Ergo, the Ogre

It’s that time again…Song Lyric Sunday! This week our host, Jim Adams of A Unique Title for Me blog has tasked us with choosing a song by a forgotten band. I’ve chosen Chick-A-Boom by Daddy Dewdrop.

The Story

Daddy Dewdrop is the pen name for veteran singer, songwriter, and actor Richard “Dick” Monda (b. 1940) who became famous as a recording artist during the early 1970s. As Daddy Dewdrop, he is best known for the cheeky “Chick-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It)” (1971). Co-written by Janice Lee Gwin and Linda Martin, this mostly spoken novelty smash was produced by Monda and Don Sciarrotta. Monda produced music for the Saturday morning cartoon TV series, “Groovie Goolies,” for which this song was originally recorded.

Mr. Dewdrop explains, “My first record was released a year before I graduated with a degree in mathematics. When I heard it on the radio, I was hooked. Although it took over a hundred releases before I had a hit, I was driven to succeed. By this time, I had a wife, and two children and times were tough. When my first song charted, Soul Drippin’ by the Mauds out of Chicago, I gained a small foothold. Eventually my songs were recorded by Tom Jones, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Kenny Rogers, Engelbert Humperdinck, Frankie Laine, Sammy Davis Jr., The Standells, Papa John Creach, Wolfman Jack, The Righteous Brothers, Rufus, The Chi-Lites, Ringo Starr and others totaling around six hundred recordings.” Learn more about Daddy Dewdrop by visiting his webpage at https://www.daddydewdrop.com

Two years later, Monda put together a backing band of studio musicians, including Tom Hensley, who later became the musical director for Neil Diamond, and Butch Rillera, who became a member of the group Redbone and recorded a version of the song.

The Lyrics

Last night I had a crazy dream
About a chick in a black bikini
Oh, she looked so good
She couldn't be real
She must be a magic genie
But then she disappeared around the corner
All I saw were three doors
And the top of her bikini
I made it through the first door
There was a party going on
I asked about the chick
But what they said was freaky

Chick-a-boom-chick-a-boom
Don't ya jes' love it
Chick-a-boom-chick-a-boom
Don't you jes' love it
Chick-a-boom-chick-a-boom
Don't ya jes' love it
Chick-a-boom-chick-a-boom-boom-boom

I found the bottom half
Behind the second door
Which took me to Africa I presume
This really far out cat
Was screaming half crazy
"Bomp boom a loo bom a long bam boo"
I said, hey man
Cut that jive
And tell me where the chick went
But he looked at me
As pleased as could be
And said these words
But I wonder what he meant

Chick-a-boom-chick-a-boom
(Mmmmm-aaaah)
Don't ya jes' love it
Chick-a-boom-chick-a-boom
(Mmmmm-aaaah)
Don't you jes' love it
Chick-a-boom-chick-a-boom
(Mmmmm-aaaah)
Don't ya jes' love it
Chick-a-boom-chick-a-boom-boom-boom

Aaaah, don't ya jes' love it
Mmm-hum, don't ya jes' love it
Don't ya love it, don't ya love it
Oh yeah, don't ya love it
Don't ya jes' love it now

I opened the third door and there she was
And she whispered so sexy, hello-ooh
I tried to do the same
And impress her with my style
But why I said this
I'll never know

Chick-a-boom-chick-a-boom
(Mmmmm-aaaah)
Don't ya jes' love it
Chick-a-boom-chick-a-boom
(Mmmmm-aaaah)
Don't you jes' love it

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