Biography:
Frankie Ford (August 4, 1939 – September 28, 2015), was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise".
He was born in Gretna, Louisiana, as Vincent Francis Guzzo, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, and was the adopted son of Vincent and Anna Guzzo, who named him Vincent Francis Guzzo, Jr. He learned to sing and dance at an early age, and when at high school joined a group, the Syncopators, as singer and pianist.
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Seventeen:Frankie Ford.
#72 on BB Hot 100 on IMPERIAL Records
in 1961.
INTRO: C G7
C
(She's seventeen..she's seventeen..a real cool
baby at seventeen.)
#1.
C F7 C Em7 A7
Seventeen, seventeen, cool and solid seventeen.
Dm7 G7
Young enough to dance and sing..
C G7 Dm7 G7
old enough to get that swing.
C F7
Past sixteen just been kissed..
C Em7 A7
graduated and got that twist.
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
Kind of love I can't re...sist..
C F7 C
at seventeen.
CHORUS:
E7
Now, sloppy shirt, old blue jeans..
Am
dirty shoes, by all means.
D7
Patch of blonde, peroxide hair..
G7 Dm7 G7
jukebox baby ain't no square.
#2.
C F7
Seventeen, hot-rod queen.
C Em7 A7
Cutest girl you've ever seen.
Dm7 G7
Tell the world I'm really keen,
C F7 C G C
On my hep-cat doll of sev..en..teen.
(INTERLUDE:) C G7
#3.
C F7 C Em7 A7
Seventeen, seventeen, cool and solid seventeen.
Dm7 G7
Young enough to dance and sing,
C G7 Dm7 G7
Old enough to get that swing.
C F7
Past sixteen just done been been kissed,
C Em7 A7
graduated and got that twist.
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
Kind of love you can't re...sist,
C F7 C
at seventeen.
CHORUS:
E7
Now, sloppy shirt, old blue jeans,
Am
dirty shoes, by all means.
D7
Patch of blonde, peroxide hair,
G7 Dm7 G7
jukebox baby ain't no square.
#4.
C F7
Seventeen, hot-rod queen.
C Em7 A7
Cutest girl you've ever seen.
Dm7 G7
Tell the world I'm really keen,
C F7 C G C
On my hep-cat doll of sev..en..teen.
OUTRO:
G7 C G7
(She's his seventeen..doot-doot-doobie-
C
doo-doo..
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#72 on BB Hot 100 on IMPERIAL Records
in 1961.
INTRO: C G7
C
(She's seventeen..she's seventeen..a real cool
baby at seventeen.)
#1.
C F7 C Em7 A7
Seventeen, seventeen, cool and solid seventeen.
Dm7 G7
Young enough to dance and sing..
C G7 Dm7 G7
old enough to get that swing.
C F7
Past sixteen just been kissed..
C Em7 A7
graduated and got that twist.
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
Kind of love I can't re...sist..
C F7 C
at seventeen.
CHORUS:
E7
Now, sloppy shirt, old blue jeans..
Am
dirty shoes, by all means.
D7
Patch of blonde, peroxide hair..
G7 Dm7 G7
jukebox baby ain't no square.
#2.
C F7
Seventeen, hot-rod queen.
C Em7 A7
Cutest girl you've ever seen.
Dm7 G7
Tell the world I'm really keen,
C F7 C G C
On my hep-cat doll of sev..en..teen.
(INTERLUDE:) C G7
#3.
C F7 C Em7 A7
Seventeen, seventeen, cool and solid seventeen.
Dm7 G7
Young enough to dance and sing,
C G7 Dm7 G7
Old enough to get that swing.
C F7
Past sixteen just done been been kissed,
C Em7 A7
graduated and got that twist.
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
Kind of love you can't re...sist,
C F7 C
at seventeen.
CHORUS:
E7
Now, sloppy shirt, old blue jeans,
Am
dirty shoes, by all means.
D7
Patch of blonde, peroxide hair,
G7 Dm7 G7
jukebox baby ain't no square.
#4.
C F7
Seventeen, hot-rod queen.
C Em7 A7
Cutest girl you've ever seen.
Dm7 G7
Tell the world I'm really keen,
C F7 C G C
On my hep-cat doll of sev..en..teen.
OUTRO:
G7 C G7
(She's his seventeen..doot-doot-doobie-
C
doo-doo..
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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