Bang Bang Lulu
Words & Music:
Traditional Drinking Song
What do people do with
children's songs when they grow up and tie one on with like-minded pals? They morph them into drinking
songs. The basic tune is the same
as "Miss Lucy". Since
this is a traditional song, there are as many verses as there are drunken
voices to sing them. My favorite
versions are the ones that allude to the "naughty words", but never
have to actually say them. That's
the one I learned at camp and I like the clever wordplay. Here is the chorus and a slew of
verses. Have fun with them or make
up your own.
CHORUS:
D
A7
Bang, bang, Lulu; Lulu, bang,
bang.
[alt: "Bang, bang,
Lulu; Lulu's gone away"]
D
G
D
A7 D
Who's gonna bang bang Lulu,
now that Lulu's gone away?
[alt: Who's gonna bang bang, now Lulu's gone away?}
D
A7
Lulu had a boyfriend who drove
a garbage truck.
D
G
D
A7
Never collected garbage,
'cause all he did was...
CHORUS:
She had another boyfriend, his
name was Tommy Tucker.
He took her to the garden, to
see if he could...
CHORUS:
Lulu had a baby, named him
Jungle Jim.
Put him in the basin, to see
if he could swim.
He swam down to the bottom,
came back to the top.
Lulu got excited, pulled him
out by his...
CHORUS:
Cocktail, ginger ale, five
cents a glass.
If you don't like it, you can
throw it up your...
Ask me no more questions, I'll
tell you no more lies.
Ask me that again, and I'll
spit right into your...
CHORUS:
Ikey and Spikey, laying in the
ditch
Ikey called Spikey, a dirty
son of a...
CHORUS:
Bring down the children, let
them play with rocks.
When they get a little older,
they'll learn to play with...
CHORUS:
Dick had a cousin, made my
pressure rise.
All she ever want to do was
zoom between her...
CHORUS:
High upon the mountain,
sitting on the grass
Her skirt was so short, it
showed you all her...
CHORUS:
Lulu had a rooster, Lulu had a
duck
She put them in the back yard,
to see if they would...
CHORUS:
Now, Lulu has two boyfriends,
they both are very rich.
One, the son of a banker, the
other a son of a...
CHORUS:
Now, Lulu had a baby, it came
as quite a shock.
She couldn't name it
"Lulu", because it had a...
CHORUS: