A boy loved a girl but the girl said no
She ran away with a handsome gigolo
He loved her but they were through
So he fed himself to the lions at the zooOh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh how sad
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, how sadRomeo and Juliet,a weirdo couple that I met
They had a little drink with a strange effect
Some mistakes you can't correctOh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh how sad
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, how sadAin't it sad about the boys and the girls
Oh, sha la la, oh, sha la la
Ain't it sad about the whole damn world
Oh, sha la la, oh, sha la laAin't it sad about the boys and the girls
Oh, sha, la la, oh, sha, la la
Ain't it sad about the whole damn world
Oh, sha, la la, hey, heyOh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh how sad
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, how sadLove is hating you can't control
When you're young or when you're old
And I don't play sympathetic parts
So you can keep your broken heartOh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh how sad
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, how sadOh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh how sad
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, how sadOh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh how sad
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, how sad