Biography:
Ben Colder was a pseudonym of country singer/songwriter character actor Sheb (Shelby F.) Wooley (1921-2003). As an actor, he's best known for his performances in the film "High Noon" and the 1960s TV western, "Rawhide." (The show also introduced the world to a young Clint Eastwood.) In pop music, his "The Purple People Eater" proved a "monster" hit in 1958. Wooley created the character "Ben Colder" as a character for the TV show "Hee Haw," for which he also wrote the title tune. Colder's music consisted of solid parodies of hit country tunes.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Hello Walls No.2:Ben Colder (Sheb Wooley)
#131 on BB Hot 100 and #30 on BB Hot Country
on MGM Records in 1963.
(Intro)
C G C F C
(Crash) Holy mackerel, there!
(Verse 1)
C F C
Hello, wall, I didn't see you standin' there.
C D G
Did I hurt you?..boy, I sure did hit you square.
F C
Now, one of us is plastered, and I'll let you
F G C F C
guess who..just imagine bumpin' into you.
(Verse 2)
G C F
Hey, walls, (hello, hello) why did you let them
C
move the door?
C D G
And the ceilin', why it used to be the floor!
F C
Someone came while I was out and changed you all
around.
F G C F C
Or could it be that I'm standin' upside down?
(Bridge)
G C
That chandelier is all lit up, it just took a swing
at me.
D G
And someone put the bathtub where the damn commode
used to be.
(Verse 3)
C F
Hello, wet bed sheet (hello, hello) I think I'd better
C
lay me down.
C D D7
You know, I can't sleep, if this bed keeps spinnin'
G
round.
F
There's a picture up on the head board, hey, I've
C
seen them folks before.
F G C F C
Son of a gun, I'm in the house next door (hello, hello.)
(Outro)
(Hello, neighbor, what y'all doin' here in the bed?)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#131 on BB Hot 100 and #30 on BB Hot Country
on MGM Records in 1963.
(Intro)
C G C F C
(Crash) Holy mackerel, there!
(Verse 1)
C F C
Hello, wall, I didn't see you standin' there.
C D G
Did I hurt you?..boy, I sure did hit you square.
F C
Now, one of us is plastered, and I'll let you
F G C F C
guess who..just imagine bumpin' into you.
(Verse 2)
G C F
Hey, walls, (hello, hello) why did you let them
C
move the door?
C D G
And the ceilin', why it used to be the floor!
F C
Someone came while I was out and changed you all
around.
F G C F C
Or could it be that I'm standin' upside down?
(Bridge)
G C
That chandelier is all lit up, it just took a swing
at me.
D G
And someone put the bathtub where the damn commode
used to be.
(Verse 3)
C F
Hello, wet bed sheet (hello, hello) I think I'd better
C
lay me down.
C D D7
You know, I can't sleep, if this bed keeps spinnin'
G
round.
F
There's a picture up on the head board, hey, I've
C
seen them folks before.
F G C F C
Son of a gun, I'm in the house next door (hello, hello.)
(Outro)
(Hello, neighbor, what y'all doin' here in the bed?)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
