How Do You Do It?
Gerry & The Pacemakers Lyrics
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I wish I knew
If I knew how you do it to me
I'd do it to you
How do you do what you do to me?
I'm feeling blue
Wish I knew how you do it to me
You give me a feeling in my heart
Like an arrow passin' through it
Suppose that you think you're very smart
But won't you tell me how do you do it?
How do you do what you do to me?
If I only knew
Then perhaps you'd fall for me
Like I fell for you
You give me a feeling in my heart
Like an arrow passin' through it
Suppose that you think you're very smart
But won't you tell me how do you do it?
How do you do what you do to me?
If I only knew
Then perhaps you'd fall for me
Like I fell for you
When I do it to you
These lyrics to Gerry & The Pacemakers's song How Do You Do It? express the singer's confusion and fascination with someone who has a special power over them. The singer is desperate to know how this person can make them feel the way they do, and even wishes they could do the same thing back. The repetition of the question "How do you do what you do to me?" emphasizes the singer's confusion and desire for answers.
The lyrics suggest that there is a certain level of vulnerability in the singer's feelings, as they admit to feeling blue and not knowing how to replicate the feelings that the other person creates in them. The line "Suppose that you think you're very smart" suggests that the other person may be aware of their power over the singer, and might even be using it intentionally.
Overall, the lyrics capture the feeling of being captivated by someone, and the frustration and longing that can come with trying to understand and replicate the magic of their presence.
Line by Line Meaning
How do you do what you do to me?
I am curious about how you have the power to affect me in such a way that I don't understand.
I wish I knew
I desire to comprehend what you do to me.
If I knew how you do it to me
If I knew the secret to your ability to affect me, I would try to use the same tactic on you.
I'd do it to you
I want to have the same level of influence on you that you have on me.
I'm feeling blue
I am unhappy or sad.
But I haven't a clue
I have no idea how you are affecting me emotionally.
You give me a feeling in my heart
You create a particular emotion inside of me.
Like an arrow passin' through it
The emotion you create inside of me is strong and focused like an arrow.
Suppose that you think you're very smart
Perhaps you believe that you are clever or intelligent.
But won't you tell me how do you do it?
I request that you share your approach for affecting me so that I can better understand it.
If I only knew
If I had a better grasp of how you're affecting me, I could possibly use that information to my advantage.
Then perhaps you'd fall for me
If I could understand your tactics for affecting me, it could potentially cause you to develop feelings for me in return.
Like I fell for you
I am deeply emotionally invested in you.
When I do it to you
In the future, when I have gained the knowledge to influence you similarly, I will utilize it.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Mitch Murray
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@eduardspanjer
I can relay to that I have exactly to same.
Like, where have all to good times gone. I'm 63 and a Dutchman. Time went fast much too fast for me. Soon my time has come and I don't want to go, I hang too much on life although I have nothing to be proud of, nothing achieved but I just love to be alive the simple things of live and I try to force myself to stand still and look back now and than.
We arrive in a time that we realize that more than the half is already passed. A good friend of mine asked his father when he was 93, ,,was it fast, pap ?"
And his father answered, ,,very fast"
And those words keeps coming frequently back in my head. I wish we could be much older like a 200 years but not feel that old as we do feel now, weak and not so energenic. Well, we humans are mortal it's inevitable but it hard to accept because,...I don't want to die I am afraid of dying afraid of thee unknown and is the an afterlife and how will I die,...suffering???
I think too much about these thoughts and I hate it. All of a sudden it pops up on my head, "dying" how will I , we, die ?? Will I see my parents grandparents and my dogs back again??? I don't know, some say, ,,you will see them back, don't worry now !" But I always say,
,,I will know when I am dead !", ,,I will thàn know if there really is an afterlife"
When we're dead we will have all answer of question we have now.
Is really over or do we go to an other vacuum or become a spirit or an angle. Well, we will know,... or not.
Have a good restand of your life and I will (hopefully🙏) too.
