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Frankie Frankenstein

Ivan

Frankie Frankenstein

He’s got a date with a Frankenstein

(Frankie, Frankie, Frankie…)

Saturday night ‘bout a week ago

A friend of mine says, “Hey, Ivanhoe,

My chick’s cousin is here in town

So how’s about you showin’ her around?”

“I hate blind dates but gee whiz man

I’ll help you out just as good as I can”

Talk about a worried man

She should be a Frankenstein

Frankie Frankenstein

He’s got a date with a Frankenstein

(Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Frankenstein…)

So I grabbed the phone and just right then

A Julie London-like voice came in

“Little ?? boy, don’t you be late

Or you’ll never get another date”

She sounded like she would be real cool

But my mother didn’t raise a fool

Anyway, they say love is blind

So I thought I’d check this Frankenstein

Frankie Frankenstein

He’s got a date with a Frankenstein

He’s got a date with a Frankenstein…

I stopped the wheels in front of her house

Trying to be a man instead of a mouse

She flipped the door and to my surprise

Was a swingin’ blonde with huge blue eyes

I fell in love right on the spot

Now, I’ll give this chick all the love I’ve got

Things’ll be fine when she’s all mine

She’ll be my pretty little Frankenstein

Frankie Frankenstein

He’s gonna marry a Frankenstein

Frankie Frankenstein

He’s gonna marry Frankenstein

She’s so charming

Ivan was one of the original members of Buddy Holly's back-up band, The Crickets (shown here). He scored his first solo hit with "Real Wild Child," on which Holly plays lead guitar.