The Temptations – My Girl

About The Song

“My Girl” is a timeless soul music classic recorded by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) record label in 1964, written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White of The Miracles. Released on December 21, 1964, “My Girl” became The Temptations’ first U.S. number 1 single, solidifying its status as their signature song. The song’s lyrics express love and admiration, with lines like “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day” and “What can make me feel this way? My girl, my girl, my girl”. “My Girl” was penned by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, contributing to Motown’s impressive catalog of hits during the 1960s.

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Lyrics

I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day
When it’s cold outside I’ve got the month of May

I guess you’d say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin’ ’bout my girl (my girl)

I’ve got so much honey the bees envy me
I’ve got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees

Well, I guess you’d say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin’ ’bout my girl (my girl)

Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Ooooh

I don’t need no money, fortune or fame
I’ve got all the riches, baby, one man can claim

Well, I guess you’d say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin’ ’bout my girl (my girl)

I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day
With my girl
I’ve even got the month of May
With my girl
Talkin’ ’bout
Talkin’ ’bout
Talkin’ ’bout
My girl
Ooooh
My girl
As long as I can talk about my girl…