My Sharona
(D. Fieger/B Averre)
Originally recorded by: The Knack

Ooh my little pretty one, pretty one. 
When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?
Ooh you make my motor run, my motor run. 
Gun it comin' off the line Sharona
Never gonna stop, give it up. 
Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch
of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...

Come a little closer huh, ah will ya huh. 
Close enough to look in my eyes, Sharona.
Keeping it a mystery gets to me
Running down the length of my thighs, Sharona
Never gonna stop, give it up. Such a dirty mind. 
Always get it up for the touch
of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...

When you gonna give it to me, give it to me. 
It is just a matter of time Sharona
Is it just destiny, destiny? 
Or is it just a game in my mind, Sharona?
Never gonna stop, give it up. 
Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch
of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...

Documentation

My Sharona" entered the Hot 100 on June 23, 1979 and reached number one nine weeks later on August 25, 1979 where it remained for six weeks. Billboard named "Sharona" as the number one single of 1979. Today, it still ranks as one of the biggest selling singles of the rock era.
In 1994, "My Sharona’s" popularity was reaffirmed when the song re-entered the Hot 100 after appearing on the soundtrack for the hit movie "Reality Bites". One of only twelve songs in chart history to do so 

This is about a friend of band member Doug Fieger who he fancied. Doug was going out with another girl and he wrote the song to try to woo Sharona. They ended up dating. 

"Sharona" is Sharona Alpern, who is now a high-end real estate agent in California. 


Rick is friends with the Knack's Bass player - Prescott Niles, who has performed with him at the Tucson Charity events.

 

Rick performed part of this song in Milwaukee, WI on 5/20/03

Footnote - background photo was taken in Milwaukee, WI on 5/20/03 (but not necessarily during the song)