[Chorus]
It isn't the paddle, it's not the canoe
It isn't the river or skies that are blue
It isn't the love dreams that bring joy to you
It's the girl, oh, it's the girl!

It isn't the progress that you always want to do
It isn't the mountain flowers or the mornin' dew
It isn't the love nest that brings love to you
It's the girl that makes you happy and it's the girl that makes you blue!

You up and down men
What a lonely world would be without them!

It isn't the songbirds, the song that they sing
It isn't the sunshine that makes you like Spring
So what is this magic that makes all the thing?
It's the girl, oh, it's the girl!

Some folks need atmosphere when they're makin' love
They say old mother nature makes love grand!
Still, lovers will complain that they need a shove
If you're a Romeo, you'll you'll gonna understand!

[Chorus]
It isn't the progress that you wanna do
It isn't the mountains, the flowers or the mornin' dew
It isn't the love nest that brings love to you
It's the girl, it's the girl!

It's not the places you go
It's not the crowd
It's not the folks you know
So listen while I shout out loud!

It's the girl!