Boys

"Boys" is a 1960 rhythm and blues song by Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell, first recorded by the Shirelles. This page has the Boys chords and a backing track you can slow down, speed up and transpose.

Who wrote "Boys"

Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell wrote the music and the words. The Shirelles recorded it for Scepter in 1960 as the B-side of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". The Beatles took it into their stage show and recorded it for their first album, with Ringo Starr singing.

Recordings that made it a standard

• The Shirelles (Scepter, 1960) — the original.
• The Beatles — Please Please Me (Parlophone, 1963).