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There they stood
In the eyes of man
My buddy, my girl
With his ring on her hand
The preacher turned around (turned around)
And this he said
"Has anybody got a reason
Why this couple can't be wed?"
And I cried...

(Underlined part is louder, sounds like a slight key change.)
She's my girl (she's my girl)
He can't have her! (can't have her)
She's my girl (she's my girl)
And I'll never, never (never-never-never)
Let her go

The people turned around (turned around)
Wond'ring what they'd see (what they'd see)
A tear fell from my eye
When I heard them laugh at me
I looked at my love (looked at my love)
Said I'd trouble her no more
When suddenly she rushed into my arms
And we walked out the door

(instrumental break)

The years have passed by {passed by)
With a daughter and a son (daughter and a son)
It really is amazing, Lord...
How I fought for her and I won...

She's my girl.. (Repeats and fades out)

I wrote this song to tell you
Of the tunes that we did sing
On the street-corner nightclubs (could be "the street corners and nightclubs")
To the girls who wore our rings
I was a part of it then
And now it's back again
Yes it's the 50's, come alive

Vanilla malts Chocolate shakes
Well-done fries, and Philly cheese steaks
And ohhhh, the dancing
At the jukebox place
Yes it's the 50's, come alive

We wore our leather jackets
And our penny-loafer shoes
The hit (hip?) songs faded back in
Lord knows we paid our dues
I was a part of it then
And now it's back again
Yes it's the 50's, come alive

We tolerated rock-n-roll, the discos, and the funk
But in the final analysis
We don't really need that junk
Just a song (just a song)
We hold dear (we hold dear)
And we're back again this year (next year?)
Yes it's the 50's, come alive

Yes I was a part of it then
And now it's back again
Yes it's the 50's, come alive...(fade out)

The group originated in Ozone Park, Queens in 1957 when they were teenagers. The original members were Rosario Morice (aka Sonny Boy, Lead), though he left the group before recording he has always been recognized by the group when attending a performance. Nick Santamaria (aka Nick Santo, lead), Mike Mincieli (first tenor), Frank Reina (second tenor), Vinnie Naccarato,(baritone), and John Cassese (bass). They were all around 15 years of age at the time and still in school. Rosario, Vinnie, Mike, Tony, and John all went to John Adams High School, while Nick was a student at Woodrow Wilson and Frank attended Franklin K. Lane. Mike Mincieli, started the group and recruited the members. In the spring/summer of 1958 the final member was recruited and really got things together. They originally called themselves "the Supremes" but soon changed to "The Capris." It is often thought their name came from the island of Capri, since the boys were all Italian, but Nick confirmed in a 1993 interview with Greg Milewski, that they named themselves after the 1957 Lincoln Capri.

By 1958 the group had started gaining experience and popularity by performing at local venues, school dances and churches. They attracted the attention of independent record producers. Soon they would record their first single