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Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow:The Beach Boys.
Album - Beach Boys' Party! - #3 in
UK and #6 on BB Hot 200 on CAPITOL
Records in 1965.
INTRO:
N.C.
A-papa-papa-papa-papa-papa-papa..
EA-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow..
EA-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow..
(dip-dip-dip)
EA-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow..
(dip-dip-dip)
#1.
EFunniest sound I ever heard..
(A-papa-oom-mow-mow..a-papa-oom-mow-mow.)
EI couldn't understand a single word.
(A-papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow.)
BIf he's serious or is he playin'..
Aa-oom-mow-mow is all he's sayin.
EPapa-hoooooooooooo..papa-papa-hooooooooooo!!!!!!
(a-papa-oom-mow-mow..a-papa-oom-mow-mow.)
(dit-dit-dit)
E(a-papa-oom-mow-mow-A-papa-oom-mow-mow.)
(dit-dit-dit)
(a-papa-oom-mow-mow-A-papa-oom-mow-mow.)
#2.
EI said, hey there pop, say, what's your name?
(A papa-oom-mow-mow A papa-oom-mow-mow)
EAnd don't you come around and show your face..
(A-papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow.)
The Bweird sound..I can't figure it out..
but, Aooooo, that sound make me stomp and shout.
Papa-Ehoooooooooooo..papa-papa-hooooooooooo!!!!!!
(a-papa-oom-mow-mow..a-papa-oom-mow-mow.)
(dit-dit-dit)
EDit-dit-dit..dit-dit..dit-dit-dit..dit-dit..
(a-papa-oom-mow-mow..a-papa-oom-mow-mow.)
N.C.
da-dit-dit..da-dit-dit..da-dit-dit..
CHORUS:
EPapa-papa-papa-papa..
(A-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow)
(da-dit-dit..)
A-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow)
(da-dit-dit..)
EA-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow)
(da-dit-dit..)
A-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow)
(da-dit-dit..)
EA-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow)
(da-dit-dit..)
(A papa-oom-mow-mow A papa-oom-mow-mow)
#3.
EWell, now, I hear this sound everywhere I go..
(A-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow)
Eon records, TV, and the radio.
(a-papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow.)
And Bnow it's spreadin' all through the land..
I Astill can't seem to understand..Ewaaaa-hoooo!!!!
OUTRO:
EPapa-hoooooooooooo..papa-papa-hooooooooooo!!!!!!
(a-papa-oom-mow-mow..a-papa-oom-mow-mow.)
E(A-papa-oom-mow-mow..a-papa-oom-mow-mow..hooo-ooo.)
(A-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow)
E(A-papa-oom-mow-mow..a-papa-oom-mow-mow..hooo-hooo.)
(A-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow)
E(A-papa-oom-mow-mow..a-papa-oom-mow-mow..hoooo-ooo.)
(A-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow)
E(A-papa-oom-mow-mow..A-papa-oom-mow-mow)
E(A-papa-oom-mow-mow..a-papa-oom-mow-mow..hooo-ooo.)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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The story behind the song

"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" is a playful vocal improvisation that captures the early Beach Boys' exuberance and their love for the spontaneous energy of 1950s rock and roll and R&B vocal groups. It's a joyful, wordless expression, built on rhythmic syllables and echoing calls. This track showcases the band's signature harmonies and their ability to infuse even simple vocalizations with a sense of fun and youthful spirit. It plays like a pure burst of musical delight, inviting you to let loose and surrender to the rhythm.

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