I'm shy, I'm shy,
I can't even look you in the eye
I go all red and I hide my head
'Cause I'm shy, I'm shy

I wish I was mustard with ladies
Like all of my chums
But I just stare at the bus shelter walls
And twiddle my thumbs
And when I open my big stupid gob
The right word never comes
And I hope you don't mind
That I took such a time
Just to get it in rhyme

He's shy, He's shy,
He can't even look you in the eye
He goes all red and he hides his head
'Cause he's shy, he's shy

If I had the nerve
I'd approach girls in public houses
And find out what's hidden in their hearts
And concealed in their blouses
Wish I could get out what's stuck in my throat
And my brain and my trousers
And I hope you don't mind
That it took such a time
Just to get it in rhyme

He's shy, He's shy,
He can't even look you in the eye
He goes all red and he hides his head
'Cause he's shy, he's shy

And so if you think I don't like you
You see that you're wrong
It's just that what's so hard in words
Is so easy in a song
And I've been looking for someone like you
For my whole life long
And I hope you don't mind
That it took such a time
Just to get it to rhyme

He's shy, He's shy,
He can't even look you in the eye
He goes all red and he hides his head
'Cause he's shy, he's shy