Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow ((aka The Bird's the Word (by The Rivingtons) - 1963; Surfin' Bird (by The Trashmen) - 1963))
((Italian Version: Papà E Mammà (by Equipe 84) - 1964))
Composer(s): Al Frazier - Turner Wilson - Carl White - John "Sonny" Harris
First release by: The Rivingtons - 1962
Covered by multiple other artists
The last time we were up here We did a song by another group of guys We like very much A real friendly group of guys Called the Rivingtons Their song is called "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow"
A papa-oom-mow-mow A papa-oom-mow-mow A papa-oom-mow-mow A papa-oom-mow-mow
Funniest sound I ever heard (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) But I can't understand a single word (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Well if he's serious or if he's playin' Woo my my it's all he's sayin
Papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow)
Well say there pop, say what's your name? (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Well don't you come around and show your face (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) But hearing the sound I can't figure it out Oo-wee this sound makes me stop and shout
Papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow)
Doot doot doot Doot doot doot Doot doot doot A papa-papa-papa-papa-oom-mow-mow (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot
Well I hear this sound everywhere I go (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) From the record, TV, or the radio (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) But now it's spreadin' all through the land I still can't seem to understand
Papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-hoooo Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-papa-hoooo Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-hoooo Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-papa-hoooo Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow)
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