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Thread #137129   Message #3135106
Posted By: clueless don
14-Apr-11 - 10:54 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Palisades Amusement Park Jingle
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Palisades Amusement Park Jingle
On 14 Apr 11 - 07:00 AM Nigel Parsons recalled some words to the '60s song Palisades Park:

"Pretty soon I gave that girl a hug
It was quite a long hug.
You never know how good a kiss can feel
When you stop at the top
Of the Ferris wheel...."


I'm going strictly from memory here - I'm not going to google it. I recall the song as being recorded by Freddie "Boom Boom" Cannon (sp?) - at least, that's the version that got airplay in the Washington DC area. The opening lines were something like

Last night I took a walk (?) in the dark,
a swingin' place called Palisades Park,
to have some fun,
and see what I could see ...
That's where the girls are!

My recollection of the words given by Nigel is

Pretty soon I gave that girl a hug ...
In the tunnel of lo-ove!.
You'll never know how great a kiss can feel
When you're stopped at the top
Of a Ferris wheel,
and I fell in love ...
Down at Palisades Park!

Of course, I could be misremembering some of the words, and Freddie Cannon's version may differ from other versions.

Don