Lyrics Elvira, Elvira
My heart's on fire for Elvira
Eyes that look like heaven, lips like sherry wine
That girl can sure enough make my little light shine
I get a funny feelin', up and down my spine
'Cause I know that my Elvira's mine
So I'm singin', Elvira, Elvira
My heart's on fire, for Elvira
Giddy up, oom poppa, omm poppa, mow mow
Giddy up, oom poppa, omm poppa, mow mow, heigh-ho Silver, away
Tonight I'm gonna meet her, at the Hungry House Cafe
And I'm gonna give her all the love I can, yes I am
She's gonna jump and holler, 'cause I've saved up my last two dollars
We're gonna search and find that preacher man
Now I'm a singin' Elvira, Elvira
My heart's on fire for Elvira
Giddy up, oom poppa, omm poppa, mow mow
Giddy up, oom poppa, omm poppa, mow mow, heigh-ho Silver, away
Elvira, Elvira
My heart's on fire for Elvira
Giddy up, oom poppa, omm poppa, mow mow
Giddy up, oom poppa, omm poppa, mow mow, heigh-ho Silver, away
Elvira, Elvira
My heart's on fire for Elvira
Giddy up, oom poppa, omm poppa, mow mow
Giddy up, oom poppa, omm poppa, mow mow, heigh-ho Silver, away
Elvira, Elvira
My heart's on fire for Elvira

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buzzguy72

4y↑78

This song was a cultural phenomenon back in the day. It made a lot of people smile. Nothing wrong with that!

Guardian Angel

3y↑3

DANG RIGHT! We need MORE fun loving stuff today👍🏻

💜Annette💜

3y↑4

I just worked a private party here in okc & saw them live. It was awesome ❗😜😜

Chana Plotke

1y↑2

still making me smile

usafvet100

13y↑23

I love this song! As a wannabe bass singer, It's a great vocal exercise. However, I'm under no illusions that I'm within a million miles of Richard Sterban's masterful performance. He's in a class all by himself. You're either born with that kind of voice or you're not. It's great that he's used his talent in a positive way, singing gospel and values-affirming country music. The Oak Ridge Boys have enjoyed a long career entertaining millions of people worldwide. I'll always be a fan!

OfficeOfPopCulture

1y↑17

Richard Sterbin posing like Roger Moore's James Bond as he hits those low notes is everything I needed.

Ryan Wickham racing

39w↑2

Facts

Mary Dusenberry

35w↑1

That's kind of weird though

Alec JC

14y↑4

Richard Stuben can still hit these low notes now! No Oakridge Boys concert if complete without this favorite song...And he still gets the biggest cheer from the audience.

Joe Gaito

37w↑2

Just really talented and skilled men going strong after these years later it's good seeing everyone including all the vocalists having a good time at the concert job well done you should be amazed and proud love you guys appreciate you guys ! Joe

Laura M

11y↑79

Listened to this through headphones yet I am certain that guy's voice managed to vibrate my whole house

Brandonb

3y↑5

Lol

Garima

2y↑4

Do you still listen to it?

chrissy bayby

1y↑1

LOL

Ruthie Rochford

5y↑46

That Bass voice....absolutely incredible. Was onr of my favs in the 80's

Andrew Brown

1y↑1

It"s uncanny!

Dale Suhre

41w↑1

He sounds the same 40 years later.

Jason Wilson

3y↑10

Man, I use to go crazy as kid for this band. They have a special place in my heart to this day.

chrissybayby

12y↑6

I like very few country songs, and I just love this particular version of "Elvira." I love the way it's put together, and I especially love it, because you can tell that everyone on that stage, especially Joe and Richard, have their heart and soul in it. They love what they're doing, and have fun doing it!

Bobbi Burger

1y↑3

Love how they get into the music. They only grow better with age

Joe

1y↑3

Richard Sterban's suits from 1981 still look fantastic in 2022. He always had impeccable fashion sense. Still does.

Chris Heffernan

2y↑3

This song is still badass 41 years later. I was a kid when it came out.

Bailey

4y↑278

Let’s face it. We’re all here for the “Oom papa oom papa mow mow”s and them deep “Yeeeeeaaaahh”s

Dan W

4y↑16

Truth
I even went as far as making it my ringtone

atomeyes99

3y↑10

it's the only reason we paid any attention to this song in the 80s

Jennifer Hall

3y↑10

I've been singing it to my cat for three days 🤣😸

bodhi Favorite songs 2020

3y↑6

The best yea I've heard

William Dawson

3y↑7

I'm hear cuz I like the song

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Logan Florea

5y↑123

Most unorganized, un-alike looking group of extremely talented artist!

PAISLEY PRINCESS

4y↑8

Yeaaahhhh...

