“The Girl I Knew Somewhere” Lyrics
You tell me that you’ve never been this way before
You tell me things I know that I’ve heard somewhere
You’re standing in the places
And you’re staring down through faces
That bring to mind traces of a girl
A girl that I knew somewhere
I just can’t put my finger on what it is
That says to me, “Watch out, don’t believe her”
I can’t give any reasons, girl
My thoughts are bound down in a whirl
I just can’t think who in the world was that girl?
I know I met her somewhere
Someway, somehow, the same thing was done
Someone, somewhere, did me the same wrong
[break]
Well, goodbye, dear, I just can’t take this chance again (Goodbye, dear, I just can’t take this chance again)
My fingers are still burning from the last time (My fingers are still burning from the last time)
And if your love was not a game
I only have myself to blame
That’s as may be, I can’t explain, just ask
The girl that I knew somewhere
And if your love was not a game
I only have myself to blame
That’s as may be, I can’t explain, just ask
The girl that I knew somewhere

Personnel
Musicians
- Micky Dolenz — Lead Vocal [1]
- Micky Dolenz — Backing Vocal [1]
- Micky Dolenz — Drums [1]
- Mike Nesmith — Backing Vocal [1]
- Mike Nesmith — Electric 12-String Guitar [1]
- Mike Nesmith — Acoustic 12 String Guitar [1]
- Peter Tork — Backing Vocal [1]
- Peter Tork — Harpsichord [1]
- John London — Bass [1]
- John London — Tambourine [1]
Producers
Writers
Appears On…
Albums
- Then & Now… The Best of The Monkees (1986)
- Greatest Hits (1995)
- I’m a Believer and Other Hits (1997)
- The Best of The Monkees (2003)
Singles
- A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You / The Girl I Knew Somewhere (1967)
Other Versions
- prev. unissued alternate version
- Live 1967 (1987)
- second version - tracking overdub session takes 1 & 2
- second version - master backing track take 13A
- first version - tracking session composite takes 1 to 16
- first version - master backing track, take 22
- second version - tracking session composite featuring track 15
- Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings (2001)
- Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings (2001)
- Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings (2001)
- Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings (2001)
Recordings
- Jan 19, 1967 — RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood), Los Angeles, CA
- Jan 23, 1967 — RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood), Los Angeles, CA
- Jan 30, 1967 — RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood), Los Angeles, CA
- Jan 31, 1967 — RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood), Los Angeles, CA
- Feb 23, 1967 — RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood), Los Angeles, CA
Sources
- The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the ’60s TV Pop Sensation (2005), Andrew Sandoval, p. 289.
- Greatest Hits (1995) (CD).