(Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, George "Shadow" Morton)
SPOKEN:
Is she really going out with him?
Well, there she is. Let's ask her.
Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?
Mm-hmm.
Gee, it must be great riding with him.
Is he picking you up after school today?
Mm-mm.
By the way, where'd you meet him?
I met him at the candy store
He turned around and smiled at me
SPOKEN:
You get the picture? (Yes, we see.)
That's when I fell for the leader of the pack
My folks were always putting him down (down down)
They said he came from the wrong side of town
(Whatcha mean when you say that he came from the wrong side of town?)
They told me he was bad
But I knew he was sad
That's why I fell for the leader of the pack
One day, my dad said find someone new
I had to tell my Jimmy we're through
(Whatcha mean when you say that you better go find somebody new?)
He stood there and asked me why
But all I could do was cry
I'm sorry I hurt you, leader of the pack
SPOKEN:
He sort of smiled and kissed me goodbye.
The tears were beginning to show.
As he drove away on that rainy night,
I begged him to go slow.
But whether he heard, I'll never know.
(No no no no no no no)
SPOKEN:
Look out, look out, look out, look out!
I felt so helpless, what could I do?
Remembering all the things we've been through
In school, they all stop and stare
I can't hide the tears but I don't care
I'll never forget him, the leader of the pack
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Gone) The leader of the pack, now he's gone
(Gone) The leader of the pack, now he's gone
(repeat and fade out)