Lyrics by Peter Quail, for "Sweet Little Sheila", by Tommy Roe
We know a girl and her name is Sheila
Her name is hard to explain
She’s so doggone happy just lookin’ down the microscope
At those little pollen grains
We don't know what she’s watchin’, but it keeps her smiling
So everybody thinks it’s too good to share
For many years we’ve wondered but word is on the grapevine
That there’s some hanky panky down there
Sometimes Sheila breaks into song
Oh oh oh oh
We want to sing along
Then our Sheila whistles up a tune
Oh oh oh oh
She’s happy as a loon
If you want to know what's happenin’ in the busy world of science
Sheila is the first to know the news of the day
She can tell you all that’s new from biofuels to CRISPR-Cas
Man that girl sure knows her way
Tough love and T-shirts are what our Sheila’s famous for
And makin’ sure the seminars are all on time
We could tell you many tales, but one thing is for certain
She’ll tell you what is on her mind
Sometimes Sheila breaks into song
Oh oh oh oh
We want to sing along
Then our Sheila whistles up a tune
Oh oh oh oh
She’s happy as a loon
Sheila had a boyfriend and his name was Tommy Roe
He used to serenade her every night and all day
But then a guy named Paul came by and stole her heart forever
So Tommy had to go on his way
We wonder what she’ll do now to keep from goin’ crazy
But word is out now that Paul has a plan
A chicken farm in Oakland and trips to far off places
From Timbuktu to Pakistan
Sheila said she loves us, she said she’d never leave us
But we knew that she’d be too hard to tame
We don't where she’s going, but we know for certain
The place will never be the same!
(slow)
We don't where she’s going, but we know for certain
The place will never be the same!
