![]() ![]() Lets not be L-seven, come C7 G7 D7 and learn to dance.' Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly C7 G7 bully, wooly bully. G7 Hatty told Matty, 'lets dont take no chance. Even though it didn't make #1, WOOLY BULLY was named Billboard Magazine's "Number One Record of the Year" and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Wooly bully, wolly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully. What is a “wooly bully'? A buffalo. WOOLY BULLY peaked at #2 in the early summer of 1965 and was kept out of the #1 spot by the Beach Boys' HELP ME, RHONDA. There are other sources that claim Sam got the title from the name of his cat, “Wooly Bully” but that tidbit of info has been denied, and 'un-denied' over & over.so that remains unsure. ![]() Since Sam's lyrics were almost undecipherable, some radio stations banned the song, assuming the words were dirty. ![]() Sam changed the lyrics and re-named his new song WOOLY BULLY. Q: Okay, here's one: what does 'wooly bully' mean? I can't even understand the lyrics.Ī: First off, WOOLY BULLY was a huge hit for Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs in the summer of 1965. The title was based on the 'hully gully' dance and Sam actually wanted to use the words 'hully gully' but legal heads told him NO, because there were a couple of other songs with those words in the title and they weren't sure about the copyright infringement. Continuing with America's celebration of 60 years of Rock & Roll, here's another question that was sent to me: ![]()
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