A boy loved a girl but the girl said no   She ran away with a handsome gigolo   He loved her but they were through   So he fed himself to the lions at the zoo      Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh how sad   Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh, how sad      Romeo and Juliet,a weirdo couple that I met   They had a little drink with a strange effect   Some mistakes you can't correct      Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh how sad   Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh, how sad      Ain't it sad about the boys and the girls   Oh, sha la la, oh, sha la la   Ain't it sad about the whole damn world   Oh, sha la la, oh, sha la la      Ain't it sad about the boys and the girls   Oh, sha, la la, oh, sha, la la   Ain't it sad about the whole damn world   Oh, sha, la la, hey, hey      Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh how sad   Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh, how sad      Love is hating you can't control   When you're young or when you're old   And I don't play sympathetic parts   So you can keep your broken heart      Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh how sad   Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh, how sad      Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh how sad   Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh, how sad      Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh how sad   Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh   Oh, oh, oh, how sad