Biography:
The Ad Libs were a vocal group from Bayonne, New Jersey in the early 1960s whose female lead vocals and male backing influenced the doo-wop singing style of many later groups. Their 1965 single "The Boy From New York City", written by George Davis & John T. Taylor, was their only hit.
Originally ‘The Creators’, the group formed in 1964 in Bayonne with Hugh Harris, Danny Austin, Dave Watt, Norman Donegan and Mary Ann Thomas. "The Boy From New
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He Ain't No Angel:The Ad Libs.
#100 on The BB Hot 100 on BLUE CAT Records
in 1965.
INTRO:
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(that's alright.)
A
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
E
alright..(but it's alright.)
#1.
A
Well, I don't want a lover with a halo round his head.
A
My sugar baby wears the Stetson brand, instead.
E B E
Yeah, he's got a little bit of devil down is his soul.
CHORUS:
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but I don't care.
(She don't care.)
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but I don't care.
(I'll love you right.)
#2.
A
He didn't fly down from Heaven with white wings on his back.
A
He flew in from Kansas City in a big, bad Cadillac.
E B E
Yeah, he said he made his bread playing rock and roll.
BRIDGE:
A
(I ain't no angel) no, sure not..(I'm not an angel.)
E A
No, no..but I don't want nobody but you..(I ain't no angel.)
E B
No, no, no..(I said, an angel)..no, but nobody else will do.
CHORUS:
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(that's alright.)
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(but it's alright.)
#3.
A
You know he sleeps til sundown and he keeps me up all night.
A
And when it comes to loving..that boy, he's outta sight.
E B E
Yeah, you know he makes me lose my self control.
CHORUS:
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(that's alright.)
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(but it's alright.)
OUTRO:
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(that's alright.)
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(but it's alright.)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#100 on The BB Hot 100 on BLUE CAT Records
in 1965.
INTRO:
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(that's alright.)
A
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
E
alright..(but it's alright.)
#1.
A
Well, I don't want a lover with a halo round his head.
A
My sugar baby wears the Stetson brand, instead.
E B E
Yeah, he's got a little bit of devil down is his soul.
CHORUS:
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but I don't care.
(She don't care.)
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but I don't care.
(I'll love you right.)
#2.
A
He didn't fly down from Heaven with white wings on his back.
A
He flew in from Kansas City in a big, bad Cadillac.
E B E
Yeah, he said he made his bread playing rock and roll.
BRIDGE:
A
(I ain't no angel) no, sure not..(I'm not an angel.)
E A
No, no..but I don't want nobody but you..(I ain't no angel.)
E B
No, no, no..(I said, an angel)..no, but nobody else will do.
CHORUS:
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(that's alright.)
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(but it's alright.)
#3.
A
You know he sleeps til sundown and he keeps me up all night.
A
And when it comes to loving..that boy, he's outta sight.
E B E
Yeah, you know he makes me lose my self control.
CHORUS:
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(that's alright.)
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(but it's alright.)
OUTRO:
E
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(that's alright.)
He ain't no angel..(I ain't no angel)..but that's
alright..(but it's alright.)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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