Biography:
Hank Ballard (November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003) was an American rhythm and blues singer and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was the lead vocalist of the group Hank Ballard & the Midnighters.
He was born in Detroit, Michigan but grew up in Bessemer, Alabama, where he sang in church.
In 1951, Ballard moved back to Detroit and formed a doo wop group. He soon joined a group called The Royals, along with Henry Booth, Charles Sutton, Sonny Woods and Alonzo Tucker.
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The Hoochi Coochi Coo:Hank Ballard And
The Midnighters. #3 R&B on KING Records
in 1961.
INTRO:D
#1.
D
Hey, mama, you better talk to Sue..
G D
she's doing the Hoochi Coochi Coo.
A G
They're swirling in the kitchen..
A G
I know she'll get a licking..
D A D
for doing the Hoochi Coochi Coo.
#2.
D
Hey, mama, you better come real quick..
G D
tell papa to bring a hickory stick.
A G
She's shaking like she's breaking..
A G
and I know she'll soon be aching..
D A D
from doing the Hoochi Coochi Coo.
CHORUS:
G D
She's spinning like a top..shimmying with
that steady rock.
G E
Dipping up and down..then she go, round,
round and round.
#3.
D
Hey, mama, what you you gonna do?
G D
Hey, mama, just look at little Sue.
A G
They're swishing in the kitchen..
A G
I know she'll get a licking..
D A D
for doing the Hoochi Coochi Coo.
(INTERLUDE:) D G D A G D
CHORUS:
G D
She's spinning like a top..shimmying with
that steady rock.
G E
Dipping up and down..then she go, round,
round and round.
#4.
D
Hey, mama, what you you gonna do?
G D
Hey, mama, just look at little Sue.
A G
They're swishing in the kitchen..
A G
I know she'll get a licking..
D A D
for doing the Hoochi Coochi Coo.
OUTRO:
D
Hoochi Coochi Coo..yeah, the Hoochi Coochi Coo..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
The Midnighters. #3 R&B on KING Records
in 1961.
INTRO:D
#1.
D
Hey, mama, you better talk to Sue..
G D
she's doing the Hoochi Coochi Coo.
A G
They're swirling in the kitchen..
A G
I know she'll get a licking..
D A D
for doing the Hoochi Coochi Coo.
#2.
D
Hey, mama, you better come real quick..
G D
tell papa to bring a hickory stick.
A G
She's shaking like she's breaking..
A G
and I know she'll soon be aching..
D A D
from doing the Hoochi Coochi Coo.
CHORUS:
G D
She's spinning like a top..shimmying with
that steady rock.
G E
Dipping up and down..then she go, round,
round and round.
#3.
D
Hey, mama, what you you gonna do?
G D
Hey, mama, just look at little Sue.
A G
They're swishing in the kitchen..
A G
I know she'll get a licking..
D A D
for doing the Hoochi Coochi Coo.
(INTERLUDE:) D G D A G D
CHORUS:
G D
She's spinning like a top..shimmying with
that steady rock.
G E
Dipping up and down..then she go, round,
round and round.
#4.
D
Hey, mama, what you you gonna do?
G D
Hey, mama, just look at little Sue.
A G
They're swishing in the kitchen..
A G
I know she'll get a licking..
D A D
for doing the Hoochi Coochi Coo.
OUTRO:
D
Hoochi Coochi Coo..yeah, the Hoochi Coochi Coo..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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