Say Say Say

Lyricist(s): Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson Composer(s): Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson singer(s): Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson

"Say Say Say" is a song by the English singer-songwriter and musician Paul McCartney and the American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, released in October 1983 as the lead single from McCartney's 1983 album Pipes of Peace. Produced by George Martin, it was recorded during production of McCartney's 1982 Tug of War album, about a year before the release of "The Girl Is Mine", the pair's first duet from Jackson's album Thriller (1982).

Sheet music

• Say Say Say numbered 2025-09-27 11:05:20

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Paul McCartney]
Say, say, say what you want
But don't play games with my affection
Take, take, take what you need
But don't leave me with no direction

[Chorus: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Both]
All alone, I sit home by the phone
Waiting for you, baby (Baby)
Through the years, how can you stand to hear
My pleading for you, dear?
You know I'm crying, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[Post-Chorus: Michael Jackson]
Yeah, yeah

[Verse 2: Paul McCartney]
Now, go, go, go where you want
But don't leave me here forever
You, you, you, stay away
So long, girl, I see you never

[Chorus: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Both]
What can I do, girl, to get through to you?
'Cause I love you, baby (Baby)
Standing here, baptized in all my tears
Baby, through the years, you know I'm crying
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
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[Post-Chorus: Michael Jackson]
(Hee-hee-hee)
(Won't you say, say, say?
You've got to say, say, say)

[Bridge: Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson & Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney]
You never, ever worry
And you never shed a tear
You're saying that my love ain't real
Just look at my face, these tears ain't drying

[Verse 3: Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson]
You, you, you can never say
That I'm not the one who really loves you
I pray, pray, pray everyday
That you'll see things, girl, like I do

[Chorus: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Both]
What can I do, girl, to get through to you?
'Cause I love you (Love you), baby (Baby)
Standing here, baptized in all my tears
Baby, through the years, you know I'm crying
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[Outro: Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh, baby
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh, baby
Oh, baby
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh)
Oh, baby
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh)
Oh, baby
Oh, baby
Say, say, say (Say, say, say)
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say), ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say)
Come on
(Say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say)
Come on
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say), ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say)
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Yeah, yeah, yeah), ooh-ooh-ooh (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say), ooh-ooh-ooh (Say, say, say)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Say, say, say
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Come on)
(Say, say, say)

update：2025-09-27 11:02:57