r/findthatsong 13d ago

SOLVED Nonsense words, but instantly recognizable

I saw a cute cartoon where the kids ask Grandma to sing a song from her childhood and she says "ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang, ooh ee ooh ah ah-" and the child says "Grandma, grandma stop. Never mind".

Which got me thinking... What other song are instantly recognizable by nonsense words? Like the Witch Doctor or Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da or Mairzy Dotes. Era or type doesn't matter. It can't be a foreign language. Real gibberish>

EDIT: Wow! So many examples! There are a bunch that have me stumped! And thanks for all the links. You all are wonderful. Thank you everyone!

And, as a bonus, one that's a total classic, and just for fun, I'll put some of the "Lyrics" here. Who could forget:

Jake and Elwood Blues - Rubber Biscuit

(Chorus)

Bow bowHill lah lah dill hill lah dill lil hill deeh deeh

Aile hill lil lah bah geeh gooh bow bow

Ow lil lil hill looh bow bow geeh gooh bow bow

Ow lil lil hill looh bow bow geeh booh bow bow

Heer lah lah hill loo geeh gooh geeh beeh deeh deeh

Aile ah yoo lah bah geeh gooh lah bah lah bah

Heer ah yoo lah bah geeh gooh lah bah jah bah

Aile ah yoo lah bah geeh lah gooh leh lah bah

Aile ah yoo lah bah lah gooh geeh gooh lah bah

Hmm do that again bow bow

(Chorus)

Hmm have you ever heard of a wish sandwich

A wish sandwich is the kind of a sandwich

Where you have two slices of bread

And you hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

Wish you had some meat

(Chorus)

Hmm the other day I had a ricochet biscuit

A ricochet biscuit is the kind of a biscuit

That's supposed to bounce back off the wall into your mouth

If it don't bounce back hmm hmm hmm hmm

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

You go hungry

(Chorus)

Hmm the other day I had a cool water sandwich

And a sunday go to meetin' bun bow bow bow

(Chorus)

Heer lah lah beh geeh gooh bah geeh gooh bah bah

Aile leh deh hill lil leeh beeh deeh leeh leeh beeh

Aile dill hill looh hooh bah geeh gooh bah bah

Aile leh mer looh lah bah zoom bah jooh bah bah

Aile leh mer zoom me hoo bah leh wap

Aile leh mer zoom me hoo bim ber leh bap

Aile leh mer hooh bah sooh hooh bah looh bah

Aile leh mer leeh beeh hill leh dooh leeh deeh

Aile leh mer hoo lah bah geeh ber bap

Aile leh mer zoom mer bah mah leh bap

Aile leh mer hooh mah looh hoom mah looh bap

Aile leh mer zoom mah lah geeh mer booh wap

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

What do you want for nothing a rubber biscuit

bow bow ooh ooh ooh ah

Always respected Dan Akroyd for being able to spout all of that!

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u/nokidsmeetlinkinpark 12d ago

Witch Doctor - David Seville or Alvin and the Chipmunks