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School Is Out
Gary `U.S.` Bonds
(written by Anderson, Barge, Guida and Royster--
Anderson was Bonds` real name)
(see more notes below)
A-one, a-two, a-one two three four
No more books and studies
And I can stay out late with my buddies
I can do the things that I want to do
`Cause all my exams are through
I can root for the Yankees from the bleachers
And don`t have to worry `bout teachers
I`m so glad that school is out
I could sing and shout!
CHORUS:
(School is out)
Everybody`s gonna have some fun
(School is out)
Everybody`s gonna jump and run
(School is out)
Come on people don`t you be late
(School is out)
I just got time to take my girl out on a date
School is out at last
And I`m so glad I passed
So everybody come and go with me
We`re gonna have a night with Daddy G
Go Daddy!!
(Sax solo, including the words:)
That`s great!
Let`s celebrate!
With a little bit of soul now!
Oh yeah!
The party`s here!
CHORUS
(Sax solo)
Fade on chorus
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One of my favorite themes of top 40 music is the concept of the `sound-alike`
follow-up to a big hit. Gary `U.S.` Bonds was the king of this in 1961. His
first hit was `Quarter To Three` which was based on an earlier instrumental
tune by his band, `A Night With Daddy G` by The Church Street Five (both of
which are mentioned in the words to the song). He then followed this up with
`School Is Out` which also mentioned a night with Daddy G and had the same
`a-1-2-3-4` countdown intro. The natural follow-up was then released,
`School Is In`, which was the third hit in a row to have the shout, `Go
Daddy!` right before the sax solo by Gene `Daddy G` Barge (as well as
`a-1-2-3-4`, again). Funny--`School is Out` was released in late summer
1961, long after school let out for vacation, and was still going strong on
the charts well into September when `School Is In` was released (but it
didn`t peak on the charts till later in the fall, long after school was back
in session). The final song in this Gary `U. S.` Bonds progression didn`t
have anything to do with Daddy G or school, but it did take advantage of the
late fall of 1961`s nationwide fad, the twist. `Dear Lady Twist` had
essentially the same chords and tune as `School Is In.`