Rama Lama Ding Dong
Rocky Sharpe Lyrics


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Ramalam ding dong
Ramalam ding dong
Ramalam ding ding dong

Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
Rama lama lama lama-lama ding
rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
rama lama lama lama-lama ding
rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
rama lama lama lama-lama ding
rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
rama lama lama lama-lama ding

Uuuuh-Aaaah Uh
Oh oh oh Oho Oho

I've got a girl named
Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
She's everything to me
Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
I'll never set her free
Cause she is mine, all mine
Oh oh oh

I've got a girl named
Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
She is fine to me
Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
You won't believe
That she's mine, all mine

Bao bao, ba-bao bao bao bao
Uuh Ahh Uh

I love her, love her, love her so
And I'll never, never let her go
One thing is certain,
She's mine, all mine
She's mine - she's mine
All of the time

I've got a girl named
Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
She's everything to me
Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
I'll never set her free
Cause she's mine, all mine

bao bao bao

rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
rama lama lama lama-lama ding
rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
rama lama lama lama-lama ding
rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
rama lama lama lama-lama ding
Uuuuh-Aaaah Uh

Bab bao bao bao
Rama lam', ding dong
Rama lam', ding-ding dong
bao bao bao

I've got a girl named
Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
I'll never let her go
Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
I love her, love her so
And she is mine all mine
Uhh Ahh Uh

bao bao bao

rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
rama lama lama lama-lama ding
rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
rama lama lama lama-lama ding
rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong




rama lama lama lama-lama ding
Uuuuh-Aaaah-Uuuuh

Overall Meaning

"Rama Lama Ding Dong" by Rocky Sharpe is a classic doo-wop song that describes a man's devotion to a girl named Rama Lama. The lyrics emphasize his love and desire to keep her by his side forever. The repeated phrase "Rama Lama Ding Dong" creates a catchy chorus that is both fun and easy to sing. The song features a simple structure of repetition, with only two verses and the chorus repeated throughout.


The song's meaning is primarily a celebration of love, but it also captures the essence of nostalgia for the 1950s and 1960s. The lyrics take the listener back to a time when doo-wop music was at its peak, and romance was seen as the ultimate goal in life. The catchy tune is still popular today and is sure to evoke feelings of happiness and nostalgia for those who remember it.


Line by Line Meaning

Ramalam ding dong
Repetitive sound with no significant meaning


Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
The singer has a girl who is everything to him and he will never let her go


Rama lama lama lama-lama ding
The singer is infatuated with his girl


rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
The singer reiterates that his girl is everything to him and he will never set her free


rama lama lama lama-lama ding
The singer reiterates that he is amazed and captivated by his girl


rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
The singer reiterates how significant his girl is to him


rama lama lama lama-lama ding
The singer continues to praise his girl


rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
The singer repeats how much he values his girl


Uuuuh-Aaaah Uh
Expressing strong emotion or excitement


Oh oh oh Oho Oho
Expressing excitement and joy


I've got a girl named Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
Introducing the girl that the singer is talking about


She's everything to me Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
The girl is essential to the singer and he cannot live without her


I'll never set her free Cause she is mine, all mine Oh oh oh
The singer will never let go of his girl and she belongs to him forever


She is fine to me Rama lama lama lama-lama ding dong
The girl is attractive and pleasing to the singer


You won't believe That she's mine, all mine
The singer takes pride in the fact that he has this amazing girl


Bao bao, ba-bao bao bao bao
Repetitive sound with no significant meaning


I love her, love her, love her so
The singer is head over heels in love with his girl


And I'll never, never let her go One thing is certain, She's mine, all mine
Reiterating that he will never let go of his girl and that she belongs to him forever


She's mine - she's mine All of the time
Reiterating that she always belongs to him and no one else


I'll never set her free
The singer will never let go of his girl


Bab bao bao bao Rama lam', ding dong Rama lam', ding-ding dong
Reiterating that the girl belongs to the singer and the repetitive bao bao sound


I love her, love her so And she is mine all mine
The singer is expressing how much he loves his girl and she belongs to him forever


Uhh Ahh Uh
Expression of strong emotion or excitement




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@pedrodalmazoriparraguirre

I've got a girl named

Rama Lama Ding Dong
She's everything to me
Rama Lama Ding Dong
I'll never set here free
'cause she's mine oh mine

I've got a girl named
Rama Lama Ding Dong
She's fine to me
Rama Lama Ding Dong
You won't believe
that she's mine oh mine

I love her, love her, love her so
and I'll never, never let her go
one thing is certain
she's mine oh mine
all of the time

I've got a girl named
Rama Lama Ding Dong
She's everything to me
Rama Lama Ding Dong
I'll never set here free
'cause she's mine oh mine

I've got a girl named
Rama Lama Ding Dong
I'll never let her go
Rama Lama Ding Dong
I love her, love her so
and she's mine oh mine



All comments from YouTube:

@leonhardschnagl1762

It took me 13 years to find this song. No joke.

@grey9507

Mate I honestly don’t blame you it took me 6 years to find it cause I originally heard from the muppet show

@zzzbavarianbikerzzzxxx489

Congrats, you've done 😀

@edu_1710

You will be known as "el chupacalvas" forever

@leonhardschnagl1762

@@edu_1710 Huh?

@richardcrook2112

I only looked it up because someone asked me what the first song I ever liked was, and I remembered this from about 40 years ago.

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@worlock1470

I love this song and I'm hitting 96 today

@MangetsuSAMURAI

I love this song, too, and I'm 29. It's better than a lot of music that's made today.

@KaiokenLuffy

Wor Lock I am 23. Good music knows no Age.

@lippa2105

ALefebvreH this version sucks... bad compared to the original. To each their own, I guess.

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