"It was a one-eyed, one horned flying purple people eater"

[Richardo]

Anyone miss the novelty songs of the 60s?

[sundog]

1. here's the link:

http://www.angelfire.com/pa/purplepaul/purpeat.html

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. No

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, wall-walla, bing-bang

[Richardo]

6. Eep op orp ah ah.

[StopTheMorans]

4. they always seemed too short and too sucky

[Cathyclysmic]

16. I'm sure you could pick up an extended version at the store.

[StopTheMorans]

26. true, but it would probably overshadow anything that I currently possess..

[MissB]

5. I had to do a tap dance to that song.

Wugh.

[asthmaticeog]

7. There are probably THREE I really like.

"One-eyed, One-horned Flying Purple People Eater," "Tiptoe through the Tulips" and "My Ding-a-ling."

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. 96 tears - though by it's original name.

[StopTheMorans]

9. i like all of those too, but my shorty can't get down with them

so she doesn't let me play them :cry:

[BrotherBuzz]

10. An itsy bitsy teentie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini

She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was as nervous as she could be
She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was afraid that somebody would see
One, two, three, four, tell the people what she wore

It was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini
That she wore for the first time today.
An itsy bitsy teentie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini
So in the locker she wanted to stay.
Two, three, four, stick around we'll tell you more

She was afraid to come out in the open
And so a blanket around she wore
She was afraid to come out in the open
And so she sat bundled up on the shore
Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore
( repeat)

So in the blanket she wanted to stay.
Two, three, four, stick around we'll tell you more

Now she is afraid to come out of the water
And I wonder what she's gonna do
Now she is afraid to come out of the water
And the poor little girl's turning blue
Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore
(repeat)

So in the water she wanted to stay.
From the locker to the blanket
From the blanket to the shore
From the shore to the water
Yes there isn't any more.

[DancingBear]

11. Looks like we got a young crowd on this thread

I'll straighten 'em out. :)

"Please Mr. Custer"

"She Can't Find Her Keys"

"The Flying Saucer Pts. 1 and 2"

"Loving You Has Made Me Bananas"

"Leader Of The Laundromat"

"Yogi"

"Martian Hop" (damn, what a great record!)

"The Ballad Of Irving" (nobody EVER remembers this, except me)

for starters...

[TomInTib]

12. "The Ballad of Irving"? Good Dog, DB you got me on that one.

How ya been?

[DancingBear]

14. I been good

"The Ballad of Irving" was done by a guy named Frank Gallop.

It actually cracked the Billboard Top 40 in May of '66.

Some of the music threads on here recently have been rather "interesting", yes? :)

[TomInTib]

18. I try to stay out of them.

I don't want my autopsy to list "cause of death" as "exploded head".

Saw one on here today. A poll of greatest song-ending guitar solos. One of them was the guitar solo on "Layla". I seem to remember Bobby Whitlock taking it out on an impromptu, improvised piano piece that is still one of my favorite solos.

Posted my Bono story here the other day and almost melted down the site.

[fudge stripe cookays]

15. The 142nd fastest gun in the west!

My dad loved that song. Used to play it on Dr. Demento all the time. :D

[DancingBear]

28. Beautiful!

Now what about Mrs. Miller's version of "Downtown"?

[EstimatedProphet]

19. The ballad of Irving?

The 142nd fastest gun in the West?

[HughBeaumont]

33. Well, finally Irving got three slugs in the belly . . .

Happened right outside the Frontier Deli
He was sittin' there twirlin' his gun around
and Butterfingers Irving Gunned himself DOWN!

Irving
Big Dum Dum Irving
BIG DUM DUM DEAD IRVING
the 142nd fastest gun . . .in the west!

REEEAAAALY.

[DancingBear]

34. Ah, they just don't make 'em like that anymore

:) :)

[Whoa_Nelly]

13. How about this...

by Napolean XIV

Remember when you ran away
And I got on my knees and begged you
Not to go because I'd go berserk?

WELL,

You left me anyhow and
Then the days got worse and worse
And now you see I've gone completely
out of my mind,

AND


They're coming to take me away,
Haha, they're coming to take me away,
Ho ho, hee hee, ha ha,
To the funny farm
Where Life is Beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see
Those Nice Young Men
In their Clean White Coats
And they're coming to take me AWAY,
HA HAAAAA

You thought it was a joke,
and so you LAUGHED, YOU LAUGHED
When I had said that losing you
Would make me flip my lid,

RIGHT?

You know you laughed.
I HEARD you laugh, you laughed
And laughed and laughed
And then you left,
And now you know I'm Utterly Mad

AND


They're coming to take me away,
Haha, they're coming to take me away,
Ho ho, hee hee, ha ha,
To the Happy Home with Trees and Flowers
And Chirping Birds and basket weavers
Who sit and smile and
Twiddle their thumbs and toes
And they're coming to Take me Away,
HAHAAAAAAAAA

I cooked your food,
I cleaned your house,
And this is how you pay me back
For all my kind unselfish loving deeds

HUH?

Well, you just wait,
They'll find you yet,
And when they do, they'll put you in
the ASPCA, you mangy MUTT,

AND

(chorus 1)
(chorus 2)
(chorus 1 trailing into mumbles in the distance)

[EstimatedProphet]

20. That's my fave of the wacky songs

[hickman1937]

25. I loved that song.

But my favorite was the Monster Mash.


