Ooo-wah, ooo-wah Ba-ba-ba-ba-baaaa Ooo-wah, ooo-wah Yeah, yeah, yeah! [Verse 1] I met her down at Malibu In a little red swimsuit, looking mighty cute She had a longboard underneath her arm And every surfer boy was falling for her charm She said, “Come on, baby, catch a wave with me” I said, “Honey, there’s something you gotta see” She talked so fast from dawn till night I loved that girl, but something wasn’t right [Chorus] I gagged Gidget Down by the sea I gagged Gidget Now she’s smiling at me No more talking While we’re catching a wave I gagged Gidget And we surfed all day [Backing vocals] Gidget! Gidget! Ooo-wah, ooo-wah! Gidget! Gidget! Surf all day! [Verse 2] We hopped in my woody, headed down the coast She talked about Frankie, she talked about Moondoggie most She talked about bikinis, boys and movie stars She was still going strong when we passed the cars I turned up the radio, she turned up too There wasn’t anything that girl couldn’t talk through So underneath the California moon I found me a way to change that tune [Chorus] I gagged Gidget Down by the sea I gagged Gidget Now she’s smiling at me No more talking While we’re catching a wave I gagged Gidget And we surfed all day [Bridge – sweet, dreamy harmonies] Moonlight dancing on the water Surfboards lying in the sand She leaned over, took my hand And wrote “I LOVE YOU” in the sand [Breakdown] Well, I took that gag off around half past nine [Backing vocals] Bad idea! Bad idea! She said, “You won’t BELIEVE what happened today—” [Spoken] Oh, for crying out loud. [Instrumental surf-guitar break] [Final Chorus – huge harmonies] I gagged Gidget Down by the sea I gagged Gidget She was perfect for me Sun was shining And the waves were great I gagged Gidget— BEST DAMN DATE! [Outro] Ooo-wah, ooo-wah Gidget, Gidget Ba-ba-ba-ba-baaaa I should’ve left it on…
