About The Song
“Oh, Pretty Woman” is a song written and performed by Roy Orbison, released as a single in August 1964. It became one of Orbison’s most popular and enduring hits, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and the UK Singles Chart. The song has also been featured in several films and television shows, including Pretty Woman (1990) and The Big Bang Theory.
The song is a love song about a man who is immediately captivated by a beautiful woman he sees walking down the street. Orbison himself said that the song was inspired by his wife, Claudette, who interrupted a conversation to announce she was going out. The lyrics describe the woman’s beauty in detail and express the man’s desire to get to know her better.
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Pretty woman, walking down the street
Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet
Pretty woman
I don’t believe you, you’re not the truth
No one could look as good as you
Mercy
Pretty woman, won’t you pardon me?
Pretty woman, I couldn’t help but see
Pretty woman
That you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me?
Wow
Pretty woman, stop a while
Pretty woman, talk a while
Pretty woman, give your smile to me
Pretty woman, yeah, yeah, yeah
Pretty woman, look my way
Pretty woman, say you’ll stay with me
‘Cause I need you, I’ll treat you right
Come with me baby, be mine tonight
Pretty woman, don’t walk on by
Pretty woman, don’t make me cry
Pretty woman, don’t walk away, hey…
OK
If that’s the way it must be, OK
I guess I’ll go on home, it’s late
There’ll be tomorrow night, but wait
What do I see?
Is she walking back to me?
Yeah, she’s walking back to me
Oh, oh, pretty woman