• Song:

    Surfer Joe

  • Artist:

    The Surfaris

  • Album:

    Surf Party - The Best o...

Surfer Joe:The Surfaris.
Top of the charts in 1962 & '63.
B-side of the record was the instrumental, 
'Wipe Out.'

#1. (Capo 1st fret for original.)
GDown (320003@1)in Doheny where the surfers all go,
          Cthere's (x32010@1)a big bleach blondie, named Surfer Joe.
     GHe's (320003@1)got a green surfboard and a Woody to match,
              Dand (xx0232@1)when he's ridin' the freeway's, 
                   Gman, (320003@1)is he hard to catch.

CHORUS:
G (320003@1)                              CSurfer (x32010@1)Joe..Now, look at him go..whoa..whoa..whoa,
                GSurfer, (320003@1)Surfer, Surfer Joe-o-o..Go man go-o-o.
D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1) DOh-oh, (xx0232@1)oh, oh, oh, Surfer Joe.

#2.
GI (320003@1)saw him one day flyin' down the road,
     Cwith (x32010@1)tenty-six surfboards and a hundred pound load.
  GI (320003@1)knew where he was headin,' tryin' to reach..
    D (xx0232@1)                               Gthe (320003@1)playground of the surfers, Doheny Beach.

CHORUS:

#3.
GHe (320003@1)went down to Huntington Beach one week,
        Cfor (x32010@1)the annual surfer's convention meet.
G (320003@1)
Hangin' five and walkin' the nose and when 
    D (xx0232@1)                           Gthe (320003@1)meet was over, the trophy was Joe's.

CHORUS:

#4.
GSurfer (320003@1)Joe joined Uncle Sam's Marines today,
     Cthey (x32010@1)stationed him at Pendleton, not far away.
     Gthey (320003@1)cut off his big blonde locks, I'm told,
            D (xx0232@1)                            Gand (320003@1)when he went on manoeuvers, Joe caught cold.

CHORUS:

#5.
GNow, (320003@1)no, that didn't stop him, or keep him away.
         CWhen (x32010@1)the surf was up, he still had his day.
     GThey (320003@1)caught him at the Trestle, down by the sea,
    D (xx0232@1)                      G (320003@1) 
and now, poor Joe is doin' K.P.

CHORUS:


A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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