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Lesley Gore "It's My Party & She's A Fool" on The Ed Sullivan Show
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore
Vocals
Claus Ogerman
Claus Ogerman
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Gluck
John Gluck
Songwriter
Wally Gold
Wally Gold
Songwriter
Herbert Weiner
Herbert Weiner
Songwriter
Seymour Gottlieb
Seymour Gottlieb
Songwriter
Claus Ogerman
Claus Ogerman
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Producer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you
[Verse 1]
Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone (Johnny has gone)
But Judy left the same time
Why was he holding her hand
When he's supposed to be mine?
[Chorus]
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you
[Verse 2]
Play all my records, keep dancing all night (Dancing all night)
But leave me alone for a while
Till Johnny's dancing with me
I've got no reason to smile
[Chorus]
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you
[Verse 3]
Judy and Johnny just walked through the door (Walked through the door)
Like a queen with her king
Oh, what a birthday surprise
Judy's wearing his ring
[Chorus]
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you
[Chorus]
Oh, it's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Written by: Herbert Wiener, John R. Gluck, Seymour Gottlieb, Wally Gold

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