Biography:
Ray Campi (b. 1934 in Yonkers, New York) is a distinguished musician often called The King of Rockabilly. Campi's trademark is his white double bass, which he often jumps on top of and "rides" while playing.
After his family moved to Austin, Texas in 1944, Campi began a lifetime of performing and recording music in numerous American genres, including folk, country, and rock and roll as well as rockabilly. He rarely concentrated on his musical career exclusively
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Caterpillar:Ray Campi.
Great Rockabilly on TNT Records
from 1957.
INTRO: Bb
CHORUS:
Bb
Well, she's fast like a cat, skinny like a pillar,
Bb7
that's why we call her caterpillar.
Eb Bb
Caterpillar ba-ba-by, caterpillar, ba-ba-by.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
#1.
Bb
Well, she's my baby, I want you to know it,
Bb7
she tells me that she loves me and she knows
how to show it.
Eb Bb
Caterpillar ba-ba-by, caterpillar, ba-ba-by.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
BRIDGE:
Bbm Gm
Well, mmm, we're gonna cat tonight.
Gm
Well, we're gonna cat tonight.
Eb
Well-well, cat tonight.
Gm
Well-well, cat tonight.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
(bop-bop-bop)
INTERLUDE: Bb Eb Bb Gm Eb Bb F Bb
#2.
Bb
Well, she don't ever run and she don't ever walk,
Bb7
but she can rock 'n' roll on a forty inch floor.
Eb Bb
Caterpillar ba-ba-by, caterpillar, ba-ba-by.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
#3.
Bb
Well, she likes to dance and she likes to bop,
Bb7
but you better start runnin' when she blows
her top.
Eb Bb
Caterpillar ba-ba-by, caterpillar, ba-ba-by.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
CHORUS:
Bb
Well, she's fast like a cat, skinny like a pillar,
Bb7
that's why we call her caterpillar.
Eb Bb
Caterpillar ba-ba-by, caterpillar, ba-ba-by.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
BRIDGE:
Bbm Gm
Well, mmm, we're gonna cat tonight.
Gm
Well, we're gonna cat tonight.
Eb
Well-well, cat tonight.
Gm
Well-well, cat tonight.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
OUTRO:
Bb
Night-night-night-night..well, oh, well, oh, well,
we're gonna cat tonight..we're gonna-gonna cat
tonight..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
Great Rockabilly on TNT Records
from 1957.
INTRO: Bb
CHORUS:
Bb
Well, she's fast like a cat, skinny like a pillar,
Bb7
that's why we call her caterpillar.
Eb Bb
Caterpillar ba-ba-by, caterpillar, ba-ba-by.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
#1.
Bb
Well, she's my baby, I want you to know it,
Bb7
she tells me that she loves me and she knows
how to show it.
Eb Bb
Caterpillar ba-ba-by, caterpillar, ba-ba-by.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
BRIDGE:
Bbm Gm
Well, mmm, we're gonna cat tonight.
Gm
Well, we're gonna cat tonight.
Eb
Well-well, cat tonight.
Gm
Well-well, cat tonight.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
(bop-bop-bop)
INTERLUDE: Bb Eb Bb Gm Eb Bb F Bb
#2.
Bb
Well, she don't ever run and she don't ever walk,
Bb7
but she can rock 'n' roll on a forty inch floor.
Eb Bb
Caterpillar ba-ba-by, caterpillar, ba-ba-by.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
#3.
Bb
Well, she likes to dance and she likes to bop,
Bb7
but you better start runnin' when she blows
her top.
Eb Bb
Caterpillar ba-ba-by, caterpillar, ba-ba-by.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
CHORUS:
Bb
Well, she's fast like a cat, skinny like a pillar,
Bb7
that's why we call her caterpillar.
Eb Bb
Caterpillar ba-ba-by, caterpillar, ba-ba-by.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
BRIDGE:
Bbm Gm
Well, mmm, we're gonna cat tonight.
Gm
Well, we're gonna cat tonight.
Eb
Well-well, cat tonight.
Gm
Well-well, cat tonight.
F Bb
Caterpillar baby, we're gonna cat tonight.
OUTRO:
Bb
Night-night-night-night..well, oh, well, oh, well,
we're gonna cat tonight..we're gonna-gonna cat
tonight..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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