One Hit Wonders Lyrics

Bobby "Boris" Pickett

Monster Mash Lyrics


I was working in the lab late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my monster from his slab began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise


He did the mash
He did the monster mash
The monster mash
It was a graveyard smash
He did the mash
It caught on in a flash
He did the mash
He did the monster mash


From my laboratory in the castle east
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
To get a jolt from my electrodes


They did the mash
They did the monster mash
The monster mash
It was a graveyard smash
They did the mash
It caught on in a flash
They did the mash
They did the monster mash


The zombies were having fun
The party had just begun
The guests included Wolf Man
Dracula and his son


The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds
Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds
The coffin-bangers were about to arrive
With their vocal group, "The Crypt-Kicker Five"


They played the mash
They played the monster mash
The monster mash
It was a graveyard smash
They played the mash
It caught on in a flash
They played the mash
They played the monster mash


Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
He opened the lid and shook his fist
And said, "Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?"


It's now the mash
It's now the monster mash
The monster mash
And it's a graveyard smash
It's now the mash
It's caught on in a flash
It's now the mash
It's now the monster mash


Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band
And my monster mash is the hit of the land
For you, the living, this mash was meant too
When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you


Then you can mash
Then you can monster mash
The monster mash
And do my graveyard smash
Then you can mash
You'll catch on in a flash
Then you can mash
Then you can monster mash

[Mutley]

17. Lol! I didn't think anyone else remembered that song.

I have it on my computer and whenever it comes on people look at me like it's time for the straight jacket.

[EstimatedProphet]

21. Anyone remember Spike Jones?

Other than Der Fuerher's Face, anyway...
He had a talent for throwing in some absolutely bizarre vocalizations in his songs. I've been working on my imitation of him and I had the Prophetess rolling on the floor laughing. Finally stole a copy of Cocktails for Two off the internet so she could hear the original.

[greatauntoftriplets]

22. This thread is incomplete without....

I`m Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She`s been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn`t have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I`m her eighth old man, I`m Henry
Henry the eighth I am

Second verse same as the first

I`m Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She`s been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn`t have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I`m her eighth old man, I`m Henry
Henry the eighth I am

------ lead guitar ------

I`m Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She`s been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn`t have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I`m her eighth old man, I`m Henry
Henry the eighth I am

H-E-N-R-Y
Henry (Henry)
Henry (Henry)
Henry the eighth I am, I am
Henry the eighth I am

Yeah!

[elshiva]

23. I loved Flying Saucer Rock n Roll

and all the alien rock. :)

[Left Is Write]

24. This damn song has been running through my head...

ever since I first saw the post!

:mad:

[mykpart]

27. Hey, There Little Red Riding Hood

You sure are lookin' good
You're everything a big, bad wolf could want.

Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs.

[terrya]

29. Remember: "They're Coming to Take Me Away"?

For some peculiar reason, this 60's novelty song left an indelible impression on me. :-)

Remember when you ran away
And I got on my knees
And begged you not to leave
Because I'd go berserk?
Well. . .

You left me anyhow
And then the days got worse and worse
And now you see I've gone
Completely out of my mind
And. . .

They're coming to take me away, HA HA
They're coming to take me away, HO HO HEE HEE HA HA
To the funny farm
Where life is beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see
Those nice, young men
In their clean, white coats
And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!

You thought it was a joke
And so you laughed
You laughed when I had said
That losing you would make me flip my lid
Right. . .

You know you laughed, I heard you laugh
You laughed, you laughed and laughed
And then you left
But now you know I'm utterly mad!
And. . .

They're coming to take me away, HA HA
They're coming to take me away, HO HO HEE HEE HA HA
To the happy home
With trees and flowers and chirping birds
And basket weavers who sit and smile
And twiddle their thumbs and toes
And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!

I cooked your food
I cleaned your house
And this is how you pay me back
For all my kind, unselfish loving deeds?!!
Hah. . .

Well you just wait
They'll find you yet
And when they do they'll
Put you in the ASPCA, you mangy mutt!
And. . .

They're coming to take me away, HA HA
They're coming to take me away, HO HO HEE HEE HA HA
To the funny farm
Where life is beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see
Those nice, young men
In their clean, white coats
And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!

To the happy home
With trees and flowers and chirping birds
And basket weavers who sit and smile
And twiddle their thumbs and toes
And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!

To the funny farm
Where life is beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see
Those nice, young men
In their clean, white coats
And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!

[underpants]

30. Sheb Wooley sang that and was in "Rawhide" and "Hooisers"

HE played the assistant coach in Hoosiers

[Bridget Burke]

31. How about "Paralyzed" by the Legendary Stardust Cowboy?

A very young T Bone Burnett produced this 1968 oddity. I think you can hear a clip of a later version of the tune here:

www.stardustcowboy.com/

Unfortunately, I can't provide any lyrics.

[DancingBear]

32. "Unfortunately, I can't provide any lyrics"

Who can????? :)

This guy actually had an album out.

What a talent! :) :)

[HughBeaumont]

35. I had "Dumb Ditties" and Goofy Gold as a kid on 8 Track!

I remember all those songs -

Tan Shoes with Pink Shoelaces
Big Bad John
Here Comes the Judge
Happy Go Lucky Me
Transfusion
Ballad of Irving
Troglodyte
I'm a Nut
Nuttin for Christmas
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
Ally Oop
Don't Let You Chewing Gum Lose it's Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight
Tie me Kangaroo Down Sport

Wish I still had those 8-Tracks. Thank GOD for Doc Demento and K-Tel.

[DancingBear]

36. "Pour a gallon in me, Alan"

Some of the K-Tel stuff is on CD. It's been re-badged (not called K-Tel anymore) but it's there.

"Goofy Gold" is for sure.