Brandonb

3y↑3

True

Educated One Always

3y↑5

Lol

efrain soto

3y↑11

StillMe

44w↑1

We still have Adam's 45 record of this. Our son, Adam, was 2 years of age when it was released. My brother, Eddie, recorded it on a cassette, over & over & over again, front & back! Adam would play the tape & sing along with it every single time, front & back. I would love to hear that little boy sing Elvira one more time.
Adam, Resting in Paradise. 🕊🤍🕊August 06, 1978~May 12, 1996.

Shareware Wizard

11y↑109

Whenever I see these guys, it looks like 3 guys from the 80s found an old timey cowboy frozen in ice and thawed him out and decided to start a band. That sounds like a pretty awesome movie actually.

PAISLEY PRINCESS

4y↑6

This was country in the early 80s. They had that whole Urban Cowboy, City-sophisticated look

Kip Random

4y↑5

Yes. I would watch it

Sapphire Abbott

3y↑2

Who is the old timey cowboy

Todd Nolan

2y↑3

So funny but I agree with you!😊

Robert Hazard

2y↑2

I always think he looks like one of those outdoorsy dudes that posts on YT that lives completely off the grid and builds shelters just using the materials in the surrounding forrest.

Bob Billings

10y↑27

Just saw the boys live tonight Sun November 24, 2013 @ the Star Plaza Theater in Merrillville Indiana, their 40th anniversary tour and the boys had the whole place on their feet!! They did two Hours straight!! We have seen them there every year since 1991 when I was a teenager. Let me tell you they still got it!! Plus as usual, Richard had all the women excited with that Bass which sounded better than ever. God Bless them and to many more years of performing!!

big C 73

5y↑2

They had the whole place on their feet, why? Did they set off the fire alarm......

Warpedsmac

3y↑2

Talented and with good material.

Rowena Dunlop

4y↑6

The Oaks are the best, love Joe's tenor voice, all great!!

Joe Gaito

37w↑2

God bless you guys thanks still going strong after all these years later appreciate you and the memories you guys rock thanks job well done you should be amazed and proud love you guys ! Joe

Mike Blake

14y↑6

The Oak Ridge Boys are one the Best :-) they still are on tour and still put on a great show.

Con Rar

8y↑106

I think this is one of the best versions in terms of Richard's bass.

peze80

8y↑12

Couldn't agree with you more! I went through "all of them" on here now, looking for a good version to have in my playlist. And this is by far the best one, too bad the sound quality is only so so. You can hear that his mic has been turned way up and you hear him much better than in any other version!

catfishredneck

4y↑4

exactly my comment. it was steller in this one.

restovids '

4y↑6

I was going to say the same thing! It's good they've turned his mic up a bit more than the other backing vocals, sounds brilliant

Joe

1y↑1

Part of that is because they actually had his microphone turned up properly in the mix. Due to the low frequencies of bass, you need to turn the volume up to actually hear it - that's part of the reason bass takes so much power in an amplifier as opposed to the mid-range and high-frequencies.

Good engineers understand this and will make that adjustment. Most audio engineers for TV shows try to keep the mix neutral or "in the middle". When you do that, nuances like Richard's great voice just get lost in the mix. This time the audio mixing engineer got it right turning his mic up in the mix a little louder than the others. Thus it's not overpowering the others, but you can hear it better.

Mike S

44w↑1

Definitely the best

medmar76

14y↑5

Even if you hate country music, you can't help but like this song.

stephenjray1988

11y↑4

best live performance love it when they have richards mic turned up where you can actually here him

brucekirk89

7y↑4

that bass slide at 2:00 is so great

Christina Wagner

13y↑1

This song was 30 years ago no.7 in the world charts #oak #ridge #boys

Garima

2y↑5

The aesthetic voice of Oom papa om pa pa was fantastic ❤

Holybuck27

12y↑2

This is by far my favorite song and I've actually sang the bass part at my chorus concert it was amazing

Niklas Enblom A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING!!

13y↑1

I grew up listening to acts such as The Oak Ridge Boys. Nostalgic!!

Tammi Birtles

11y↑4

Heard this on the radio today and I had to see them perform it. Great video!

PAISLEY PRINCESS

4y↑7

I remember when this came out, it was the fall of 81, and I was seven. Man I loved this song. “Elvira!” My mom got so tired of me singing this song!

Reclusive_string_monkey

4y↑2

My grandparents introduced me to this song. One of my favorites!

Ingrid R

4y↑4

That was awesome! Brings back so many memories!!!!

ACDC7369

8y↑9

1:26 - 1:38 so much soul, man. even though the sound quality sucks, this performance is so much better than the studio version.

