Doodlin' lyrics

Usin' the phone booth/makin' a few calls

Doodlin' weird things/usin' the booth walls (yeah!)

Got me a big date/waitin' for my chap

A-puttin' his fine on/so he can look dap

I enjoy procrastinating 'cause I'm busy while I'm waitin'

Doodlin' away/yeah!

Sittin' and dinin' dinner beginnin'

Started refinin' usin' the linen

Talkin' to my man/doodlin' my bit

Waiter got salty/told me to please quit

Told the waiter, don't be dizzy/can't you see I'm very busy

Doodlin' away, oh yeah!

Those weird designs

They only show what's goin' on in weirdly minds

'Cause when you doodle then your noodle's flyin' high

Everything rushes by might just be a thought

That you caught while coppin' a wink

Doodlin' takes you beyond what you think

And then you draw what you think, yeah!

Later the waiter/had me arrested

Took me to Belleview/where I was tested

Had me a doctor/bought him a noodle

Boy he was handsome/taught him to doodle

Showed him hidden thoughts that linger/find an outlet through your finger

Doodle away!/oh yeah yeah!

Doctor was real nice/told me to be cool

Looked at the waiter/called him a real fool (yes he did)

Looked at my baby/told him to feel free

Got him to doodlin' so he could bug me

When he put his arms around me/quite to his surprise he found me

Doodlin' away/yeah

Oh let's doodle baby yeah

A-doodle to the left now

Doodle a little to the right yeah

Alright, doodle to the right, left, right, left

Doodle away! Doodlin' takes you beyond what you think...

• Artist:Dusty Springfield
• Album:You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (1966)