Surfer Joe - The Surfaris

Top of the charts in 1962 & '63. B-side of the record was the instrumental, 'Wipe Out.' (Capo 1st fret for original.) G Down in Doheny where the surfers all go, C there's a big bleach blondie, named Surfer Joe. G He's got a green surfboard and a Woody to match, D and when he's ridin' the freeways, G man, is he hard to catch. G C Surfer Joe..Now, look at him go..whoa..whoa..whoa, G Surfer, Surfer, Surfer Joe-o-o..Go man go-o-o. D C G D Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, Surfer Joe. G I saw him one day flyin' down the road, C with twenty-six surfboards and a hundred pound load. G I knew where he was headin,' tryin' to reach.. D G the playground of the surfers, Doheny Beach. G C Surfer Joe..Now, look at him go..whoa..whoa..whoa, G Surfer, Surfer, Surfer Joe-o-o..Go man go-o-o. D C G D Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, Surfer Joe. G He went down to Huntington Beach one week, C for the annual surfer's convention meet. G Hangin' five and walkin' the nose and when D G the meet was over, the trophy was Joe's. G C Surfer Joe..Now, look at him go..whoa..whoa..whoa, G Surfer, Surfer, Surfer Joe-o-o..Go man go-o-o. D C G D Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, Surfer Joe. G Surfer Joe joined Uncle Sam's Marines today, C they stationed him at Pendleton, not far away. G they cut off his big blonde locks, I'm told, D G and when he went on manoeuvres, Joe caught cold. G C Surfer Joe..Now, look at him go..whoa..whoa..whoa, G Surfer, Surfer, Surfer Joe-o-o..Go man go-o-o. D C G D Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, Surfer Joe. G Now, no, that didn't stop him, or keep him away. C When the surf was up, he still had his day. G They caught him at the Trestle, down by the sea, D G and now, poor Joe is doin' K.P. G C Surfer Joe..Now, look at him go..whoa..whoa..whoa, G Surfer, Surfer, Surfer Joe-o-o..Go man go-o-o. D C G D Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, Surfer Joe. C D G Uh uh oh, uh uh oh - Poor Joe!