G.T.O.
Ronnie and the Daytonas
Written by John Wilkin
- Peak chart position # 4 in 1964
- The title track from their 1964 debut album for another Beach Boys` soundalike,
this one from Nashville. The Daytonas had a little trouble hitting the high tenor
notes in the studio, so they resorted to speeding up their voices for this song.
TRANSCRIBER`S NOTE: Some lyrics are spelled phonetically, i.e., `why-ee-eye-
ine` = whine,
so as to look more like what was sung.
Little GTO, you`re really lookin` fine
Three deuces and a four-speed and a 389
Listen to her tachin` up now, listen to her why-ee-eye-ine
C`mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO
Wa-wa, (mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`)
Wa-wa, (mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`)
Wa-wa (mixed with `Ahhh, little GTO`) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
You oughta see her on a road course or a quarter mile
This little modified Pon-Pon has got plenty of style
She beats the gassers and the rail jobs, really drives `em why-ee-eye-ild
C`mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO
Wa-wa, (mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`)
Wa-wa, (mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`)
Wa-wa (mixed with `Ahhh, little GTO`) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
MIXTURE
Gonna save all my money (turnin` it on, blowin` it out) and buy a GTO (turnin` it on,
blowin` it out)
Get a helmet and a roll bar (turnin` it on, blowin` it out) and I`ll be ready to go
(turnin`
it on, blowin` it out)
Take it out to Pomona (turnin` it on, blowin` it out) and let `em know (turnin` it on,
blowin` it out), yeah, yeah
That I`m the coolest thing around
Little buddy, gonna shut you down
When I turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO
Wa-wa, (mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`)
Wa-wa, (mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with `Yeah, yeah, little GTO`)
Wa-wa (mixed with `Ahhh, little GTO`) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa