Original The Shirelles version
(Sha la la, la la la la)
(Sha la la la, la la la la la)
(Sha la la, la la, sha la la la la)
(Woah-woh, oh-oh, woah-oh-woh-oh)
(Yeah-yeah!)
(Woah-woh, oh-oh, woah-oh-woh-oh)
I met you for the first time last night (well all right)
When you kissed me and held me tight (it's ok)
Hey baby you made me feel all right (ah unh-hun)
And this is the song that I sang all night
(Sha la la, la la la la)
(Sha la la la, la la la la la)
(Sha la la, la la, sha la la la la)
(Woah-woh, oh-oh, woah-oh-woh-oh)
(Woah-woh, oh-oh, woah-oh-woh-oh)
When you kissed me I felt so weak (well oh yeah)
I never had such a grand a-treat (well come on)
Each time I see you walking down the street (ooo-ooo-wee)
My heart starts singing to the sha-la beat
Singing (sha la la, la la la la)
Hear her singing (sha la la la, la la la la la)
(Sha la la, la la, sha la la la la)
(Woah-woh, oh-oh, woah-oh-woh-oh)
(Woah-woh, oh-oh, woah-oh-woh-oh)
Sha la la, say you love me too
Sha la la, my love is true
Let's spend our lives together
And we'll be happy forever
(Sha la la, la la la la)
He was singing (sha la la la, la la la la la)
(Sha la la, la la, sha la la la la)
(Woah-woh, oh-oh, woah-oh-woh-oh)
(Woah-woh, oh-oh, woah-oh-woh-oh)
All right (woah-woh, oh-oh, woah-oh-woh-oh)
Yeah, yeah, come home (sha la la)
Mmm come on (baby sha la la)
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah (la-la-la-la-la-la)
Come on (la-la-la-la-la-la)...
[Fades out]
SHA-LA-LA is a song written by Robert Mosley and Robert Taylor and originally recorded by The Shirelles who released it as a single 1964. The above lyrics are for the original The Shirelles 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.
Note that it is Manfred Mann's 1964 recording of the song, and not The Shirelles' version, that Bruce Springsteen was likely familiar with. See the original Manfred Mann version for more details.
List of available versions of SHA-LA-LA on this website:
SHA-LA-LA [Live 12 Dec 1975 version]