here's my story

it's sad but true

it's about a girl

that i once knew

she took my love

then ran around

with every single

guy in town

whoa oooh oh ooh oh oooh

whoa oooh oh ooh oh oooh

whoa oooh oh ooh oh oh

la la la la

whoa ooh oh oh oh oh

oh oh ooh ooh oh ooh oh

whoa oh ooh oh ooh oh

whoa ooh oh oh ooh oh

yeah i should have known

it from the very start

this girl will leave

me with a broken heart

now listen people

what i'm telling you

a keep away from a runaround sue

yeah i miss her lips and

the smile on her face

the touch of her hair and

this girl's warm embrace

so if you don't want to cry like i do

a keep away from a runaround sue

whoa ooh oh oh oh oh

oh oh ooh ooh oh ooh oh

whoa oh ooh oh ooh oh

ah she likes to travel around

yeah

she'll love you then she'll put you down

now people let me put you wise

sue goes

out with other guys

here's the moral and the

story from the guy who knows

i fell in love

and my love still grows

ask any fool that she ever knew

they'll say

keep away from a runaround sue

yeah keep away from this girl

i don't know what she'll do

keep away from sue

she likes to travel around

yeah

she'll love you then she'll put you down

now people let me put you wise

she goes

out with other guys

here's the moral and the

story from the guy who knows

i fell in love

and my love still grows

ask any fool that she ever knew

they'll say

keep away from a runaround sue

hey yeah

stay away from that girl

don't you know what she'll do now

whoa la la la la whoa

songwriters

ernie maresca dion di mucci