Eric Dixon

8y↑1

That's mostly Duane. He had excellent range.

ACDC7369

8y↑1

+Eric Dixon Also Joe. I like how he flattens the third on the word "man" at the end of the verse. Makes it sound way more bluesy than the studio version.

The-Art-of-Guitar

3y↑47

Bass dude’s incredible and I think I’m jealous. 🤣

Papa Smjördeig

2y↑4

What are you doing here? Of all places i find you here??

JIMMIE 6 TIMES

2y↑2

He was Elvis’ bass man too

jedd andrade

15y↑1

i am a bartender in winnipeg casino and i saw them live last night at the casino.. richard's voice is like a deep bass that even the ground in the casino vibrates while his doin his thing.. i hate country music but i like this one.. its addicting..

Colleen Olaciregui

10y↑11

My son sings base in barbershop quartet in high school and I told him to watch these guys on you tube. I always loved them growing up and its nice to see the new generation appreciating their unique sound.

Billy Huff

6y↑1

You performed in 1981 my dad wasn't even born he was born in 1987

mwells2683

13y↑5

Reminds me of my Mom and Dad listening to this song when I was just a little one! Love you both Mom and Dad!

Otilio Ramirez

11y↑2

Sin duda unas de las mas bonitas

Juan Carlos

1y↑1

BEAURIFUL COUNTRY SONG ! I LOVE THE TUNE.

Hecatem00n

Love it 😍 so much fun 🤩

1919Denise

48w↑2

That bass made the song let alone Richard was gorgeous 😍😍😍

Michael Gibson

3y↑1

I love Richard's voice.

Kevin Funkhouser

3y↑1

You think the bass singer is amazing in this one…check out when he leads a song like “dream on”…. He’s amazing…. As a bass and a vocalist. He should have won every vocalist award ever given!

jack ellock

3y↑1

I can't help laughing every time I hear Richard Sterban sing that C2. Such resonance!

lovesfreedomtoo

11y↑3

oh man Richard Sterban, the best bass voice hands down to me!

Jack Wood

35w↑1

My uncle and his college roommate watched this video back when it first premiered and he said they were both surprised it was the “shortest and only clean-cut guy” who is the bass.

bobbypjones

16y↑5

Just noticed it's Irlene Mandrell on drums. She's quite good.

LinkRocks

LOL That's Fred Satterfield.

Marenda Jordan

12y↑1

FYI...NO DISRESPECT TI THE DECADES OF OUR LIVES--WHATSOEVER!!!! I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!! IT IS ONE OF THE MOST FUN SONGS THE GUYS HAVE EVER RECORDED....ESPECIALLY WITH WILLIAM LEE AS A PART OF THE GROUP!!!!!! HAPPY 30th BDAY/ANNIVERSARY TO A GREAT SONG!!!!!!!

Mr. Mark

2y↑2

I’m remember how popular this song was in the early 80s!

Kaitlin Conroy

14y↑1

This song ROCKS!!! :)

Kyle Adcox

12y↑1

Being that The music Industry has imploded on itself, it seems to me that Country acts like this one can't crossover to the Pop Charts these days. I miss those days; Do you?

Stacie Bonner

3y↑2

Okay, the bass singer is fantastic and I remember listening to this in the 80's and I thought that was amazing. But as far as deep bass voices, go look up J.D Sumner, his group was the back up singers for Elvis Presley. At one time, he was in the Guinness book of records for deepest bass voice and this man from the Oak Ridge Boys studied up under him.

Danny Swiss

13y↑2

How can you not watch this and feel good :)

Angela Williams

7y↑1

Oh, the fun childhood memories with this song! (I didn't realize how hard they looked into the camera till just now, tho! Lol)

Chrissy Hughes

3y↑2

My Grandma would always play this song when I was little

Travis Andrews

4y↑1

I love this song

Kaitlin Conroy

14y↑2

I love this song. I have it on my cell phone.

Felipe Velez

2y↑1

Young Black Female in 2022 and loving this song to death!!

emobsta10

4y↑1

I grew up on music like this. Being black and growing up in inner city West Baltimore my mom and grandma were some ol country gals. They always listened to country and gospel. Hee-Haw was also on heavy rotation in our home.

Cathy Littleton

Love it

Max

16y

WHAT A HIT

Judy Vincent

1y↑1

Takes me back to my childhood...

Aron Maxson

10y↑67

Steve from Married with Children sure has a deep singing voice

hawksfan1623

10y↑3

Oh man, you're right. Thanks for the giggle!

The Elephant's Foot

9y↑6

Aron Maxson He also reminds me of John Ritter's best friend from Three's Company. I think his name was Larry or something like that. And strangely enough, the guy I bought my first car from looked a lot like him

DeRosset Myers

6y↑1

Which one's Steve?

