| Little Chico, you’re a man now |
| And to look at girls you can now |
| It’s time to learn the facts of love, my son (Shoo-bop-dee-bop-bop) |
| Now, to fall in love is human |
| So, each time you meet a woman |
| Just grab your hat and coat and start to run, yeah |
| Run, Chico, run, run for your life |
| Run, Chico, run or you’re stuck with a wife |
| Run, Chico, run, run far away |
| He who loves and run away loves another day (Run, run, run, run, run) |
| If her lips look sweet and tender |
| If you’re yearning to surrender |
| Don’t lose your head or you will lose your heart (Shoo-bop-dee-bop-bop) |
| If you get that marriage feeling |
| And on bended knee you’re kneeling |
| Remember that’s how sprinters got their start, yeah |
| Run, Chico, run, run for your life |
| Run, Chico, run or you’re stuck with a wife |
| Run, Chico, run, run far away |
| He who loves and run away loves another day (Run, run, run, run, run), ah-ha-ha, |
| woo! |
| If you don’t take any chances |
| You will never have romances |
| But there’s a hitch to all this, my son (Shoo-bop-dee-bop-bop) |
| If you beat it on the double |
| You will never get in trouble |
| But you will never get a little fun, eh, yeah |
| Run, Chico, run, run for your life |
| Run, Chico, run or you’re stuck with a wife |
| Run, Chico, run, run far away |
| He who loves and run away loves another day (Run, run, run, run) |
| Gotta have some fun today |
| So, don’t run too fast (Don't run too fast) |