• Song:

    Dukays - Nite Owl

  • Artist:

    Misc Unsigned Bands

Nite Owl:Dukays.
#73 on BB Hot 100 on NAT Records
in 1962.

INTRO:
A#
Ten o'clock, ten-thirty..eleven o'clock, eleven-thirty. 

Curfew ti-i-i-i-ime. 

#1.
A#
Nite owl strolling down the street about the break of 

day..oh, owl. 
D#
Nite owl, listen, boy, What you think your mama gonna 
A#
say..hey, hey, hey. 
F                             D#
Wait til you get in the door, mama told you once before..
A#                      F
whoa-oh, whoa, nite owl. 

#2.
A#
Nite owl strolling with his keys swinging in his hand..oh, owl.
D#                                              A#
Nite owl strutting Up the stairs like a natural man..yeah, 

yeah, yeah. 
F                               D#
Boy, you must be out your mind, ain't you heard of curfew time?.. 
A#                  F
whoa-oh, whoa, nite owl. 

CHORUS:
     D#                                                    A#
Your daddy told you long ago, not to come in late no more..running 

over town just like a clown. 
D#
But you think that he's a square and you feel you've been everywhere..
C                          F
wait til tomorrow, you sit down!..oh, owl. 

#3.
A#
Nite owl strolling with his dark glasses on his eyes..oh, owl. 
D#                                                  A#
Nite owl, listen, boy, don't you dare tell daddy no lies..hey, hey, hey. 
        F                          D#                            A#
I said, you are such a silly jerk, daddy ought to make you work..Whoa, 
              F
oh-whoa, nite owl. 

CHORUS:
     D#                                                    A#
Your daddy told you long ago, not to come in late no more..running 

over town just like a clown. 
D#
But you think that he's a square and you feel you've been everywhere..
C                          F
wait til tomorrow, you sit down!..oh, owl. 

#4.
A#
Nite owl strolling with his dark glasses on his eyes..oh, owl. 
D#                                                  A#
Nite owl, listen, boy, don't you dare tell daddy no lies..hey, hey, hey. 
        F                          D#                            A#
I said, you are such a silly jerk, daddy ought to make you work..Whoa, 
              F
oh-whoa, nite owl. 

OUTRO:
A#
Whoa, nite owl..you better come in, boy, it's getting late. 

I told you 'bout staying out all hours of the night..hey, hey, hey..(Fade.)


A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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