A fine little song, like no other
One little gem that launched a million covers
Three great chords, solid and true
The duh duh duh that made my whole world kinda come unglued
Penned by Richard Berry back in 1955
Started life as an unassuming cha-cha-esque Flip side
Picked up in the northwest several years later
Covered by the Kingsmen and the Sonics and the Raiders
I love Louie Louie, I love Louie Louie, I Love Louie Louie
Ah ah ah, ah ah
Ah ah ah, ah ah
Trashy and catchy and cool and man it really sold
Couple of takes to one track alright sonic gold
Sing it from the mountain tops shout it every day
It should be the national anthem of the USA
Better than the Beatles yeah yeah I know that's sacrilegious
But I just calls 'em like I see 'em hey listen, listen, listen
Rock and Roll will never die, believe me it will stand
Long as people stomp their feet and shout and clap their hands,
And sing
I love Louie Louie, I love Louie Louie, I Love Louie Louie
Ah ah ah, ah ah
Ah ah ah, ah ah
Ah ah ah, ah ah
Ah ah ah, ah ah
Okay, let's give it to 'em right now!
Okay, let's give it to 'em right now!
Okay, let's give it to 'em right now!
Okay, let's give it to 'em right now!
The F.B.I. took it apart to see what made it tick
J. Edgar was on the case, boy was he a prick
Investigated by congress but they could not decipher
They feared what they couldn't understand this proto punk pied piper
The G-men felt it's power, but they could not subscribe
At 78, 33, 16 or 45.
They knew it was something filthy, communist or worse
Unintelligible at any speed, satanic and perverse
Whatever it was they hated might be the thing we love
Raw and unsanitized, unmanaged and unscrubbed
Little slice of rock and roll to hit you upside your head
You know it, you love it! Let's go! Yeah, go ahead and sing
I love Louie Louie, I love Louie Louie, I Love Louie Louie
Ah ah ah, ah ah
Ah ah ah, ah ah
Ah ah ah, ah ah
Ah ah ah
Let's Go!