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Real Wild Child:Ivan (Jerry Allison, drummer for Buddy Holly and the Crickets. 
Holly and the Crickets were the back-up band for this song.)
#68 on BB Hot 100 on CORAL Records in 1958.
[Intro] 
A
[Verse 1]
AWell, I'm just outta school, like I'm real, real cool,
gotta dance like a fool.
Got the message that I gotta be a Dwild one (wild, wild,
child)..ooo, yeah, I'm a Awild one..(wild, wild, child.)
[Chorus]
Gonna Ebreak it loose..gonna Dkeep 'em moving wild..
gonna Akeep-a swinging, baby, I'm a real wild child.
[Interlude]
A D A E D A E
[Verse 2]
Gonna Ameet all my friends..gonna have myself a ball.
Gonna tell my friends..gonna tell them all..that I'm
a Dwild one..(wild, wild child)..ooo, yeah, I'm a Awild one..
(wild, wild child.)
[Chorus]
Gonna Ebreak it loose..gonna Dkeep 'em moving wild..
gonna Akeep-a swinging, baby, I'm a real wild child.
[Interlude]
A D A E D A E
[Verse 3]
Well, I'm a Areal wild one and I like wild fun..in a world
gone crazy everything seems hazy.
I'm a Dwild one (wild, wild child)..ooo-yay, I'm a Awild one..
(wild, wild child.)
[Chorus]
Gonna Ebreak it loose..gonna Dkeep 'em moving wild..
gonna Akeep-a swinging, baby, I'm a real wild child.
[Interlude]
A D A E D A E
[Verse 4]
ANow, I don't mean maybe, I'm a real wild child..now, don't
you grab my baby when I start runnin' wild, cause I'm a Dwild one.
(wild, wild child)..ooo-yay, I'm a Awild one (wild, wild child.)
[Chorus]
Gonna Ebreak it loose..gonna Dkeep 'em moving wild..
gonna Akeep-a swinging, baby, I'm a real wild child.
[Outro]
AWanna know my name?..I'm a wild child.
ALet me tell you bout this, dad..I'm a wild child..(you bet)..
AI'm a wild child.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Real Wild Child

by Ivan

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Real Wild Child:Ivan (Jerry Allison, drummer for Buddy Holly and the Crickets.

Holly and the Crickets were the back-up band for this song.)

#68 on BB Hot 100 on CORAL Records in 1958.

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Well, I'm just outta school, like I'm real, real cool,

gotta dance like a fool.

Got the message that I gotta be a wild one (wild, wild,

child)..ooo, yeah, I'm a wild one..(wild, wild, child.)

[Chorus]

E D

Gonna break it loose..gonna keep 'em moving wild..

gonna keep-a swinging, baby, I'm a real wild child.

[Interlude]

A D A E D A E

[Verse 2]

Gonna meet all my friends..gonna have myself a ball.

Gonna tell my friends..gonna tell them all..that I'm

D A

a wild one..(wild, wild child)..ooo, yeah, I'm a wild one..

(wild, wild child.)

[Chorus]

E D

Gonna break it loose..gonna keep 'em moving wild..

gonna keep-a swinging, baby, I'm a real wild child.

[Interlude]

A D A E D A E

[Verse 3]

Well, I'm a real wild one and I like wild fun..in a world

gone crazy everything seems hazy.

D A

I'm a wild one (wild, wild child)..ooo-yay, I'm a wild one..

(wild, wild child.)

[Chorus]

E D

Gonna break it loose..gonna keep 'em moving wild..

gonna keep-a swinging, baby, I'm a real wild child.

[Interlude]

A D A E D A E

[Verse 4]

Now, I don't mean maybe, I'm a real wild child..now, don't

you grab my baby when I start runnin' wild, cause I'm a wild one.

(wild, wild child)..ooo-yay, I'm a wild one (wild, wild child.)

[Chorus]

E D

Gonna break it loose..gonna keep 'em moving wild..

gonna keep-a swinging, baby, I'm a real wild child.

[Outro]

Wanna know my name?..I'm a wild child.

Let me tell you bout this, dad..I'm a wild child..(you bet)..

I'm a wild child.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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