Huey Lewis & the News is an Academy Award-nominated American rock band base… Read Full Bio ↴Huey Lewis & the News is an Academy Award-nominated American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the US Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts. Their greatest success was with their number-one album, 'Sports'. Their worldwide fame expanded when their recording of "The Power of Love" was featured as a key track in the 1985 movie "Back to the Future" (in which Huey Lewis made a cameo appearance). The song became a number-one hit, and it was nominated for an Academy Award.

From a first single in 1979, the group successfully combined a pop rock and power pop (and sometimes, a blues rock) influenced backing with harmony side-vocals and Lewis' strident voice, and the band had numerous hit songs during the 1980s and early 1990s. These include "The Power of Love" and "Back in Time" (both of which were featured in the film "Back to the Future"), "I Want a New Drug", "Doin' It All (For My Baby)", "Do You Believe in Love?" "Hip to Be Square", "Stuck With You", and "Jacob's Ladder". Huey Lewis shared three Grammy awards, an American Music Award, and a People's Choice Award along with several artists for his role singing the 1985 charity song "We Are the World" as well.

=Albums=
Huey Lewis & the News (1980)
Picture This (1982) [#13 U.S. Gold]
Sports (1983) [#1 U.S. 7x Platinum]
Back to the Future Soundtrack (1985) [Gold]
Fore! (1986) [#1 U.S. 3x Platinum]
Small World (1988) [#11 U.S. Platinum]
Hard at Play (1991) [#27 U.S. Gold]
The Heart of Rock & Roll - The Best of Huey Lewis and The News (1992)
Four Chords & Several Years Ago (1994) [#55 U.S.]
Time Flies: The Best of Huey Lewis and the News (1996) [#185 U.S.]
Plan B (2001) [#165 U.S.]
Live at 25 (2005)
Greatest Hits & Videos (2006) [#70 U.S.]

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Good Morning Little School Girl
Huey Lewis & The News Lyrics

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Good morning little schoolgirl
Can I come home with you?
Tell your mama and your papa
I'm a little schoolboy too.
Come on now pretty baby
I just can't help myself
You're so young and pretty
I don't need nobody else

Good morning little schoolgirl
Can I come home with you?
Don't you hear me crying?

Hey
I'm gonna leave you baby
About the break of day
On account of the way you treat me
I got to stay away
Come on now pretty baby
Darling come on home
You know I love you baby
I got to get you all alone

Good morning little schoolgirl
Can I come home with you?
Can't you hear me crying?

Hey
I'm gonna buy me an airplane
Fly all over your town
Tell everybody baby
Lord, know you're fine
Come on now pretty baby
Now, I just can't help myself
You're so young and pretty
I don't need nobody else

Good morning little schoolgirl
Can I come home with you?
Can't you hear me crying?

Hey

Good morning little schoolgirl
Can I come home with you?
Good morning little schoolgirl
Can I come home with you?
Tell your mama and your papa
I'm a schoolboy too.
I'm a schoolboy too.
Hey, I'm a schoolboy too.

I want to be your chauffeur
I want to ride your little machine
I want to be your chauffeur
I want to ride your little machine
I want to put a tiger, baby
I want to put a tiger, baby
I want to put a tiger, baby
Hey, in your sweet little tank.

Hey, baby now yes I do
Ha, yes I do
Hey I got to
Hey I got to come on home with you
Tell your mama
Tell your papa
Tell your mama and your papa
Hey, I'm a schoolboy too
Hey, Hey, I'm a schoolboy too
Ha, I'm a schoolboy too

Ow, I want to keep your company
Hey, I want to keep your company

Overall Meaning

The song "Good Morning Little School Girl" by Huey Lewis & The News is a cover of a blues classic written and first recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson I in 1937. The song has been covered by numerous artists over the years, including Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, and Jonny Lang. The lyrics of the song are quite suggestive and can be interpreted in different ways, but the main theme is the desire of the singer to be with a young (possibly underage) girl.

The song starts with the singer asking the schoolgirl if he can come home with her and telling her to tell her parents that he is a little schoolboy too. This can be interpreted as the singer trying to impress the girl and gain her trust by pretending to be a schoolboy. He then expresses his attraction to the girl, saying that she's so young and pretty that he doesn't need anybody else. The repeated question "Can I come home with you?" also creates a sense of insistence and urgency.

In the second verse, the singer announces that he's going to leave the girl because of the way she treats him, but then he changes his mind and asks her to come home with him instead. He then mentions buying an airplane and flying all over her town to tell everybody how fine she is, which can be interpreted as a way of showing off or boasting about their relationship. The repeated lines "Can't you hear me crying?" suggest that the singer is emotionally invested in the girl and wants her attention.

In the final verse, the singer asks the girl if he can be her chauffeur and ride her little machine (possibly referring to a car or a motorcycle). He then repeats that he's a schoolboy too and wants to keep her company. The ending of the song is open to interpretation, but it can be seen as the singer trying to convince the girl to be with him by any means necessary.

Line by Line Meaning

Good morning little schoolgirl
The singer greets a young woman who is presumably headed to school.

Can I come home with you?
The singer asks if he can accompany the young woman to her home.

Tell your mama and your papa I'm a little schoolboy too.
The singer wants the young woman to inform her parents that he is also a student.

Come on now pretty baby I just can't help myself You're so young and pretty I don't need nobody else
The artist expresses his attraction to the young woman and implies that he does not need anyone else.

Don't you hear me crying?
The artist asks if the young woman can hear his emotions and pleas.

Hey I'm gonna leave you baby About the break of day On account of the way you treat me I got to stay away
The singer threatens to leave the young woman if she does not treat him well.

Darling come on home You know I love you baby I got to get you all alone
The singer professes his love to the young woman and wants to have her to himself.

I'm gonna buy me an airplane Fly all over your town Tell everybody baby Lord, know you're fine
The artist brags about his wealth and plans to show off his girlfriend to others.

Now, I just can't help myself You're so young and pretty I don't need nobody else
The artist repeats his attraction to the young woman and emphasizes that he does not need anyone else.

I want to be your chauffeur I want to ride your little machine I want to put a tiger, baby Hey, in your sweet little tank.
The artist wants to drive the young woman around and is being flirtatious with his wording.

Hey, baby now yes I do Ha, yes I do Hey I got to Hey I got to come on home with you
The singer confirms that he wants to go with the young woman.

Hey, I'm a schoolboy too Ha, I'm a schoolboy too Ow, I want to keep your company Hey, I want to keep your company
The artist reasserts that he is also a student and wants to be with the young woman.

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Written by: WILLIE WILLIAMSON

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