Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula

Thank you, my friend CPL Dave Hoover for sharing the music video of Gene Vincent performing "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
Background: Drummer with the Blue Caps Dickie Harrell told Mojo in 2000, "Actually the song was written by a guy from Portsmouth named Donald Graves."
According to Harrell, Vincent and his first manager Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis, bought the song from Graves for $25 bucks. Said Harrell, "It happened a lot in those days. Guys would take the sure money."
Another story has Vincent and Graves writing the song together, with Graves' writing interest being bought out for that $25.

"Be-Bop-A-Lula" written by either Donald Graves or Donald Graves and Gene Vincent
Lyrics
"Well, be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby
Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe
Be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby
Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe

Be-bop-a-lula
She's my baby doll, my baby doll, my baby doll

Well she's the girl in the red blue jeans
She's the queen of all the teens
She's the one woman that I know
She's the woman that loves me so

Be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby
Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe
Be-bop-a-lula
She's my baby doll, my baby doll, my baby doll

Let's rock!

Well now she's the one that's got that beat
She's the one with the flyin' feet
She's the one that bops around the store
She's the one that gives more more more more

Be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby
Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe
Be-bop-a-lula
She's my baby doll, my baby doll, my baby doll

Let's rock again now!

Well, be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby
Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe
Be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby
Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe

Be-bop-a-lula
She's my baby doll, my baby doll, my baby doll"

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Love that old song!!

Great tune !