The second-greatest rock 'n' roll record in the history of the eardrum;
amazingly, for a couple weeks in early '64 it was right behind the
all-time greatest (I hope I don't have to tell you what *that* was)
in the Billboard Top 10. Then some British novelty act came along and
spoiled everything. --AWR
"Surfin' Bird"
(Frazier-White-Harris-Wilson)
Intro:
[N.]
A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird
Verse 1:
---bird, bird, bird, -bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
-well-... [N..]
[drum break]
Verse 2:
A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird
Bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
Well, everybody's talking about the bird!
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
-well- bird...
Break:
[N..]
Surfin' bird
Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb... [retching noises]... aaah!
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa--|
-----------------------------------------------------| Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow
Verse 3:
--| Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
--| Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
--| Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
--| Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
--| Oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
--| Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-oom-oom-oom
--| Oom-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa--mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
--| Papa-oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
--| Oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mow
Ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mow
Well don't you know about the bird?
Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
Coda:
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow [repeat to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers