Campfire Reunions

[Verse 1]
Well, it’s been building up inside of me
For, oh, I don’t know how long
I don’t know why, but I keep thinking
Something’s bound to go wrong
But she looks in my eyes
And makes me realize

[Chorus]
When she says, “Don’t worry, baby”
Don’t worry, baby (Don’t worry, baby)
Everything will turn out all right (Don’t worry, baby)
Don’t worry, baby (Don’t worry, baby)
Ooh

[Verse 2]
I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut
When I started to brag about my car
But I can’t back down now because
I pushed the other guys too far
She makes me come alive
And makes me wanna drive

[Chorus]
When she says, “Don’t worry, baby”
Don’t worry, baby (Don’t worry, baby)
Everything will turn out all right (Don’t worry, baby)
Don’t worry, baby (Don’t worry, baby)
Ooh

[Verse 3]
She told me, “Baby, when you race today
Just take along my love with you
And if you knew how much I loved you, baby
Nothing could go wrong with you”
Oh, what she does to me
When she makes love to me

[Outro]
And she says, “Don’t worry, baby”
Don’t worry, baby (Don’t worry, baby)
Everything will turn out all right (Don’t worry, baby)
Don’t worry, baby (Don’t worry baby)
Everything will turn out all right (Don’t worry, baby)
Don’t worry baby (Don’t worry, baby)
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh

Don’t Worry Baby (1964) — The Beach Boys

In 1964, Brian Wilson wrote this with lyricist Roger Christian as a love letter to another song entirely: The Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” which Wilson was so obsessed with that he reportedly listened to it over and over, sometimes to the point of tears, calling it the greatest record ever made. He actually wrote “Don’t Worry Baby” hoping the Ronettes would record it — but producer Phil Spector turned it down, so the Beach Boys kept it for themselves. The lyrics tell an oddly sweet story of a young man who brags his way into a drag race he can’t back out of, only to be soothed by his girlfriend’s reassurance. This hot-rod song found its way onto the Beach Boys’ red-hot single as the B-side of “I Get Around,” their first #1 hit — and it climbed to #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 all on its own, a rare feat for a flip side. Rolling Stone has since ranked it among the greatest songs of all time.