Why, why, why? (Baby, why do you mistreat me?) I'll tell you why Dream girl, dream girl I love you so Dream girl, dream girl I love you so I do, you did, I do I love you so No one else in this whole wide world will ever, ever do Please, please, say you'll be true My little dream girl When I first met you darlin' dear You were my everything You were the queen and I felt like a king Oh, and other girls didn't mean a doggone thing Baby, you were my everything But you played me for a fool I tried so hard to stay real cool I might as well go back to school And learn the golden rule When I first met you darlin' dear You were my everything You were the queen and I felt like a king And other girls didn't mean a doggone thing Baby, you were my everything But you played me for a fool I tried so hard to stay real cool I might as well go back to school And learn the golden rule