Georgy Girl; The Seekers

"Georgy Girl", the title song to the film Georgy Girl, performed by The Seekers, was a #1 Australian hit, and a #3 UK hit in late 1966 and into early 1967; in the United States, the song proved to be the Seekers' highest charting single, just missing the top spot, reaching #2 on the Billboard singles charts.

The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (music by Tom Springfield, lyrics by Jim Dale).

In 1970, the film was adapted for a short-lived Broadway musical of the same name.

The song appeared at both the beginning and end of the film, both times with markedly different lyrics (and with different lyrics to those in the commercially released version).

The Seekers UK album, Come the Day, was titled Georgy Girl in the US.¹

Hey there, Georgy girl
Swingin' down the street so fancy-free
Nobody you meet could ever see
The loneliness there inside you
Hey there, Georgy girl
Why do all the boys just pass you by?
Could it be you just don't try
Or is it the clothes you wear?

You're always window shopping
But never stopping to buy
So shed those dowdy feathers
And fly a little bit
Hey there, Georgy girl
There's another Georgy deep inside
Bring out all the love you hide and,
Oh, what a change there'd be
The world would see a new Georgy girl

Hey there, Georgy girl
Dreamin'; of the someone you could be
Life is a reality, you can't always run away
Don't be so scared of changing
And rearranging yourself
It's time for jumping down
From the shelf a little bit

Hey there, Georgy girl
There's another Georgy deep inside
Bring out all the love you hide and,
Oh, what a change there'd be
The world would see a new Georgy girl