Lyrics Language: Scots Song writer/composer(s): Dallas Frazier
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Oak Ridge BoysElvira Lyrics:
Eyes that look like heaven, lips like sherry wine
That girl can sure enough make
my little light shine
I get a funny feelin' up and down my spine
'Cause I know that my Elvira's mine
So I'm singin'
Elvira, Elvira
My heart's on fire Elvira
Giddy Up Oom Poppa Omm Poppa Mow Mow
Giddy Up Oom Poppa Omm Poppa Mow Mow
Heigh-ho Silver, away
Tonight I'm gonna meet her at
the Hungry House Cafe
And I'm gonna give her all the love I can
She's gonna jump and holler 'cause I
saved up my last two dollars
We're gonna search and find that preacher man
Now I'm a singin'
Elvira, Elvira
My heart's on fire Elvira
Giddy Up Oom Poppa Omm Poppa Mow Mow
Giddy Up Oom Poppa Omm Poppa Mow Mow
Heigh-ho Silver, away
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ELVIRA2
Written by: Dallas Frazier 3
Produced by: Ron Chancey
Performed by: The Oak Ridge Boys 45
First released: 6
Single: March 1981 (length-2:39)
Album: March 1981 (length-3:45) 7
1 Silver was the famous white horse belonging to the Lone Ranger is an American,
long-running, old-time radio (1930s) and early television (1950s) show in which the
main character is a masked Texas Ranger in the American Old West. The Lone Ranger's
aim was to right injustices with the aid of his Potawatomi, Native-American, sidekick,
Tonto. At the end of each episode, departing on his steed, the Ranger would famously
say, "Hi-ho, Silver, away!" as the horse galloped toward the setting sun.
2 For the Oak Ridge Boys, "Elvira" became a #1 hit on the U.S. Billboard Country Music
chart on Memorial Day weekend 1981. It would also become their biggest Pop hit, peaking
at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the Adult Contemporary charts that August. In
Canada it reached #1 on their Country chart, #13 on their Adult Contemporary chart and
#26 on their Top Singles chart. Also it was certified platinum for sales of 2 million
units by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in July 1981. The song is
considered one of the Oak Ridge Boys' signature songs.
3 Every song review and historical account that I've read about "Elvira" seems to neglect
that the Coasters released a song called "Searchin'" in 1957, written by Jerry Lieber and
Mark Stoller, with essentially the same tune as "Elvira." I'm not sure if the tune was
already in the public domain at the time Stoller & Lieber wrote the words to "Searchin',"
but I'm guessing it must have been. Below is a link to a YouTube video that clearly
demonstrates how close the music is between both "Searchin'" and "Elvira." Also below is a
link to the Beatles singing a cover of "Searchin'," from 1962, perhaps indicating how much
of an influence R&B music was for the Fab Four, and because their rendition is cool.
The Coasters-1957:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQfxiLyhNVk
The Beatles-1962:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FE4639lChw
4 The Oak Ridge Boys began as a country and gospel group that was founded in 1945 as the
Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular during the 1950s and changed their name to the Oak Ridge
Boys in the early 1960s. They remained a gospel-oriented group until the mid 1970s, when they
changed their image and concentrated more on country and pop music.
Personnel at the time this track was recorded:
* Duane Allen (lead vocals)
* Joe Bonsall (tenor vocals)
* William Lee Golden (baritone vocals)
* Richard Sterban (bass vocals)
5 Originally recorded in 1966 by Dallas Frazier, the composer, as the title track of the album
he released that year.
Also covered by:
The Countdown Singers
Rodney Crowell
Sydney Devine
Jim Foster
Jaime Guiscafe
Ronnie Hawkins
The Hit Crew
The Hot Billys
Ka'au Crater Boys
Buddy Miles
Pomm Fritz
Remedy Motel
Kenny Rogers
William Sheller
Richard Wayne
et al.
6 Appears on: *
SINGLE(S):
(1)The Oak Ridge Boys
A-side: "Elvira"
B-side: "A Woman Like You"
(a( MCA, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #MCA-51084, US-1981.
(b)The Oak Ridge Boys: 20th Century Masters-The Millennium Collection
(1) MCA Nashville, 12-Track Listing, Stereo CD, #170150, US-2000 8 .
et al.
* The album(s) and record(s) listed here may have different versions of
the song than the one that was transcribed. Also, this list is not
intended to be the complete discography on which this song appears.
7 The single version fades out after the first key change, the album version features
two more key changes and more "oom, pa-pa, mow-mow" choruses.
8 Transcribed from the track on this album (3:45 version).
