Biography:
Dee Dee Sharp (born Dione LaRue, September 9, 1945, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American R&B singer, who began her career recording as a backing vocalist in 1961.
In 1962 she began a string of successful Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hits: "Slow Twistin'" (with Chubby Checker) (#3), "Mashed Potato Time" (#2), "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" (#9), "Ride" (#5) and "Do the Bird" (#10). Both "Mashed Potato Time" and "Ride" each sold over one million copies, and were awarded gold discs.
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Do The Bird:Dee Dee Sharp.
#10 on BB Hot 100 on CAMEO-PARKWAY Records
and #46 in UK in 1963.
INTRO: D
D Eb D
Look out! Look out! there's a big bad bird that's
A
flyin' about.
#1.
D G A D F#m G
Come on, baby, do The Bird with me..(fly-yi-yi--yi-
D G A D
yeah)..Twist and Pony, do The Bird with me..(fly-yi-
G A
yi-yi-yeah.)
G A
Come on, baby, fly your hands around..you can even
D
do it sitting down..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
Bm D
do the Shimmy, Shimmy..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
Bm D
I feel for you, gimme..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
CHORUS:
Bm D A
Come on we're gonna, Twist and Fly..(oh, yeah)..Pony ride..
D G
(oh, yeah)..Shake and Shout..(yeahh)..work it out..ohhh,
D A D
yeah, baby, Do The Bird with me.
#2.
D G A D F#m G A
Come on take me to the sky above..(fly-yi-yi---yi-yeah.)
D G A D G A
Yeah, maybe, baby, we can fall in love..(fly-yi-yi-yi-yeah.)
G A
Come on, baby, shake it more and more, and your feet'll
D
never touch the floor..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
Bm D
you're a crazy flier..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..and
Bm D
you're gonna fly higher..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
CHORUS:
Bm D A
Come on, we're gonna Loop-De-Loop..(oh, yeah)..Hula Hoop..
D G
(oh, yeah)..Twist and Fly..to the sky.
D Bm G A D
Oh, ba..by, hey, yeah, Do The Bird with me.
INTERLUDE:SAX: D Bm D G A D G A
#3.
D Bm D
(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..do the Shimmy, Shimmy..(Do The Bird,
Bm D
Do The Bird)..I feel for you, gimme..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
CHORUS:
Bm D A
Come on we're gonna, Twist and Fly..(oh, yeah)..Pony ride..
D G D
(oh, yeah)..Shake and Shout..(yeahh)..work it out..ohhh,
Bm G D
oh, baby..how high can you fly?..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
OUTRO:
Bm D
you're a real crazy flier..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..and
Bm D Bm
you're gonna fly higher..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird).. a rock and
D Bm
roll Bird, now..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..ah! let's get the
D
hottest word, now..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
Bm D
A little bit of soul, yeah..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#10 on BB Hot 100 on CAMEO-PARKWAY Records
and #46 in UK in 1963.
INTRO: D
D Eb D
Look out! Look out! there's a big bad bird that's
A
flyin' about.
#1.
D G A D F#m G
Come on, baby, do The Bird with me..(fly-yi-yi--yi-
D G A D
yeah)..Twist and Pony, do The Bird with me..(fly-yi-
G A
yi-yi-yeah.)
G A
Come on, baby, fly your hands around..you can even
D
do it sitting down..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
Bm D
do the Shimmy, Shimmy..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
Bm D
I feel for you, gimme..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
CHORUS:
Bm D A
Come on we're gonna, Twist and Fly..(oh, yeah)..Pony ride..
D G
(oh, yeah)..Shake and Shout..(yeahh)..work it out..ohhh,
D A D
yeah, baby, Do The Bird with me.
#2.
D G A D F#m G A
Come on take me to the sky above..(fly-yi-yi---yi-yeah.)
D G A D G A
Yeah, maybe, baby, we can fall in love..(fly-yi-yi-yi-yeah.)
G A
Come on, baby, shake it more and more, and your feet'll
D
never touch the floor..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
Bm D
you're a crazy flier..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..and
Bm D
you're gonna fly higher..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
CHORUS:
Bm D A
Come on, we're gonna Loop-De-Loop..(oh, yeah)..Hula Hoop..
D G
(oh, yeah)..Twist and Fly..to the sky.
D Bm G A D
Oh, ba..by, hey, yeah, Do The Bird with me.
INTERLUDE:SAX: D Bm D G A D G A
#3.
D Bm D
(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..do the Shimmy, Shimmy..(Do The Bird,
Bm D
Do The Bird)..I feel for you, gimme..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
CHORUS:
Bm D A
Come on we're gonna, Twist and Fly..(oh, yeah)..Pony ride..
D G D
(oh, yeah)..Shake and Shout..(yeahh)..work it out..ohhh,
Bm G D
oh, baby..how high can you fly?..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
OUTRO:
Bm D
you're a real crazy flier..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..and
Bm D Bm
you're gonna fly higher..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird).. a rock and
D Bm
roll Bird, now..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..ah! let's get the
D
hottest word, now..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..
Bm D
A little bit of soul, yeah..(Do The Bird, Do The Bird)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
