Biography:
The Coasters were formed in Los Angeles, California in 1955 by Carl Gardner (tenor) and Bobby Nunn (bass) after the split of doo wop group The Robins.
Their collaboration with legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller gave them a unique sound that was very humorous most of the time. Their first huge hit came with "Young Blood" and "Searchin'." They also had success with hits such as "Yakety Yak," "Charlie Brown," and "Little Egypt."
Gardner was still touring with The Coasters as late as 2005
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Other songs:
- Yakety Yak
- Along Came Jones
- Charlie Brown
- Down Home Girl
- Down In Mexico
- Idol With The Golden Head
- Im A Hog For You Baby
- Little Egypt
- One Kiss Led To Another
- Poison Ivy
- Run Red Run
- Searchin
- Smokey Joes Cafe
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- Taint Nothin To Me
- That Is Rock And Roll
- The Climb
- Three Cool Cats
- Wait A Minute
- Wake Me Shake Me
- What About Us
- Young Blood
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Along Came Jones:The Coasters.
#9 in UK and #14 in USA in 1959.
#1.
A
I plopped down in my easy chair and turned on Channel 2.
A bad gunslinger called Salty Sam was chasin' poor Sweet Sue.
He trapped her in the old sawmill and said with an evil laugh,
'If you don't give me the deed to your ranch,
I'll saw y'all in half!'
SPOKEN:(Ad lib.)
Bdim
And then he grabbed her..(and then?)
Ddim
He tied her up..(and then?)
Fdim
He turned on the buzz-saw (and then, and then...?!)
CHORUS:
A
And then along came Jones.
E
Tall thin Jones.
A D
Slow-walkin' Jones..slow-talkin' Jones.
E A
Along came long, lean, lanky, Jones.
#2.
A
Commercial came on, so I got up to get myself a snack.
You should've seen what was goin' on by the time
that I got back.
Down in the old abandoned mine, Sweet Sue was havin' fits.
That villain said, 'Give me the deed to your ranch,
or I'll blow you all to bits!'
SPOKEN:(Ad lib.)
Bdim
And then he grabbed her..(and then?)
Ddim
He tied her up..(and then?)
Fdim
He lit the fuse to the dynamite..(and then, and then...?!)
CHORUS:
A
And then along came Jones.
E
Tall thin Jones.
A D
Slow-walkin' Jones..slow-talkin' Jones.
E A
Along came long, lean, lanky, Jones.
#3.
A
I got so bugged I turned it off and turned on another show.
But there was the same old shoot-'em-up and the same old rodeo.
Salty Sam was tryin' to stuff Sweet Sue in a burlap sack.
He said, 'If you don't give me the deed to your ranch,
I'm gonna throw you on the railroad tracks!'
SPOKEN: (Ad lib.)
Bdim
And then he grabbed her..(and then?)
Ddim
He tied her up..(and then?)
Fdim
He threw her on the railroad tracks..(and then?)
Abdim
A train started comin'..(and then, and then...???!)
CHORUS:
A
And then along came Jones.
E
Tall thin Jones.
A D
Slow-walkin' Jones..slow-talkin' Jones.
E A
Along came long, lean, lanky, Jones.
OUTRO:
E A
Along came long, lean, lanky, Jones.(x2)(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
#9 in UK and #14 in USA in 1959.
#1.
A
I plopped down in my easy chair and turned on Channel 2.
A bad gunslinger called Salty Sam was chasin' poor Sweet Sue.
He trapped her in the old sawmill and said with an evil laugh,
'If you don't give me the deed to your ranch,
I'll saw y'all in half!'
SPOKEN:(Ad lib.)
Bdim
And then he grabbed her..(and then?)
Ddim
He tied her up..(and then?)
Fdim
He turned on the buzz-saw (and then, and then...?!)
CHORUS:
A
And then along came Jones.
E
Tall thin Jones.
A D
Slow-walkin' Jones..slow-talkin' Jones.
E A
Along came long, lean, lanky, Jones.
#2.
A
Commercial came on, so I got up to get myself a snack.
You should've seen what was goin' on by the time
that I got back.
Down in the old abandoned mine, Sweet Sue was havin' fits.
That villain said, 'Give me the deed to your ranch,
or I'll blow you all to bits!'
SPOKEN:(Ad lib.)
Bdim
And then he grabbed her..(and then?)
Ddim
He tied her up..(and then?)
Fdim
He lit the fuse to the dynamite..(and then, and then...?!)
CHORUS:
A
And then along came Jones.
E
Tall thin Jones.
A D
Slow-walkin' Jones..slow-talkin' Jones.
E A
Along came long, lean, lanky, Jones.
#3.
A
I got so bugged I turned it off and turned on another show.
But there was the same old shoot-'em-up and the same old rodeo.
Salty Sam was tryin' to stuff Sweet Sue in a burlap sack.
He said, 'If you don't give me the deed to your ranch,
I'm gonna throw you on the railroad tracks!'
SPOKEN: (Ad lib.)
Bdim
And then he grabbed her..(and then?)
Ddim
He tied her up..(and then?)
Fdim
He threw her on the railroad tracks..(and then?)
Abdim
A train started comin'..(and then, and then...???!)
CHORUS:
A
And then along came Jones.
E
Tall thin Jones.
A D
Slow-walkin' Jones..slow-talkin' Jones.
E A
Along came long, lean, lanky, Jones.
OUTRO:
E A
Along came long, lean, lanky, Jones.(x2)(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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