Biography:
Johnny Otis (born Ioannis (Yannis) Veliotes on December 28, 1921 in Vallejo, California - died on January 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California) was an American blues and rhythm and blues pianist, vibraphonist, drummer, singer, bandleader, and impresario. Johnny Otis was one of the most prominent white figures in the history of black R&B.
After playing in a variety of swing orchestras, including Lloyd Hunter's Serenaders, he founded his own band in 1945 and had one of the most enduring hits of the big band era, "Harlem Nocturne".
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Johnny Otis
Crazy Country Hop
(it´s a 12 bar Blues in A)
A
Way down in a country town one day
A D
A little ole' country band began to play
A D
They had two guitars and a beat-up saxophone;
E A
When the leader said go them cats began to blow
CHORUS:
D A
Ooh wee oh oh,
E A
Ooh la la, let's rock and roll
A
Now all the poeple gathered 'round
A
Just to dig that rockin' rollin' sound
A D
Suddenly the drummer rang a bell
E A
And all them country cats began to yell
Chorus
A
Ole' MacDonald did a crazy bop
A
Said it's time to milk my cow, I got to stop,
A D
But just before I cool it and cut out
E A
Here's something all you cats can think about
Chorus
A
Snaggle-toothed Malinda was a drag,
A
She latched onto a dude who showed up stag
A D
He tried to run and then he tripped and fell;
E A
She kissed him and we all could hear him yell
Chorus
A
Well, a hound dog ran a polecat into town,
A
Brought him to the dance and laid him down
A D
Someone hollered skunk and you can bet
E A
All them country cats is runnin' yet
Crazy Country Hop
(it´s a 12 bar Blues in A)
A
Way down in a country town one day
A D
A little ole' country band began to play
A D
They had two guitars and a beat-up saxophone;
E A
When the leader said go them cats began to blow
CHORUS:
D A
Ooh wee oh oh,
E A
Ooh la la, let's rock and roll
A
Now all the poeple gathered 'round
A
Just to dig that rockin' rollin' sound
A D
Suddenly the drummer rang a bell
E A
And all them country cats began to yell
Chorus
A
Ole' MacDonald did a crazy bop
A
Said it's time to milk my cow, I got to stop,
A D
But just before I cool it and cut out
E A
Here's something all you cats can think about
Chorus
A
Snaggle-toothed Malinda was a drag,
A
She latched onto a dude who showed up stag
A D
He tried to run and then he tripped and fell;
E A
She kissed him and we all could hear him yell
Chorus
A
Well, a hound dog ran a polecat into town,
A
Brought him to the dance and laid him down
A D
Someone hollered skunk and you can bet
E A
All them country cats is runnin' yet
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