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Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas - Little Children

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Album: Story
Released: 1964

Little Children Lyrics

Little Children, you better not tell on me
I'm tellin' you
Little children, you better not tell what you see
And if you're good
I'll give you candy and a quarter
If you're quiet like you oughta be
And keep a secret with me

I wish they would go away
Little children, now why aren't you playin' outside
I'm askin' you
You can't fool me, 'cause I'm gonna know if you hide
And try to peek
I'm gonna treat you to a movie
Stop your gigglin', children do be nice
Like little sugars and spice

You saw me kissin' your sister
You saw me holdin' her hand
But if you snitch to your mother
Your father won't understand

I wish they would take a nap
Little children, now why don't you go bye-bye
Go anywhere at all
Little children, I know you would if you tried
Go up the stairs
Me and your sister, we're goin' steady
How can I kiss her when I'm ready to
With little children like you around
I wonder what can I do around
Little children like you

Writer/s: SHUMAN, MORT / MCFARLAND, J. L.
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., THE SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA
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Little Children

This was written by Mort Shuman and John Leslie McFarland. Shuman had written hits for Elvis Presley.

This is about a guy who tries to convince his girlfriend's younger siblings to keep quiet so he doesn't get in trouble.

Kramer was a British Rail fitter until Beatles manager Brian Epstein signed him in 1963. Epstein put him with the Manchester group The Dakotas and got them to record some songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. They immediately scored a #2 UK hit with "Do You Want To Know a Secret," the first ever cover of a Lennon and McCartney song to chart. The follow up "Bad To Me," which was written specifically by John Lennon for the group, became their first UK chart topper. After another Lennon and McCartney Top Five single, "I'll Keep You Satisfied," they recorded this, which became their second UK #1 hit and their first American hit.

Kramer's real name is William Ashton. John Lennon suggested adding the "J" so he would stand out from other singers with the same last name.