The Rivingtons were a doo-wop group noted for being one of the most loud an… Read Full Bio ↴The Rivingtons were a doo-wop group noted for being one of the most loud and raucous of the genre. Their first hit, "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" (1962), like many such songs, began with the bass chanting nonsense syllables (in this case the title), followed by the tenor singing over repetitions of it. "Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow", an even more baroque rewrite of the theme, failed to sell, but they returned to the charts the following year with the similar "The Bird's The Word".
Previously the Rivingtons had been known as The Sharps and had already tasted chart action via Thurston Harris' "Little Bitty Pretty One" in 1957, after which they appeared on several Duane Eddy recordings when any extraneous sounds of rebel yells were required.
After the two hit singles, the Rivingtons struggled till the mid 60s to find another hit but after the Columbia single "A Rose Growing In The Ruins" flopped they called it a day. However, the two hits entered a life of their own, courtesy of a Minnesota group called The Trashmen, who recorded a song made up from the nonsense syllables, calling it Surfin' Bird. The band cut the disc over a record shop and passed it off as their own work because it was a medley of the choruses without the verses. However the Rivingtons' management reported it to their lawyers and the group were ordered to add the surnames of the Rivingtons to the credits, having the effect of causing the first pressings without the Rivingtons credit to become collectors items.
After the publicity surrounding the allegations in Billboard the Trashmen had to share the writing credits on not only this recording but a later one as a sign of good faith. Surfin' Bird itself was revived in the 70s by the Ramones and the Cramps.
Previously the Rivingtons had been known as The Sharps and had already tasted chart action via Thurston Harris' "Little Bitty Pretty One" in 1957, after which they appeared on several Duane Eddy recordings when any extraneous sounds of rebel yells were required.
After the two hit singles, the Rivingtons struggled till the mid 60s to find another hit but after the Columbia single "A Rose Growing In The Ruins" flopped they called it a day. However, the two hits entered a life of their own, courtesy of a Minnesota group called The Trashmen, who recorded a song made up from the nonsense syllables, calling it Surfin' Bird. The band cut the disc over a record shop and passed it off as their own work because it was a medley of the choruses without the verses. However the Rivingtons' management reported it to their lawyers and the group were ordered to add the surnames of the Rivingtons to the credits, having the effect of causing the first pressings without the Rivingtons credit to become collectors items.
After the publicity surrounding the allegations in Billboard the Trashmen had to share the writing credits on not only this recording but a later one as a sign of good faith. Surfin' Bird itself was revived in the 70s by the Ramones and the Cramps.
Long Tall Sally
The Rivingtons Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Long Tall Sally' by these artists:
26. The Beatles I'm gonna tell aunt Mary 'bout uncle John He said he…
ADZ I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Barbara Green Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He claims he has…
Barbara Greene I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Big Six The I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Blue Suede Daddys Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He claims he has…
Bobby Lee Trammell I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Cagey Strings he says he has the blues but he has a…
Carl Perkins I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Eddie Hardin I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Elvis & Friends Gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John He claim he got…
Elvis (Live) Gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John He claim he got…
Elvis Presley Gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John He claim he got…
Faron Young I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Frankie Rose & The Imperials I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Free I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Gene Vincent I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Jerry Lee Lewis Gonna tell aunt Mary 'bout uncle John He claim he has…
Jimi Hendrix Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John, He claim he has…
Jimmy Ellis I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Jimmy Kirkland I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
John Moore Rock And Roll Trio Featuring The Loose Moorelles I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
John Sloman I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Johnny Otis Orchestra Gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John He claimed he had…
Johnny Rivers I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
L. RICHARD Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He claim he has…
Les Baxter and His Orchestra Gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John He claimed he had…
Little Richard Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John, He claims he has…
Little Richard (Mafia 2 OST) Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He claim he has…
Little Richard & Jimi Hendrix Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John, He claim he has…
Little Richard & The Upsetters Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He claim he has…
Little Richard? Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He claim he has…
Little RichardJerry Lee LewisFats Domino Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He claim he has…
Lloyd Price Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He claim he has…
Margie Mills I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Marty Robbins Gonna tell Aunt Mary bout Uncle John He says he has…
Molly Hatchet I saw Uncle John With a long tall Sally He saw Aunt…
Orion I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Puhdys Gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John He claim he got…
Ray Campi I′m gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John He claims he…
Richard Little Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He claim he has…
Richard Penniman Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John, He claim he…
Rock & Roll I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Rock-Jerry Gonna tell aunt Mary 'bout uncle John He claim he has…
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Scorpions Gonna tell aunt Marry bout uncle john, He says he has…
Scotty & Bill Got a long tall mama She stands about seven feet nine And…
Ses Play-Boys I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Sha Na Na Gonna tell aunt Mary 'bout uncle John He claim he has…
Shirley Jean Wiley I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Sleepy LaBeef I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Taylor Vince I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
The Backbeat Band I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He says he…
The Beatles I'm gonna tell aunt Mary 'bout uncle John He said he…
The Beatlesɜ I'm gonna tell aunt Mary 'bout uncle John He said he…
The Chambers Brothers I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
The Isley Brothers Gonna tell aunt Mary 'bout uncle John He claim he has…
The Kinks Gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John He says he got…
The Little Richards Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He claim he has…
The Merseybeats I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
The Out Cast I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
The Playboys I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
The Rik Wight Group I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
The Rock And Rollers I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
The Two of Us I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Twisted Sister I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
various artists Gonna tell Aunt Mary ′bout Uncle John He claim he has…
Vince Taylor I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
Wanda Jackson Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He says he has…
Wanda Jay Gonna tell Aunt Mary bout Uncle John He says he has…
Wild Angels I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he…
くるり 恋のかけらは風に揺れ 僕の心はよじれたまんま 女の子には理解不能 さよなら全部忘れて 下り坂をおりながら 暑い夏の終わ…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Rivingtons:
15.The Bird's The Word A-well now, everybody's heard about the bird [Repeat: x 2] …
Birds the word A-well now, everybody's heard about the bird [Repeat: x 2] …
Deep Water Love is like deep water Oh, yes it is I never shall…
Happy Jack Happy Jack wasn't old, but he was a man He lived…
Mama Oom Mow Mow Pa pa pa pa Papa oom ma mow mow Papa oom…
Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow Papa had a sound going through the land He finally found…
Paa-Oom-Mow-Mow Pa pa pa pa Papa oom ma mow mow Papa oom…
Papa Omm Mow Mow Pa pa pa pa Papa oom ma mow mow Papa oom…
Papa Ooh Mow Mow Pa pa pa pa Papa oom ma mow mow Papa oom…
Papa Oom Mow Mow Pa pa pa pa Papa oom ma mow mow Papa oom…
Papa Oom Mow Wow Pa pa pa pa Papa oom ma mow mow Papa oom…
Papa Oom-Mow-Mow Pa pa pa pa Papa oom ma mow mow Papa oom…
Papa- Oom- Mow- Mow Pa pa pa pa Papa oom ma mow mow Papa oom…
Papa-Doo-Mow-Mow Pa pa pa pa Papa oom ma mow mow Papa oom…
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow Pa pa pa pa Papa oom ma mow mow Papa oom…
The Bird is the Word A-well now, everybody's heard about the bird [Repeat: x 2] …
The Bird's the Word A-well now, everybody's heard about the bird [Repeat: x 2] …
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John Ashbury
on The Bird's the Word
amazingly brilliant song. Also really like the K-Tel Version a lot as well :)