Biography:
Frankie Ford (August 4, 1939 – September 28, 2015), was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise".
He was born in Gretna, Louisiana, as Vincent Francis Guzzo, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, and was the adopted son of Vincent and Anna Guzzo, who named him Vincent Francis Guzzo, Jr. He learned to sing and dance at an early age, and when at high school joined a group, the Syncopators, as singer and pianist.
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Sea Cruise:Frankie Ford.
A top 20 in 1959.
INTRO: C F C F G7
#1.
C
Old man, rhythm gets in my shoes..
it's no use sittin' and singin' the blues.
G
So be my guest, you got nothin' to lose..
C
won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
CHORUS:
C
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby.
G
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..
C
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
F C
Feel like jumpin', baby won't you join me, please?
F G G7
I don't like beggin', but now I'm on bended knees.
#2.
C
I got to get to rockin', get my hat off the rack..
I got the boogie woogie like a knife in the back.
G
So be my guest, you got nothing to lose..
C
won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
CHORUS:
C
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby.
G
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..
C
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
#3.
C
I got to get to movin' baby, I ain't lyin'..
my heart is beatin' rhythm and it's right on time.
G
So be my guest, you got nothing to lose..
C
won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
CHORUS:
C
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby.
G
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..
C
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
F C
Feel like jumpin', baby won't you join me, please?
F G G7
I don't like beggin', but now I'm on bended knees.
CHORUS:
C
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby.
G
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..
C
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
A top 20 in 1959.
INTRO: C F C F G7
#1.
C
Old man, rhythm gets in my shoes..
it's no use sittin' and singin' the blues.
G
So be my guest, you got nothin' to lose..
C
won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
CHORUS:
C
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby.
G
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..
C
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
F C
Feel like jumpin', baby won't you join me, please?
F G G7
I don't like beggin', but now I'm on bended knees.
#2.
C
I got to get to rockin', get my hat off the rack..
I got the boogie woogie like a knife in the back.
G
So be my guest, you got nothing to lose..
C
won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
CHORUS:
C
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby.
G
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..
C
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
#3.
C
I got to get to movin' baby, I ain't lyin'..
my heart is beatin' rhythm and it's right on time.
G
So be my guest, you got nothing to lose..
C
won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
CHORUS:
C
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby.
G
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..
C
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
F C
Feel like jumpin', baby won't you join me, please?
F G G7
I don't like beggin', but now I'm on bended knees.
CHORUS:
C
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby.
G
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee baby..
C
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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