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Alley Oop The Hollywood Argyles
Hey hey hey Da da da That's what I say Da da da
There's a man in the funny papers we all know Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop He lived way back a long time ago Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop Well he don't eat nothin' but bearcat stew Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop Oh well this cat's name is a-Alley Oop Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop
He's the toughest man there is alive Alley Oop Wears clothes from a wildcat's hide Alley Oop He's the king of the jungle jive Look at that caveman go!
He's got a chauffeur that's a genuine dinosaur Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop And he can knuckle your head before you count to four Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop He's got a big ugly club and a headful of hair Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop He's oohhhh eatin' grizzly bear (*Laughter*) Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop Forgot the words!
He's the toughest man there is alive Alley Oop Wears clothes from a wildcat's hide Alley Oop He's the king of the jungle jive Look at that caveman go! (*Scream*)
He rides through the jungle tearin' limbs offa trees (*Scream*) Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop And knocking great big monsters dead on their knees Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop Other cats don't bug him 'cos they know better Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop 'Cos he's a mean motor scooter and a bad go-getter Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop
Well, uh, he's the toughest man there is alive Alley Oop Wears clothes from a wildcat's hide Alley Oop He's a hully gully king of jive (*Laugh*) Well look at that caveman go! (*Scream*)
There he goes (There he goes.) Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop Look at that caveman go Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop Ride, daddy, ride Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop Heigh-ho, dinosaur Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop Oh my goodness, what a big brute he is! Hm! Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop Oh, how would you like a dinosaur like that, for your own? Mm! (*Laughter*) Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop |
 Before
"Alley Oop," a song based on a popular comic strip of the
same name, there was no group called the Hollywood Argyles.
Vocalist Gary Paxton, who had gained success as one half of the duo
Skip and Flip, recorded "Alley Oop" for Lute Records while
he was under contract to Brent Records for Skip and Flip, so he took
the location of the recording studio--the corner of Hollywood
Boulevard and Argyle Avenue--as the name under which to issue the
single. Actually, the artists on the record are Paxton, his
girlfriend, some friends, and noted drummer Sandy Nelson. That
the gang was under the influence of "hard cider" might
account for the distinctive slurred style of the lyrics.
Songs about cavemen, though related to monsters, tend toward comedy rather than horror, and "Alley Oop" is no exception. Paxton returned with the Hollywood Argyles for a more classic horror song with "The Bug-Eyed Man." But his most famous foray into the genre was as producer for the Halloween classic "Monster Mash," by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. |
Other song by The Hollywood Argyles:
Other Caveman songs:
“I Was a Teen-age Cave Man,” Randy Luck
“Caveman,” Tommy Roe
“Caveman Hop,” Jerry Coulston
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