HANG ON SLOOPY
The McCOYS
LYRICS

[ Note 1:  Dropped key to F from G ]
[ Note 2:  We decided NOT to start the vocals with these 2 Chorus lines. ]
[ So, vocals will begin with first line of first verse. ]
	Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on. 
	Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on. 

Sloopy lives in a very bad part of town [Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo]
And everybody, yeah, tries to put my Sloopy down [Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo] 
Sloopy I don't care what your daddy do [Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo] 
'Cause you know Sloopy, girl, I'm in love with you [Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo]
(NOTE: Play sustained C-Chord HERE)

And so I sing out, 
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on. 
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on. 

Sloopy wears a red dress, yeah, as old as the hills [Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo]
But when Sloopy wears that red dress, yeah [Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo] 
You know it gives me the chills, oh, oh [Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo]
Sloopy when I see you walkin', walkin' down the street [Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo] 
I say, "Don't worry, Sloopy, girl, you belong to me." [Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo]
(NOTE: Play sustained C-Chord HERE)

And so I sing out 
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on. 
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on. 
Yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah). 
(I'm gonna give it to 'em right now.) 

	[Instrumental break / guitar solo] 

Sloopy let your hair down, girl, let it hang down on me [Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo]
Sloopy let your hair down, girl, let it hang down on me Yeah, yeah. [Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo] 
Come on Sloopy  [come on, come on]  
Well, come on Sloopy  [come on, come on]  
Well, come on Sloopy  [come on, come on] 
Well, come on Sloopy  [come on, come on]  
Well, it feels so good   [come on, come on] 
You know it feels so good [come on, come on] 
Well, shake it, shake it, Shake it, Sloopy [come on, come on] 
Well, shake it, shake it, Shake it, yeah [come on, come on] 
(NOTE: Play sustained C-Chord HERE)

Ahhhhhh! 

Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on. 
	Yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah). 
Oh, hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on. 
	Yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah). 
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on.