(Quarter To Four) Stomp

Album

Single

Label

Landa

Genre

Doo-Wop

Media Type

45

Duration

2:07

Composer(s)

Bob Todd;Gary Paxton

Entered Chart

Mar 3, 1962

Peak Date

Mar 3, 1962

Released

1962

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Landa 684

B-Side

Foolish One

Capo: No capo
Quarter To Four Stomp:The Stompers.
#100 on BB Hot 100 on FONTANA Records
in 1962.
 
INTRO:
(Spoken:adlib:)
B
Does everybody like to surf? (Yeah!) 
 
Does everybody like to stomp? (Oh, oh yeah!)
 
If you put 'em together, you know what you got?
 
No? Surf stomping!
 
#1.
B
Well, there's a brand new dance a-spreading from 
 
a-coast to coast. 
    G#m
And all the surfing cats are a-digging it the most. 
    E                                            F#
So, take me by the hand and a-stomp with me..and we'll 
 
Surf Stomp till a quarter to three.
 
#2.
B
First, you put your feet together and you Shimmy real slowly.
G#m
Do a little Hully Gully and you move it down a-low. 
E
Take a slow step to the left and a fast step to the right and 
F#
Surf Stomp with me all night! Woo! (Surf stomp.) 
 
CHORUS:
B                                              G#m
Surf Stomping is a brand new revelation..(Surf Stomp.) 
G#m                                            E
Surf Stomping is a brand new recreation..(Surf Stomp.)
E
Surf Stomping is a-gonna sweep the nation.
F#                          B
Come on and Surf Stomp with me. Woo! 
 
BRIDGE:
B
Shoo-bee-doo-bop-bop-dee-bop-dee-bop.
G#m
Shoo-bee-doo-bop-bop-dee-bop-dee-bop.
E
Shoo-bee-doo-bop-bop-dee-bop-dee-bop.
F#
Shoo-bee-doo-bop-bop-dee-bop-dee-bop.
B
Shoo-bee-doo-bop-bop-dee-bop-dee-bop.
G#m
Shoo-bee-doo-bop-bop-dee-bop-dee-bop.
E
Shoo-bee-doo-bop-bop-dee-bop-dee-bop.
F#
Shoo-bee-doo-bop-bop-dee-bop-dee-bop.
B     F#          B  .. C
Oooo..oooo..oooo..bop.
 
#3.
C
Well, there ain't no doubt about it that the Twist 
 
is hard to beat.
        Am
And the Hully Gully's great when you shimmy with the beat. 
        F
You can even Mashed Potato to the Surfer Stomp, too.. 
    G7                                            C
but now Surf Stomp..cause it's a-brand new. (Surf stomp.) 
 
CHORUS:
C                                              Am
Surf Stomping is a brand new revelation..(Surf Stomp.) 
Am                                             F
Surf Stomping is a brand new recreation..(Surf Stomp.)
F
Surf Stomping is a-gonna sweep the nation.
G                           C
Come on and Surf Stomp with me. Woo! 
 
CHORUS:
C                                              Am
Surf Stomping is a brand new revelation..(Surf Stomp.) 
Am                                             F
Surf Stomping is a brand new recreation..(Surf Stomp.)
F
Surf Stomping is a-gonna sweep the nation.
G                           C
Come on and Surf Stomp with me. Woo! 
 
OUTRO:
C                                              Am
Surf Stomping is a brand new revelation..(Surf Stomp.) 
Am                                             F
Surf Stomping is a brand new recreation..(Surf Stomp.)
F
Surf Stomping is a-gonna sweep the nation.
G                           C
Come on and Surf Stomp with me. Woo! (Fade.)