Biography:
The Newbeats were a popular music vocal trio from the Southern US, best known for their 1964 hit, "Bread and Butter", which was released on the Hickory Records label. According to the Bread and Butter Songfacts they comprised Larry Henley (singer / songwriter), and brothers Dean and Mark Mathis (instrumentals, backing vocals). Larry Henley is much better known for a later song he co-wrote - The Wind Beneath My Wings.
"Bread and Butter" was the group's first hit.
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Hang On Sloopy:The Newbeats.
Album - Run Baby Run - #131 on
BB Hot 200 on HICKORY Records
in 1965.
INTRO: D G A G..D G A G
CHORUS:
D G A G D G A G
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
D G A G D G A G
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
#1.
D G A G D G A G
Sloopy lives in a very bad part of town,
D G A G D G A G
and everybody, yeah, is tryin' to put my Sloopy down.
D G A G D G A G
Sloopy, I don't care what your daddy do,
D G A G D G A
cause you know, Sloopy girl, I'm in love with you.
A
and so I sing out...
CHORUS:
D G A G D G A G
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
D G A G D
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
G A G D
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah) aaaaaaah!!
INTERLUDE: D G A G D G A G (x3)
#2.
D G A G
Sloopy, let your hair hang down, let it hang down
D G A G
on me.
D G A G
Sloopy, let your hair down, girl, let it hang down
D G A G
on me, yeah, yeah.
G D G A
Yeah, come on, Sloopy, come on, come on,
G D G A
oh, come on, Sloopy, come on, come on
D G A
Come on Sloopy, come on, come on.
D G A
Come on Sloopy, come on, come on.
#3.
A D G A
Aaaaah, it feels so good, come on, come on!
A D G A
You know it feels so good, come on, come on!
A D
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it Sloopy,
G A
come on, come on.
A D G
oh, shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah, come on,
A A7
come on..aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!
CHORUS:
D G A G D G A G
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
D G A G D
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
G A G D
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah)
OUTRO: D G A G D G A G D
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Album - Run Baby Run - #131 on
BB Hot 200 on HICKORY Records
in 1965.
INTRO: D G A G..D G A G
CHORUS:
D G A G D G A G
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
D G A G D G A G
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
#1.
D G A G D G A G
Sloopy lives in a very bad part of town,
D G A G D G A G
and everybody, yeah, is tryin' to put my Sloopy down.
D G A G D G A G
Sloopy, I don't care what your daddy do,
D G A G D G A
cause you know, Sloopy girl, I'm in love with you.
A
and so I sing out...
CHORUS:
D G A G D G A G
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
D G A G D
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
G A G D
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah) aaaaaaah!!
INTERLUDE: D G A G D G A G (x3)
#2.
D G A G
Sloopy, let your hair hang down, let it hang down
D G A G
on me.
D G A G
Sloopy, let your hair down, girl, let it hang down
D G A G
on me, yeah, yeah.
G D G A
Yeah, come on, Sloopy, come on, come on,
G D G A
oh, come on, Sloopy, come on, come on
D G A
Come on Sloopy, come on, come on.
D G A
Come on Sloopy, come on, come on.
#3.
A D G A
Aaaaah, it feels so good, come on, come on!
A D G A
You know it feels so good, come on, come on!
A D
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it Sloopy,
G A
come on, come on.
A D G
oh, shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah, come on,
A A7
come on..aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!
CHORUS:
D G A G D G A G
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
D G A G D
Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!
G A G D
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah)
OUTRO: D G A G D G A G D
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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