Biografía:
Don Covay (born Donald Randolph, March 24, 1938 – January 30, 2015) was an American R&B, rock and roll and soul singer and songwriter most active in the 1950s and 1960s. He received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994.
Donald Randolph was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. His father a Baptist preacher died when Don was eight. Covay resettled in Washington D.C. during the early 1950s and initially sang in the Cherry Keys, his family's gospel quartet.
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¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
The Popeye Waddle: Don Covay.
#75 on BB Hot 100 on CAMEO Records
in 1962.
INTRO: Eb Cm Dm G
#1.
C F G
(Can you do the Popeye) I'm trying that now.
C F G
(Can you do the Popeye) well, show me how.
C F G
(Can you do the Popeye) I'm willing to try.
C
You'll do fine if you get in line.
CHORUS:
C F G C
(Popeye) hey, watch me do it..(Popeye) there's
F G
nothing to it.
C F G C F G
(Popeye) let's do the Popeye all night.
#2.
C F G
(Can you do the Waddle) I'm trying that now.
C F G
(Can you do the Waddle) well, show me how, yeah.
C F G
(Can you do the Waddle) I can get it, I can get it.
C F C
You'll do fine if you get in line.
CHORUS:
C F G C F
(Waddle) oh, watch me try (Waddle) it's not the
G
Porcupine.
C F G C F C
(Waddle), I like the Waddle, all right.
BRIDGE:
Ab Db Eb Ab
Popeye, hey, it's like the Waddle..what's the name of
Eb
the game?
Ab Db Eb Ab Eb
Waddle, hey, it's like the Popeye, every dance is the
Ab
same.
Ab
You hit it, get it..make it, shake it.
Db Eb Ab Eb
Popeye, Waddle with the wobble, what's the name of the
Ab
game?
#3.
C Db Ab Bb G
(Can you do the Wiggle) I'm a swinging cat.
C Bb G
(Can you do the Waddle) I like it like that.
C Eb G
(Can you Wiggle Waddle) I can make it if you shake it.
C
You'll do fine if you get in line.
#4.
C F G
(Come on and Wiggle) Hey, it's like the Waddle.
C Eb C
(Waddle) hey, it's like The Wobble.
C Gm7 C F C
(Hitchhike..let's do the dances all night.)
BRIDGE:
Ab Db Eb Ab
Popeye, hey, it's like the Waddle..what's the name of
Eb
the game?
Ab Db Eb Ab Eb
Waddle, hey, it's like the Popeye, every dance is the
Ab
same.
Ab
You hit it, get it..make it, shake it.
Db Eb Ab Eb
Popeye, Waddle with the wobble, what's the name of the
Ab
game?
OUTRO:
Ab Eb Ab
All together, do the Popeye, Waddle with the Wobble.
Ab Eb
What's the name of the game?
Ab Db Eb
One more time now..Popeye, Waddle with the Wobble..
Ab Eb Ab Db Ab
I love 'em just the same.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#75 on BB Hot 100 on CAMEO Records
in 1962.
INTRO: Eb Cm Dm G
#1.
C F G
(Can you do the Popeye) I'm trying that now.
C F G
(Can you do the Popeye) well, show me how.
C F G
(Can you do the Popeye) I'm willing to try.
C
You'll do fine if you get in line.
CHORUS:
C F G C
(Popeye) hey, watch me do it..(Popeye) there's
F G
nothing to it.
C F G C F G
(Popeye) let's do the Popeye all night.
#2.
C F G
(Can you do the Waddle) I'm trying that now.
C F G
(Can you do the Waddle) well, show me how, yeah.
C F G
(Can you do the Waddle) I can get it, I can get it.
C F C
You'll do fine if you get in line.
CHORUS:
C F G C F
(Waddle) oh, watch me try (Waddle) it's not the
G
Porcupine.
C F G C F C
(Waddle), I like the Waddle, all right.
BRIDGE:
Ab Db Eb Ab
Popeye, hey, it's like the Waddle..what's the name of
Eb
the game?
Ab Db Eb Ab Eb
Waddle, hey, it's like the Popeye, every dance is the
Ab
same.
Ab
You hit it, get it..make it, shake it.
Db Eb Ab Eb
Popeye, Waddle with the wobble, what's the name of the
Ab
game?
#3.
C Db Ab Bb G
(Can you do the Wiggle) I'm a swinging cat.
C Bb G
(Can you do the Waddle) I like it like that.
C Eb G
(Can you Wiggle Waddle) I can make it if you shake it.
C
You'll do fine if you get in line.
#4.
C F G
(Come on and Wiggle) Hey, it's like the Waddle.
C Eb C
(Waddle) hey, it's like The Wobble.
C Gm7 C F C
(Hitchhike..let's do the dances all night.)
BRIDGE:
Ab Db Eb Ab
Popeye, hey, it's like the Waddle..what's the name of
Eb
the game?
Ab Db Eb Ab Eb
Waddle, hey, it's like the Popeye, every dance is the
Ab
same.
Ab
You hit it, get it..make it, shake it.
Db Eb Ab Eb
Popeye, Waddle with the wobble, what's the name of the
Ab
game?
OUTRO:
Ab Eb Ab
All together, do the Popeye, Waddle with the Wobble.
Ab Eb
What's the name of the game?
Ab Db Eb
One more time now..Popeye, Waddle with the Wobble..
Ab Eb Ab Db Ab
I love 'em just the same.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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