Once I met a little girl, 
Though she was not so small. 
She taught me things that she knew 
That I'd not known at all: 
     She taught me what the world is for, 
     She taught me what a girl is for, those were 
     Things I needed to know. 
 
Once I knew a little girl, 
But she was not so young. 
She taught me things that she liked 
That I'd not yet begun. 
     She taught me why the sea is there 
     She taught me fingers in her hair, she shared 
     Things I needed to know, 
 
Once I loved a little girl, 
But she was not a child. 
She taught me things we could do 
That I had never tried. 
     She taught me what the moon has done 
     She taught me how to love someone, it's fun! 
     Things I needed to know. 
     Things every boy has got to learn sometime, 
     Things I needed to know. 
 

 
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Once I loved a little girl, 
 
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But she was not a child. 
 
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She taught me things we could do 
 
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That I had never tried. 
 
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     She taught me what the moon has done 
 
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     She taught me how to love someone, it's fun! 
 
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     Things I needed to know. 
 
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     Things every boy has got to learn sometime, 
 
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     Things I needed to know.