Well, I had me a boy, turned him into a man… Wuel, a’jad mi a boy, tern’ ‘im intu a man
I showed him all the things that he didn’t understand… A’ shoudem ol de tdengs da’ ji diden’ andersten’
Whoa, and then I let him go… Wuou, anden a’ lerim go
Now, there’s one in California who’s been cursing my name… Nao, ders wuan in California jus biin kersin’ may neim
‘Cause I found me a better lover in the UK… Cos a’ faun’ mi a berer lover in de Yiu Key
Hey, hey, until I made my getaway… Jey, jey, antil ay meid ma’ guerawuey

One, two, three, they gonna run back to me… Wuan, tshu, tdrii, dey gona ron bak tu mi
‘Cause I’m the best baby that they never gotta keep… Cos a’m de best beiby dat dey never gara kiip
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave… Dey olwueys wuana kom, ba’dey neve’ wuana liiv

Ex’s and the oh, oh, oh’s they haunt me… Ecses an’de ouh, ouh, ouhs dey jaunt mi
Like ghosts they want me to make ‘em all… Laik gousts dey wuan’ mi tu meikem ol
They won’t let go… Dey wuon’ let gou
Ex’s and oh’s… Ecses an’ ousI had a summer lover down in New Orleans… A’ jed a samer lover daun in Niu Orlians
Kept him warm in the winter, left him frozen in the spring… Kep’im wuorm in de wuinter, lef’im frouzen in de esprin’
My, my, how the seasons go by… May, may, jao de siisons go bay

I get high, and I love to get low… Ay guet jai, anay lov’ tu guet lou
So the hearts keep breaking, and the heads just roll… So de jarts kiip breikin’, an’ de jeeds yias’ roul
You know that’s how the story goes… Yiu nou dats jao de estorry gous

One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
‘Cause I’m the best baby that they never gotta keep
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave

Ex’s and the oh, oh, oh’s they haunt me
Like ghosts they want me to make ‘em all
They won’t let go

My ex’s and the oh, oh, oh’s they haunt me… May ecses an’de ouh, ouh, ouhs dey jaunt mi
Like ghosts they want me to make ‘em all
They won’t let go
Ex’s and oh’s

One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
Climbing over mountains and a-sailing over seas… Claim-bin’ ouver maonteins an’ a-seilin’ ouver siis
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave

My ex’s and the oh, oh, oh’s they haunt me
Like ghosts they want me to make ‘em all
They won’t let go

Ex’s and the oh, oh, oh’s they haunt me
Like ghosts they want me to make ‘em all
They won’t let go
Ex’s and oh’s