Idol With The Golden Head:The Coasters.
#64 on Rock Charts on ATCO Records in 1957.

#1.
C
Bought myself an idol with a golden head.
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(Great big idol with the golden head.)
    C
Put it on a shelf right above my bed.
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(Great big idol with the golden head.)
    C
Got down on my knees and began to pray.
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(Great big idol with the golden head.)

#2.
        C
I said, idol, tell me, where's my Big Foot May?
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(Great big idol with the golden head.)
    C
The idol's eyes began to wink and blink.
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(Great big idol with the golden head.)
         C
He said, hold on Jim..give me time to think.
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(Great big idol with the golden head.)

#3.
    C
The lightning flashed and the idol did speak.
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(Great big idol with the golden head.)
         C
He said, your Big Foot May..she's down at 

Catfish Creek.

CHORUS:
F
Rocking and a-rolling..rocking and a-rolling.
           C
Yes, she's rocking and a-rolling..rocking and 

A-rolling.
F
Rocking and a-rolling..rocking and a-rolling.
G7
Hopping and a-bopping and a-bumping and a-jumping.

#4.
        C
I said, goodbye to the idol sitting on my shelf.
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(Oh, gee, what did you see?)
     C
Went down to the creek to see for myself.
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(Oh, gee, what did you see?)

#5.
  C
I parked my car and I looked around.
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(Oh, gee, what did you see?)
            C
There was a mess of empty beer cans laying on 

the ground.
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(Oh, gee, what did you see?)

#6.
  C
I peeked through the door and my hair turned gray.
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(Oh, gee, what did you see?)
       C
In the middle of the floor there was Big Foot May.

CHORUS:
F
Rocking and a-rolling..rocking and a-rolling.
           C
Yes, she's rocking and a-rolling..rocking and 

A-rolling.
F
Rocking and a-rolling..rocking and a-rolling.
G7
Hopping and a-bopping and a-bumping and a-jumping.

#7.
       C
I went back to the house I was feeling so blue.
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(Great big idol with the golden head.)
        C
I said, tell me, idol..what am I gonna do?
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(Great big idol with the golden head.)

#8.
         C
He said, I got the answer..there's only one way.
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(Great big idol with the golden head.)
           C
You got to learn to do the boogie with your 

Big Foot May.

CHORUS:
F
Rocking and a-rolling..rocking and a-rolling.
           C
Yes, she's rocking and a-rolling..rocking and 

A-rolling.
F
Rocking and a-rolling..rocking and a-rolling.
G7
Hopping and a-bopping and a-bumping and a-jumping

and A-hump.....!!!!


A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.