Way-Oh Oonga

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Johnny Way-Oh Oonga

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rock and roll, novelty, gospel

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[Intro  jungle floor toms only, no snare, distant chant, then full band enters on sax stab, E major, 138 BPM]

[Verse 1  E major, upright bass walk, quartet ooh-wahs]
Rollin' outta Tulsa with a gig to make
Radio hummin' and the coffee black
Sky turned purple like a neon bruise
Van went sideways and we lost the news
Now the map don't match and the road is gone
And somewhere in the trees there's drums... comin' on

[Chorus  E major, quartet chant answers, handclaps, sax stabs]
WAY-oh OONGA! (way-oh oonga)
HEY-nah HOO-nah! (hey-nah hoo-nah)
Them jungle drums keep rollin' like a rock and roll band
WAY-oh OONGA! (way-oh oonga)
HEY-nah HOO-nah! (hey-nah hoo-nah)
We're a long way from Memphis in a prehistoric land

[Verse 2  E major, piano triplets driving]
Drove that van through the ferns and vines
Somethin' in the mirror gainin' from behind
Forty feet of lizard with a temper too
Boys, that ain't a billboard... that thing just moved
Big bird shadow rolled across the hood
Drummer said "nice weather"... he's takin' it good

[Bridge  E major, half-time sway, tremolo guitar, tender croon]
She was down by the river when the ground went boom
Big ol' hungry lizard comin' outta the gloom
I hit the horn, swung the door, said "climb aboard, ma'am"
[spoken, flat deadpan] We're the band. We're not from around here.
She smiled like a Saturday and pointed through the trees
Said somethin' like "oonga"... well, that works for me

[Verse 3  E major, tribal toms enter under full kit, building]
Village full of torches and a hundred sharp spears
Fellas grabbed the gear like we rehearsed it for years
Piano man counted and the sax came in
And every single spear started tappin' the wind
The elders got to swayin' and the fire burned bright
Whole Stone Age dancin' on a Saturday night

[Final Chorus  E major, everyone sings, tribal toms and full kit locked together, handclaps]
WAY-oh OONGA! (way-oh oonga)
HEY-nah HOO-nah! (hey-nah hoo-nah)
Them jungle drums keep rollin' like a rock and roll band
WAY-oh OONGA! (way-oh oonga)
HEY-nah HOO-nah! (hey-nah hoo-nah)
We're a long way from Memphis in a prehistoric land

[Outro  E major, toms and handclaps, sax outro, fading]
Green light spinnin' where the road used to be
Cave girl wavin' from the top of a tree
[spoken, flat deadpan] Boys... if we push it, we can still make Tulsa.
Way-oh oonga... (way-oh oonga)

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Sorry all. Making alternative universe Elvis (Johhny) is just too much fun... there might be even more lost movies to come🤣🤣🤣 Story: A lost 1963 Hollywood musical adventure! On the way to a concert, rock-and-roll singer Johnny and his band are swept through a mysterious vortex into a prehistoric world. After rescuing a beautiful cave woman from a dinosaur, they win over a spear-wielding tribe with the power of rock and roll, then race a hungry T. rex back to a portal home before it closes forever. A wild, funny, dinosaur-filled musical comedy in glorious Technicolor! 🎸🦖🌴 [Intro jungle floor toms only, no snare, distant chant, then full band enters on sax stab, E major, 138 BPM] [Verse 1 E major, upright bass walk, quartet ooh-wahs] Rollin' outta Tulsa with a gig to make Radio hummin' and the coffee black Sky turned purple like a neon bruise Van went sideways and we lost the news Now the map don't match and the road is gone And somewhere in the trees there's drums... comin' on [Chorus E major, quartet chant answers, handclaps, sax stabs] WAY-oh OONGA! (way-oh oonga) HEY-nah HOO-nah! (hey-nah hoo-nah) Them jungle drums keep rollin' like a rock and roll band WAY-oh OONGA! (way-oh oonga) HEY-nah HOO-nah! (hey-nah hoo-nah) We're a long way from Memphis in a prehistoric land [Verse 2 E major, piano triplets driving] Drove that van through the ferns and vines Somethin' in the mirror gainin' from behind Forty feet of lizard with a temper too Boys, that ain't a billboard... that thing just moved Big bird shadow rolled across the hood Drummer said "nice weather"... he's takin' it good [Chorus E major, quartet chant answers, handclaps, sax stabs] WAY-oh OONGA! (way-oh oonga) HEY-nah HOO-nah! (hey-nah hoo-nah) Them jungle drums keep rollin' like a rock and roll band WAY-oh OONGA! (way-oh oonga) HEY-nah HOO-nah! (hey-nah hoo-nah) We're a long way from Memphis in a prehistoric land [Bridge E major, half-time sway, tremolo guitar, tender croon] She was down by the river when the ground went boom Big ol' hungry lizard comin' outta the gloom I hit the horn, swung the door, said "climb aboard, ma'am" [spoken, flat deadpan] We're the band. We're not from around here. She smiled like a Saturday and pointed through the trees Said somethin' like "oonga"... well, that works for me [Verse 3 E major, tribal toms enter under full kit, building] Village full of torches and a hundred sharp spears Fellas grabbed the gear like we rehearsed it for years Piano man counted and the sax came in And every single spear started tappin' the wind The elders got to swayin' and the fire burned bright Whole Stone Age dancin' on a Saturday night [Final Chorus E major, everyone sings, tribal toms and full kit locked together, handclaps] WAY-oh OONGA! (way-oh oonga) HEY-nah HOO-nah! (hey-nah hoo-nah) Them jungle drums keep rollin' like a rock and roll band WAY-oh OONGA! (way-oh oonga) HEY-nah HOO-nah! (hey-nah hoo-nah) We're a long way from Memphis in a prehistoric land [Outro E major, toms and handclaps, sax outro, fading] Green light spinnin' where the road used to be Cave girl wavin' from the top of a tree [spoken, flat deadpan] Boys... if we push it, we can still make Tulsa. Way-oh oonga... (way-oh oonga)

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