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Rama Lama Ding Dong
Sha Na Na Lyrics


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Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong (Ooh, ooh-ooh)
Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong (Ooh, ooh-ooh)
Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong (Ooh-wah-ooh...)

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
I 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, oh she's mine, all mi-ine

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
I got a girl named Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
She's so kind to me, Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
Oh, we just won't believe, that she's mine, all mi-ine

(Bah-bah-ba-ba-ba-ba-bah)

I love her, love her, love her so-o
That I'll never, never let her go
You may be safe that she's mine, all mi-ine (she's mine)
She's mine, all of the time (ti-i-i-ime)

I got a girl named Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
She's everything to me, my Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
I'll never set her free, oh she's mine, all mi-ine
Oh look out!

(Bah-bah-bah, rama-lama, ding-dong, rama-lama, a-ding-ding-dong)

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
I got a girl by my Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
I really love her so, Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
I'll never let her go, oh she's mine, all mi-ine

(Bah-bah-bah) rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-wah-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh...

Overall Meaning

"Rama Lama Ding Dong" by Sha Na Na is a pop classic and lyrically, it speaks about a man's love for a girl named Rama Lama Ding Dong. The song is catchy and fun, with the chorus exemplifying a series of nonsense syllables that express the singer's affection for his love. The repetition of "Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong" both adds to the song's catchiness and adds an unnamed element of joy and love. Sha Na Na's take on the classic rock-and-roll sound of the '50s and early '60s is in full display in this song, which speaks to love, affection, and joy.


Interpreting lyrics to "Rama Lama Ding Dong" means recognizing the context in which the song was written, namely the early rock-and-roll period in American music. At the time, many artists had started hitting the charts with songs about young love, and the romance portrayed in such songs usually revolved around the idea of "romantic love" - a fantasy where the world is a wonderful, happy-go-lucky place where lovers hold hands and walk. Sha Na Na's work was a sort of nostalgia for that period, and their songs harkened back to simpler times. By having a simple and repetitive chorus, the love between the singer and Rama Lama Ding Dong becomes the only focus in the song. The song's concentrated expression of affection helps to encapsulate the feeling of "first love," which is exciting, joyful, and means the world to the person in love.


Line by Line Meaning

Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
Repeating the sounds Rama-lama-lama and lama-lama-ding-dong for musical purposes


Ooh, ooh-ooh
Expressing excitement or enthusiasm


Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Further expressing excitement or enthusiasm


Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Continued excitement or enthusiasm


Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Expressing emotion, possibly joy or happiness


I got a girl named Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
The singer has a girlfriend with a unique name


She's everything to me, Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
The girlfriend is very important and valuable to the singer


I'll never set her free, oh she's mine, all mi-ine
The singer is possessive of his girlfriend and doesn't want to lose her


She's so kind to me, Rama-lama-lama, lama-lama-ding-dong
The girlfriend is good and loving towards the singer


Oh, we just won't believe, that she's mine, all mi-ine
The singer is amazed and grateful that he has such a wonderful girlfriend


I love her, love her, love her so-o
The singer deeply loves his girlfriend


That I'll never, never let her go
The singer will hold on to his girlfriend and never break up with her


You may be safe that she's mine, all mi-ine (she's mine)
The singer is confident about his girlfriend being his and not anyone else's


She's mine, all of the time (ti-i-i-ime)
The singer's girlfriend is his at all times


Oh look out!
An exclamation showing excitement or anticipation


Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Continued excitement or enthusiasm


Ooh-wah-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh...
Repeating sounds for musical purposes




Writer(s): George Jones

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Comments from YouTube:

@StorytimerAtLarge

Can we all just stop and appreciate Sha Na Na? Played at Woodstock. Had a network tv show. Did 50’s in the 70’s while looking like bus drivers! Ka bam! They jus frickin did it! Do woo will alway slam.

@internetstrangerstrangerofweb

These guys would’ve been my favorite if I was around at that time. This is the kind of music I vibe with.

@cyngong2154

👀 on 📺 as a kid. 💘 💘 💘.!

@catiecatherine9978

I love doo wop !!

@bladestormviking

they look like background extras from "the warriors"

@JuliaAMPaul

Daddy was a Milwaukee & Muskegon Greaser!

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@markgannett5948

I had forgotten how much fun these guys were...great performance.

@avoiceinyourhead9405

Oh my gosh I stumbled across this and this has to be the most simultaneously hilarious, epic, incredible, cheesy and fabulous thing I've ever seen.

@beekinder6953

Totally agree! see.... we were 'inclusive' in the 70s 😜😜

@tamaramadison7563

I Love this

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