Biography:
Robert James Byrd, Sr. (born July 1, 1928 in Fort Worth, Texas; died July 27, 1990 in Los Angeles, California) was an early African American Rock & Roll and R&B singer-songwriter. As a member of the group The Hollywood Flames he used the stage name Bobby Day to perform and record. He went several years with minor musical success limited to the West Coast, including being the original Bob in the duo Bob & Earl. Day is most remembered for his 1958 recording of the hit song Rockin' Robin
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Over And Over:Bobby Day.
Recorded in 1957. (Later a #2 hit in USA for
Dave Clark Five.)
INTRO:
C
Ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm..
#1.
C
Well, I went to a dance the other night,
G7 C
everybody went stag.
C
I said, over and over and over again..
G7 C
this dance is gonna be a drag.
C
I said, over and over and over again..
G7 C
this dance is gonna be a drag.
C
I said, over and over and over again..
G7 C
this dance is gonna be a drag.
C
Ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm.
#2.
C G7
All at once it happened, well, the prettiest
C
in the world.
C
I said a-won't you come over and talk to me,
G7 C
and be my girl.
C
I said, a-won't you come over and talk to me,
G7 C
and be my girl.
C
Please, won't you come over and talk to me,
G7 C
and be my girl.
C
Ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm.
#2.
C G7
She said that she was sorry, that I was
C
a little bit late.
C
She would wait and wait and wait and wait,
G7 C
for her steady date.
C
She would wait and wait and wait and wait,
G7 C
for her steady date.
C
She would wait and wait and wait and wait,
G7 C
for her steady date.
C
Ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm.
#3.
C G7
Now, my poor heart was broken..all my life,
C
where had she been?
C G7 C
But I'll try over and over and over, and over again.
C G7 C
I'll try over and over and over, and over again.
C G7 C
I will try over and over and over, and over again.
C
Ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
Recorded in 1957. (Later a #2 hit in USA for
Dave Clark Five.)
INTRO:
C
Ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm..
#1.
C
Well, I went to a dance the other night,
G7 C
everybody went stag.
C
I said, over and over and over again..
G7 C
this dance is gonna be a drag.
C
I said, over and over and over again..
G7 C
this dance is gonna be a drag.
C
I said, over and over and over again..
G7 C
this dance is gonna be a drag.
C
Ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm.
#2.
C G7
All at once it happened, well, the prettiest
C
in the world.
C
I said a-won't you come over and talk to me,
G7 C
and be my girl.
C
I said, a-won't you come over and talk to me,
G7 C
and be my girl.
C
Please, won't you come over and talk to me,
G7 C
and be my girl.
C
Ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm.
#2.
C G7
She said that she was sorry, that I was
C
a little bit late.
C
She would wait and wait and wait and wait,
G7 C
for her steady date.
C
She would wait and wait and wait and wait,
G7 C
for her steady date.
C
She would wait and wait and wait and wait,
G7 C
for her steady date.
C
Ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm.
#3.
C G7
Now, my poor heart was broken..all my life,
C
where had she been?
C G7 C
But I'll try over and over and over, and over again.
C G7 C
I'll try over and over and over, and over again.
C G7 C
I will try over and over and over, and over again.
C
Ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm, ah-mmm..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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