The little girl that lived next door,
I didn't know her name.
Bubble gum and braces were her,

Only claims to fame.

She wore a floppy, mop of hair,

I never saw her face.
All I saw were giant bubbles,
A shiny dental brace.


Bubble gum and braces,
Won't you please go home to play.

I didn't like the girl next door,
But that was yesterday.


Now I'll believe in fairy tales,
Until the day I die.
In magic wands and witches' spells,

And let me tell you why.

That girl next door's a lovely sight.

A thing of beauty, over night.
So, all at once, so, can it be?
That I was blind and could not see.


Now, if you know a girl next door,
Don't give her extra sorrow.

'Cause she may weave that magic spell,
And break your heart tomorrow.


Bubble gum and braces,
Won't you please go home to play.
I didn't like the girl next door,

But that was yesterday.

Bubble gum and braces,

[Fade.]
Won't you please go home to play.
I didn't like the girl next door,

But that was yesterday.

Bubble gum and braces,

Won't you please go...