ROWDY NATION18

3y↑1

I said the same thing lol.

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akarathrace

15y↑1

love it!

ktadema

8y↑167

So there I was, wondering which of these fellas was going to have the deep bass voice...video's playin....I'm jammin....mentally wondering which of the middle fellas has that voice....I fell out of my chair when it turned out to be the city slicker on the right. I haven't been this surprised since Rick Astley came out.

William Bogart

ktadema Keevy

Jack Wood

6y↑16

You'd think it would be William Lee Golden (the tall guy with the big beard) but it's a surprise when it's the shorter, clean-cut guy (Richard Sterban)!

Alfred Revis

6y↑6

Ktadema what you call him a city slicker lmao....

bizotically_yours83

5y↑2

Lmao! That's mean!

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ohioplayrzx9

15y↑3

That bass is awsome!!

Warren Kruger

3y↑2

Love the song!!

Nathan Teriini

34w

I remember my dad use to thrash this song❤️❤️

𝗟𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘄𝗾

1y↑1

İçimdeki müzik ve içimdeki melodiden geliyorum ;)

Chris Dorsey

14y↑1

damn these guys are so good!

CastleBeckettFan2

12y↑2

I'm 15 and watching the oak ridge boys on the Lawrence Welk Show!!!! Like this if you grew up with them!!!

Cissy Madera

3y↑1

OMG. That bass!

Garima

Founding old things is like finding New self ❤❤

Aaron Danforth

4y↑1

I was age 6 watching sesame street , but I herd this Song on the Radio....... I loved it......

Ra Austin

14y↑2

love this song~~~ thanks for sharing~~~

Alex's Family Fun & Games

2y↑1

This song doesn’t exist without the third Fratelli brother’s voice.

William Howell

33w

I agree Richard is the best Bass out there 2:48

Andrew Brown

1y↑1

Nobody has stage presence like that.

CyMaddux31

11y↑20

Who knew John Oates and Steve From Married with Children would be in a band together!

Country_boy1982

2y↑2

Epic

N Christensen

1y↑1

Glad I'm not the only one who thought the same thing!

Dakina Dorvil

3y↑2

Ever since seeing that episode of family guy ( I think it was family guy.) This song never seems to leave my head.

Jason Thompson

4y↑2

It was cool to see Richard Pryor jamming out.

debbie debbie

3y↑3

2021 - Who thinks this is Still a great song.

juuuvs

12y↑39

When Richard goes "Yeaaaaaah" sounds like a foghorn, haha. Epic.

lovesfreedomtoo

11y↑1

Richard Sterban, the best bass singer ever & still so sexy & good looking today

LT1HILLINGHOE

14y↑3

The bass singer learned the ropes from J.D. Sumner when he was in the Stamps. They were Elvis' vocal group on his seventies tours and records.

adhfan75

15y↑1

Ha ha, omg I remember seeing this when I was about six and my one brother was about two! The I remember the next day my brother put on his little tan suit and stood on the front steps singing this song! It was so funny! lol!

Gary G

2y↑1

Seen them in concert in 1981 when I was 10. Im 50 now 😬

John Dickson Karaoke

3y↑1

A Classic Song.

Christopher Stirewalt

11y↑1

Awesome song from a 11 year old!

Truman Tesch

11y

I saw them this summer live it was hot out but great.

weirdo22221

13y↑1

I love Richard Sterban's Bass. My voice is pretty deep for 16, but it's nothing compared to Richard

atvbass10

14y↑1

my god. im a man who listens to hard rock and southern rock but for some reason i find this song catchy! :) lol.

CoachKlotz

4y↑7

When you can actually sing along with Richard

bodhi Favorite songs 2020

3y↑1

My dad somehow goes deeper

NP7awesomeness

12y↑1

2:00 and 2:28 TALENT!!!!

luhsharky

13y↑2

RIP Aunt Elsie This song will always be "our song". I'll keep singing it & thinking of you. Love you

BEASTY__Bob

4y↑1

I sang this song on stage with Charlie pride doing the cover in 1985 @ponderosa park in west Salem Ohio! 🥰

Nikki Robinson

2y↑1

But, did y’all notice the female drummer. That girl is on fiya!

superrandy69

13y↑1

i wish i could go back to the 80's and early 90's again

kittymellisaqueen

11y↑21

I actually thought the cowboy was the bass man but when it was the guy on the end it gave me a shock （≧∇≦）

Brandonb

3y↑1

“The cowboy” William Lee Golden can do some deep notes I think he can do an E.1

Eric Thompson

12y↑1

i like this song! first heard this when my dad played it for my bro n i

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