(Sha la la la, la la la) you can sing it to me
(Sha la la la la la la la) sing it to me yeah-hey
(Sha la la la, la la la) just a little bit louder
(Sha la la la la la la la) sing it louder now yeah
(Sha la la la, la la la) sing it louder now yeah
(Sha la la la la la la la) sing it louder now yeah
...
[Fades out]
SHA-LA-LA is a song written by Robert Mosley and Robert Taylor and first recorded and released by The Shirelles in 1964. See the original The Shirelles version for more details. Manfred Mann recorded another version and released it as a single in 1964 album. The above lyrics are for the original Manfred Mann version of SHA-LA-LA as released in 1964.
Bruce Springsteen performed SHA-LA-LA live a few times in 1975 during the Born To Run Tour, and more time in 2009 during the Working On A Dream Tour. See the live 12 Dec 1975 version for more details.
Though Manfred Mann's version of the song is more popular and is the one that Springsteen covered, SHA-LA-LA was first recorded and released by The Shirelles. See the original The Shirelles version for more details.
List of available versions of SHA-LA-LA on this website:
SHA-LA-LA [Live 12 Dec 1975 version]