Released: November 8, 1965
Songwriter: Carl White Turner Wilson, Jr. John Harris Al Frazier
Producer: Brian Wilson
[Chorus]
Ah, Papa-oom-muh-muh-muh-muh
Ah, Papa-oom-mow-mow
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
[Bridge]
The funniest sound I ever heard
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
But I can't understand a single word
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
But if he's serious or if he's playing
Whoo, my my is all he's saying
Papa, whooo
Baba-baba-baba-whoooooooo!
[Chorus]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow
Papa-oom-mow-mow
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow
Papa-oom-mow-mow
[Bridge]
Well I said there, pop, say what's your name
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Why don't you come around and show your face?
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
The weirdest sound I can't figure it out
I can't believe this sound makes me slap and shout
Papa, whooo
Baba-baba-baba-whoooooooo! Yeah!
[Chorus]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit[x3]
Papa-papa-papa-oom-muh-muh-muh-muh
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x3]
Dit-dit-dit
I can't seem to remember all the words
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit
[Bridge]
Well, I hear this sound everywhere I go
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
On the rockin' TV or the radio
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
But now it's spreading all through the land
I still can't seem to haha ha
Understand
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Baba-baba-baba-whoooooooo!
Baba-whoo
Dit dit dit
Baba-baba-baba-whooooo!
Baba-baba-baba-whoooooooo!
Oooo-oooo-ooo-wooooo
[Outro]
(How how oom mow oom mow. Oh.)
(Party ..., right?)
(I hope so.)
(This is ...)
Ah, Papa-oom-muh-muh-muh-muh
Ah, Papa-oom-mow-mow
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
[Bridge]
The funniest sound I ever heard
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
But I can't understand a single word
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
But if he's serious or if he's playing
Whoo, my my is all he's saying
Papa, whooo
Baba-baba-baba-whoooooooo!
[Chorus]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow
Papa-oom-mow-mow
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow
Papa-oom-mow-mow
[Bridge]
Well I said there, pop, say what's your name
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Why don't you come around and show your face?
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
The weirdest sound I can't figure it out
I can't believe this sound makes me slap and shout
Papa, whooo
Baba-baba-baba-whoooooooo! Yeah!
[Chorus]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit[x3]
Papa-papa-papa-oom-muh-muh-muh-muh
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x3]
Dit-dit-dit
I can't seem to remember all the words
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Dit-dit-dit
[Bridge]
Well, I hear this sound everywhere I go
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
On the rockin' TV or the radio
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
But now it's spreading all through the land
I still can't seem to haha ha
Understand
Papa-oom-mow-mow[x2]
Baba-baba-baba-whoooooooo!
Baba-whoo
Dit dit dit
Baba-baba-baba-whooooo!
Baba-baba-baba-whoooooooo!
Oooo-oooo-ooo-wooooo
[Outro]
(How how oom mow oom mow. Oh.)
(Party ..., right?)
(I hope so.)
(This is ...)
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