Here are the TRUE ORIGINAL lyrics to "Louie Louie" and contrary to comon belief, there is nothing more than this silly little song. It was originally written in 1956 and recorded by the Kingsmen 7 years later in 1963. The songwriter's name was Richard Berry.
The song was a HUGE hit, due to the mumbling that made it hard for people to make out exactly what was being said...and adults all over the country were SURE that it was DIRTY! Even an FCC investigated allegations of lewd lyrics...and never found a thing.
Mr. Berry was interviewed in Los Angeles by Bill Reed several years ago, and explains the song as the sad story of a seafaring man, spoken to a sympathetic bartender named Louie. Here, without further ado, are the "official" published lyrics:
"Louie Louie, me gotta go.
Louie Louie, me gotta go.
A fine little girl, she wait for me.
Me catch the ship across the sea.
I sailed the ship all alone.
I never think I'll make it home.
Louie Louie, me gotta go .
Three nights and days we sailed the sea.
Me think of girl constantly.
On the ship, I dream she there.
I smell the rose in her hair.
Louie Louie, me gotta go.
Me see Jamaican moon above.
It won't be long me see me love.
Me take her in my arms and then
I tell her I never leave again.
Louie Louie, me gotta go."
(By Richard Berry. Copyright 1957-1963 by Limax Music Inc.)
Yeah, it still rocks.