Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I can dim the lights and sing you songs
Full of sad things
We can do the tango, just for two
I can serenade and gently play
On your heart strings
Be a Valentino, just for you

[Chorus]
"Ooh love, ooh lover boy
What're you doing tonight? Hey boy"
Set my alarm, turn on my charm
That's because I'm a good old-fashioned lover boy

[Verse 2]
Ooh, let me feel
Your heartbeat (Grow faster, faster)
Ooh, can you feel my love heat? (Ohh)
Come on and sit on my hot seat of love
And tell me how do you feel, right after all
I'd like for you and I to go romancing
Say the word, your wish is my command


[Chorus]
"Ooh love, ooh lover boy
What're you doing tonight? Hey boy"
Write my letter, feel much better
I'll use my fancy patter on the telephone
[Bridge]
When I'm not with you, think of you always
I miss you (I miss those long hot summer nights)
When I'm not with you, think of me always
Love you, love you
Hey boy where do you get it from?
Hey boy where did you go?

I learned my passion in the good old-fashioned
School of lover boys

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Dining at the Ritz, we'll meet at nine
(One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine o'clock) precisely

I will pay the bill, you taste the wine
Driving back in style in my saloon will do quite nicely
Just take me back to yours, that will be fine (Come on and get it)

[Chorus]
Ooh love (There he goes again)
Ooh lover boy (Who's my good Old-fashioned lover boy?)
(Ooh ooh)
What're you doing tonight? Hey boy!
Everything's all right, just hold on tight
That's because I'm a good old
Fashioned (Fashioned) lover boy

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Genius Annotation

The song was the eighth track on their album “A Day At The Races” which was released in 1976. The song also appeared on “Queens First EP” released in 1977.

The song is about how Freddie is an old-fashioned lover, taking his partners on old-school dates such as dancing or dinner, also hinting at the fact that he is a good lover.

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What did Queen say about "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy"?
Genius Answer

It’s called ‘Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy’, and it’s in my ‘ragtime’ mood that I get a chance to do on every album and this time, this is something I’ve come up with this time around.

Freddie Mercury

What does "Use my fancy patter on the telephone" mean?
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Wood Block
Bass Guitar
Triangle
Electric Guitar
Lead Vocals
Recorded At
The Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England (July 12-28, 1976)
Release Date
December 10, 1976
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