Untill we maybe are up there. XX. Dag engel. 🇾🇪✌🏼
@patrickstocks3576
How do you do what you do to me?
I wish I knew
If I knew how you do it to me
I’d do it to you
How do you do what you do to me?
I’m feeling blue
Wish I knew how you do it to me
But I haven’t a clue
You give me a feeling in my heart 💜
Like an arrow passin ‘ through it
‘Spose that you think 🤔 you’re very smart
But won’t you tell me how do you do it?
How do you do what you do to me?
If I only knew
Then perhaps 🤔 you’d fall for me
Like I fell for you
You give me a feeling in my heart 💜
Like an arrow passin’ through it
‘Spose that you think 🤔 you’re very smart
But won’t you tell me how you do it?
How do you do what you do to me?
If I only knew
Then perhaps 🤔 you’d fall for me
Like 👍🏻 I fell for you when I do it to you
@elianegrasso
LyricsHow do you do what you do to me?
I wish I knew
If I knew how you do it to me
I'd do it to you
How do you do what you do to me?
I'm feeling blue
Wish I knew how you do it to me
But I haven't a clue
You give me a feeling in my heart
Like an arrow passin' through it
Suppose that you think you're very smart
But won't you tell me how do you do it?
How do you do what you do to me?
If I only knew
Then perhaps you'd fall for me
Like I fell for you
You give me a feeling in my heart
Like an arrow passin' through it
Suppose that you think you're very smart
But won't you tell me how do you do it?
How do you do what you do to me?
If I only knew
Then perhaps you'd fall for me
Like I fell for you
When I do it to you
@robertdeathridge8148
Takes me back to 1963 17 yrs old and a life to live.
Now 76 yrs old listening to this and wondering where all those years have gone.
Seems like only yesterday.
@catherinerosewell5067
same here I loved Gerry and met him 3 times in Hull and had a photo with hime - nice memories
@awkwarddude
Me, too. Same year, same age. Same life ahead of all of us. Where has the time gone. The years of the folk songs and The British Music invasion, Viet Nam War... Memories. The years of our youth and the best music ever.
@wendigo53
How different life would have been, if only I had killed my next-door-neighbour with a hatchet.
@eduardspanjer
I can relay to that I have exactly to same.
Like, where have all to good times gone. I'm 63 and a Dutchman. Time went fast much too fast for me. Soon my time has come and I don't want to go, I hang too much on life although I have nothing to be proud of, nothing achieved but I just love to be alive the simple things of live and I try to force myself to stand still and look back now and than.
We arrive in a time that we realize that more than the half is already passed. A good friend of mine asked his father when he was 93, ,,was it fast, pap ?"
And his father answered, ,,very fast"
And those words keeps coming frequently back in my head. I wish we could be much older like a 200 years but not feel that old as we do feel now, weak and not so energenic. Well, we humans are mortal it's inevitable but it hard to accept because,...I don't want to die I am afraid of dying afraid of thee unknown and is the an afterlife and how will I die,...suffering???
I think too much about these thoughts and I hate it. All of a sudden it pops up on my head, "dying" how will I , we, die ?? Will I see my parents grandparents and my dogs back again??? I don't know, some say, ,,you will see them back, don't worry now !" But I always say,
,,I will know when I am dead !", ,,I will thàn know if there really is an afterlife"
When we're dead we will have all answer of question we have now.
Is really over or do we go to an other vacuum or become a spirit or an angle. Well, we will know,... or not.
Have a good restand of your life and I will (hopefully🙏) too.
Untill we maybe are up there. XX. Dag engel. 🇾🇪✌🏼
@timelord8472
R.I.P Gerry Marsden. A truly wonderful musician.
@hollyharris651
His voice is so wonderfully distinctive. They don't make them like him anymore...
@gregnormal5
Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day…Stay Safe
@boblynch7348
Back in the days when groups could compose and play great songs. Glad I was part of it.
@ericgeens1189
R.I.P. Mr. Marsden. Thanks for all the music you gave us.