Beauty School Dropout
Beauty School Dropout

Frankie Avalon - Beauty School Dropout Lyrics

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Apr 16, 1991
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Beauty School Dropout Music Video

Beauty School Dropout Lyrics

Your story sad to tell
A teenage ne'er do well
Most mixed up non-delinquent on the block

Your future's so unclear now
What's left of your career now?
Can't even get a trade in on your smock

La, la la la, la la la, la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la

Beauty school dropout
No graduation day for you
Beauty school dropout
Missed your mid-terms and flunked shampoo
Well, at least you could have taken time
To wash and clean your clothes up
After spending all that dough
To have the doctor fix your nose up

Baby, get movin'(better get movin')
Why keep your feeble hopes alive?
What are you provin'? (What are you provin')
You've got the dream but not the drive

If you go for your diploma, you could join a steno pool
Turn in your teasin' comb and go back to high school (la la la la la)
La la la la
La la la la la la

Beauty school dropout (beauty school dropout)
Hanging around the corner store
Beauty school dropout (beauty school dropout)
It's about time you knew the score

Well, they couldn't teach you anything
You think you're such a looker
But no customer would go to you
Unless she was a hooker

Baby don't sweat it (don't sweat it)
You're not cut out to hold a job
Better forget it (forget it)
Who wants their hair done by a slob?

Now your bangs are curled
Your lashes twirled
But still the world is cruel
Wipe off that angel face and go back to high school

Baby, don't blow it
Don't put my good advice to shame
Baby, you know it
Even dear Abby'd say the same

Now I've called the shot
Get off the pot
I really gotta fly
Gotta be going to that malt shop in the sky

Beauty school dropout (beauty school dropout)
Go back to high school
Beauty school dropout (beauty school dropout)
Go back to high school
Beauty school dropout (beauty school dropout)
Go back to high school

Writer(s): Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Who wrote the song 'Beauty School Dropout'?

    'Beauty School Dropout' was written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, who are also the creators of the musical Grease.

  2. Who performed 'Beauty School Dropout' in the movie Grease?

    Frankie Avalon performed 'Beauty School Dropout' as the Teen Angel in the 1978 film version of Grease.

  3. What character does Frankie Avalon portray when singing 'Beauty School Dropout'?

    Frankie Avalon portrays the Teen Angel, a phantom teen idol who appears in a daydream sequence to advise Frenchy to return to high school.

  4. What is the role of the Teen Angel in the musical Grease?

    The Teen Angel appears to Frenchy, who has dropped out of beauty school, and sings 'Beauty School Dropout' to convince her to return to high school and aim for a more realistic career.

  5. Has 'Beauty School Dropout' been covered or parodied by other artists or shows?

    Yes, 'Beauty School Dropout' has been parodied and covered by various artists and shows, including Boyz II Men in Grease: Live! and by Randy Rainbow for political satire.

  6. Did Frankie Avalon reprise his role as the Teen Angel in any other productions?

    Yes, Frankie Avalon reprised his role as the Teen Angel in several stage productions, including the 1996 and 2003 US tours of Grease.

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