Lyr Req: Splish Splash (I Was Taking A Bath)

Subject: Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath
From: Candyman(inactive)
Date: 06 Sep 03 - 01:23 PM

Here's a better version of "Splish Splash" than Bobby Darin's.

Subject: RE: Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath
From: open mike
Date: 06 Sep 03 - 10:40 PM

being a member of the dung beetle clan, i enjoyed the bug shack one.
bug shack
(esp. the dung beetle crossing sign.)

Subject: RE: Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath
From: GUEST,misophist
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 12:45 AM

The second one was better. Babies are grotesque. And nasty.

Subject: RE: Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath
From: davidneale
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 07:24 AM

I second that e-motion...

Subject: RE: Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 10:32 AM

Couldn't get anywhere on the Bug Shack Site - incompatible webcoding..

Robin

Subject: RE: Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath
From: open mike
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 01:08 PM

lionk works here...perhaps you need flash! player to see it..
here is the home page of the site...surf from there.
http://www.cutestuf.com

Subject: RE: Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 08:32 AM

Even better than Charlie Drake's version!

Subject: RE: Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath
From: Mickey191
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 11:27 PM

Candyman, Is there a way I can send that Splish Splash out in an email? I clicked & loved it-then the site came up Last nite & I could not raise anything but ads. Appreciate any help. Thanks.

Subject: Lyr Add: SPLISH SPLASH (Bobby Darin)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 08 Aug 16 - 07:43 PM

Apparently these lyrics haven't been posted at Mudcat before....


SPLISH SPLASH
Written by Bobby Darin and Murray Kaufman (a.k.a. Murray the K),* ©1958.
As recorded by Bobby Darin

Splish! Splash! I was takin' a bath,
'Long about a Saturday night—yeah!
Rub! Dub! Just relaxin' in the tub,
Thinkin' ever'thing was all right.
Well, I stepped out the tub, put my feet on the flo',
I wrapped a towel around me an' I opened the do',
And then-a splish! Splash! I jumped back in the bath.
Well, how was I to know there was a party goin' on?

They was a-splishin' an' a-splashin',
Reelin' with the feelin',
Movin' an' a-groovin',
Rockin' an' a-rollin'—yeah!

Bing! Bang! I saw the whole gang
Dancin' on my livin' room rug.
Yeah, flip! Flop! They was doin' the bop
All the teens had the dancin' bug.
There was Lollipop with-a Peggy Sue.
Good golly! Miss-a Molly was-a even there too.
A-well-a splish! Splash! I forgot about the bath.
I went an' put my dancin' shoes on.

Yay!—I was rollin' an' a-strollin',
Reelin' with the feelin',
Movin' an' a-groovin',
Splishin' an' a-splashin'—yeah!

Yeah, they was a-splishin' an' a-splashin'.
I was a-rollin' an' a-strollin'.
Yeah, I was a-movin' an' a-groovin'—whoo!
We was a-reelin' with the feelin'—ha!
It was a-rollin' an' a-strollin',
Movin' with the groovin',
Splish! Splash! Yeah!

Mm! Splishin' an' a-splashin'.
One time, I was splishin' an' a-splashin'—whoo! Woo!
I was movin' an' a-groovin'.
Yeah, I was splishin' an' a-splashin'.
[FADE]


[Wikipedia says that Kaufman, who was working as a DJ at the time, wanted to avoid giving any impression of payola, so he let the song be credited to "Jean Murray" as a tribute to his mother, Jean Kaufman, who had contributed the first line of the song as a challenge to Darin.]