Alley-Oop (Listen to midi)    (Listen to sample)

 

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    Oop Oop,      Oop,        Oop Oop.

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    Alley Oop Oop,       Oop,        Oop Oop.

 

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1. There's a man in the funny papers we all know.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,      Oop Oop.

 

    He lived way back a long time ago.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,       Oop Oop.

 

    He don't eat nothin' but a bearcat stew.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,       Oop Oop.

   

    Well, this cat’s name is Alley-Oop.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,       Oop Oop.

 

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2. He's got a chopper that's a genuine dinosaur.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,       Oop Oop.

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    And he can knuckle your head before you count to four.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,       Oop Oop.

 

    He's got a big ugly club and a head full of hair.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,       Oop Oop.

 

    Like great big lions and grizzly bears.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,       Oop Oop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                               

Alley - Oop, he's the toughest man there is alive,

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Alley - Oop, wears clothes from a wildcat's hide,

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Alley - Oop, he's the king of the jungle jive, look at that caveman g….o!

                                                       

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2. He rides through the jungle tearin' limbs offa trees.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,       Oop Oop.

 

    And knocking great big monsters dead on their knees.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,       Oop Oop.

 

    The cats don't bug him 'cos they know better.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,       Oop Oop.

 

    'Cos he's a mean motor scooter and a bad go-getter.

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    Alley Oop Oop,     Oop,       Oop Oop.

 

Alley - Oop, he's the toughest man there is alive,

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Alley - Oop, wears clothes from a wildcat's hide,

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Alley - Oop, he's the king of the jungle jive, look at that caveman g….o!

 

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    There he goes!

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    Alley Oop Oop, look at that caveman go….  

 

    (The Hollywood Argyles)