And now, some great confusion. Remember the band Otis Day and the Knights? Of course you do, even though they weren’t a real band. They were the house band the frat boys go to see in “Animal House.” The part of Otis Day was played by actor DeWayne Jessie, although he was lip syncing the voice of Lloyd Williams, a singer who went on to find fame in the reggae field.
The song Shama Lama Ding Dong was written for the film by Mark Davis, and it shouldn’t be confused with Rama Lama Ding Dong by the Edsels. Confused enough? There’s more. The movie was such a hit that DeWayne Jessie formed a band called Otis Day and the Knights and began touring the college circuit, raking in significant cash from Animal House wannabees. So here they are, singing the song that made the band…Otis Day and the Knights!!!
If I searched,
This whole wide world,
I'd never never never,
Find me a girl,
Who'd love me,
The way that you do.
Huh,
'Cause You're
Shama Lama,
Huh
Rama rama rama ding dong
Baby huh
You put the
Ooh mou mou
Oh oh oh oh
Back into my smile, child
Hey
That is why
That is why
You are my sugar dee dee doo
You put the
ShAma Lama
Baby
Ding dong
Hey
You put the
Ooh mou mou
Oh oh oh oh
Back into my smile, child
That is why
That is why
You are my sugar dee dee doo
And our love,
This love we share,
Is stronger than any other
No-one else can compare
Stronger than the highest mountain,
And the deepest sea
Hey
You put the
Shama Lama,
Baby
Rama rama rama ding dong
Hey
You put the
Ooh mou mou
Oh oh oh oh
Back into my smile, child
Hey
That is why
That is why
You are my sugar dee dee doo
Shama Lama,
Baby
Rama rama rama ding dong
Hey
You put the
Ooh mou mou
Oh oh oh oh
That is why
That is why
You are my sugar dee dee doo
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Mark Kevin Davis
Shama Lama Ding Dong lyrics © Usi B Music Publishing
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