Chords for Brenton Wood - "The Oogum Boogum Song" on Thee Mr Duran Show

_ _ _ _ _ What I want to know is, what does oogum boogum mean?
There you go, good question.
And that's such a simple question too.
And I thought that song was self-explanatory.
Really?
But yeah, because I said, oogum, oogum, boogum, boogum,
boogum now, baby, you're casting a spell on me,
like _ _ abracadabra.
I see.
You must be doing funny things.
No, no. _ _ _
There you go.
You know?
Well, you just revealed a whole lot.
Well, I've been trying to tell all the time.
That's why I put it in that song.
The man isn't just talented, he's smart.
He's smart.
Son of a gun.
That's what's up.
I have my African roots.
Oogum, oogum, oogum.
Oh.
_ _ _ _ Which was the very first big, big hit?
My first big hit was the oogum boogum.
OK.
_ _ 1967. _ _
And I was getting ready.
I was working at Harvey _ Aluminum on 190th Street
in the Western.
_ And I used to run these big billets
into this great big machine.
And it took about five hours for the run through the machine.
So I got myself a pencil and a paper.
And I just wrote a song, a lyric.
Took me six weeks.
But I finished it.
Then I took it to Hollywood.
And I say, this is the last song I'm going to write for y'all.
Look at that.
Come on, man.
I already got my job.
And I'm already doing pretty good.
So the song actually took off just like that.
Didn't have to promote it or anything.
Because they asked me the same thing you said.
Really?
What does oogum boogum mean?
I got telephone calls from radio stations
all over the country.
What are you saying at the end of that song?
_ [Bb] What?
Let's give it up one more time for the man, the legend,
Mr.
Brenton Wood and his band.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ Boogum, boogum, [Am] boogum now, [D] baby, your cat's
boots [G] still on [Em] me. _
[Am] _ [D] And I [G] says, boogum, [Em] boogum, _
[Am] boogum now, [D] baby,
your cat's boots [G] still on me. _
[Am] _ _ [D] You [G] got me doing funny things [Am] like a [D] clown.
I just [G] look at me. _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] When you [G] wear your high-heeled boots [Am] and your hip [D]-hurtin'
suit, [G] it's all right.
[Am] Now, I [D] just said, if [G] you wear that cute, pretty skirt,
[A] so proud, [D] I'll be sure [G] I admit it, [Am] oh, that I [D] can't dig it.
[G] And I said, boogum, boogum, boogum, [Am] boogum now, [D] baby,
your cat's boots [G] still on me. _
[Am] _ _ [D] And [G] I says, boogum, boogum, [Am] boogum, boogum now, baby,
[D] your cat's boots [G] still on me.
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] You got me doing funny [Am] things like a clown.
[D] Just [G] look at me. _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] [G] When you wear your high _ [Am]-heeled boots and your hip [D] [G]-hurtin',
hey, move, [Am] you're a believer.
[D] [G] Would you believe it, [Em] oh, [Am] God, that [D] I'm crazy [G] about you? _
[Am] _ Well, be [D] gone [G] now with your bad [Bm] self.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ Boogum, [Em] _
[Am] _ [D] boogum, boogum now, baby,
[G] your cat's boots still on me. _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Boogum, [Am] boogum, boogum now, [D] mercy, [G] mercy on me. _
[Am] _ [D] All right.
When you [G] wear your big hair and [C] your long hair [D] and things,
[G] you got style, [Am] it's so [D] wild.
You [G] wear that cute, fancy coat, [Am] and you're standing [D] in your pose.
[G] You got soul.
[Am] You got too much [D] soul.
I [G] just said, boogum, boogum, [Am] boogum, boogum now, baby,
[D] your cat's boots [G] still on me. _
[Am] _ [D] And I [G] said, boogum, boogum, [Am] boogum, boogum now, baby,
[D] your cat's boots [G] still on me.
[Am] All right, take it home now, [D] y'all.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Eb] Yeah!
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All right, thank you very much.
Come on, Manhattan, let's give Prince Will one more. _ _ _ _ _ _