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In 1964, Bert Berns (writing as Bert Russell) and Wes Farrell put together a song which they called “My Girl Sloopy”, possibly inspired by jazz singer Dorothy Sloop. The song was recorded by The Vibrations with lead vocals by Carl Fisher.
The Strangeloves, the band composed of three Brooklyn songwr...
[Chorus]
Hang on, Sloopy
Sloopy, hang on
Hang on, Sloopy
Sloopy, hang on
[Verse 1]
Sloopy lives in a very bad part of town
And everybody, yeah, tries to put my Sloopy down
Sloopy, I don't care what your daddy do
'Cause you know, Sloopy, girl, I'm in love with you
[Chorus]
And so I say now, hang on, Sloopy
Sloopy, hang on
Hang on, Sloopy
Sloopy, hang on
[Interlude]
Yeah (Yeah), yeah (yeah)
Give it to 'em, right now!
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
Sloopy, let your hair down, girl (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Let it hang down on me
Sloopy, let your hair down, girl (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Let it hang down on me, yeah, yeah
[Bridge]
Come on, Sloopy (Come on, come on)
Well, come on, Sloopy (Come on, come on)
Well, come on, Sloopy (Come on, come on)
Well, come on, Sloopy (Come on, come on)
Well, it feels so good (Come on, come on)
You know it feels so good (Come on, come on)
Uh, shake it, shake it, shake it, Sloopy (Come on, come on)
Uh, shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah (Come on, come on)
[Chorus]
Hang on, Sloopy
Sloopy, hang on (Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah)
Hang on, Sloopy
Sloopy, hang on (Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah)
[Refrain]
Hang on, Sloopy
Sloopy, hang on
Hang On Sloopy was written by Bert Berns & Wes Farrell.
Hang On Sloopy was produced by Bob Irwin & Richard Gottehrer & Jerry Goldstein & Bob Feldman.