I heard about her from a friend of mineHe said she lived across the county lineThe sweetest grape that ever grew on the vineAnd now that's where I'm spending all my timeHer daddy Robert and her mama RuthThey had a daughter they named Bobbie SueAnd now she's eighteen and she knows the truthNobody's gonna tell her what to doBo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie SueCa-can't you see my love is true?I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry youBo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie SueI'll take her riding on a Friday nightStraight down the highway in the clear moonlightMy Chevy’s humming and she holds me tightWe'll find a preacher and we'll do it rightHer daddy told her that she'd have to waitHer mama said, "don't make a big mistake"But we'll keep driving till we're out of stateAnd when they find us it'll be too lateBo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie SueCa-can't you see my love is true?I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry youBo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie SueBo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie SueCa-can't you see my love is true?I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry youBo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie SueBob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob Bobbie SueBo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie SueB...o...b...b...y Sue