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Dante & The Evergreens

Danté and The Evergreens were an American pop group formed at Santa Monica College in California in 1959. Dante & the Evergreens came to the attention of Dean Torrence (Jan & Dean), who took them to his managers, Herb Alpert and Lou Adler. The group's vocals were arranged by Tony Moon. The group hit the U.S. pop chart in 1960 with the song "Alley Oop", written by Dallas Frazier. Their version of the tune hit No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went No. 1 on Cashbox; while The Hollywood Argyles' version went to No. 1 on the Billboard chart, the Evergreens recording was a bigger hit on the East Coast. A follow-up single, "Time Machine", hit No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100. All of its members were white, and the group became one of the first all-white vocal grou… more »

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2007

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(Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
(Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
There's a man in the funny papers we all know (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
He lived 'way back a long time ago (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
He don't eat nothin' but a bear cat stew (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
Well this cat's name is-a Alley Oop (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)

He got a chauffeur that's a genuine dinosauruh (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
And he can knuckle your head before you count to fawruh (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)

He got a big ugly club and a head full of hairuh (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
Like great big lions and grizzly bears (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
(Alley Oop) He's the toughest man there is alive 
(Alley Oop) Wearin' clothes from a wildcat's hide 
(Alley Oop) He's the king of the jungle jive
(Look at that cave man go!!) (Scream!)

He rides through the jungle tearin' limbs off a trees (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
Knockin' great big monsters dead on their knees (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
The cats don't bug him 'cause they know bettah (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
Cause he's a mean motah scootah and a bad go-gettah (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop)
(Alley Oop) He's the toughest man there is alive 
(Alley Oop) Wearin' clothes from a wildcat's hide 
(Alley Oop) He's the king of the jungle jive
(Look at that cave man go!!) (Scream!)

There he goes, look at that cave man go
He sure is hip ain't he?
Like what's happening?
He's too much
Ride, Daddy, ride
Hi-yo dinosauruh
Ride, Daddy, ride
Get 'em, man
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