"The Curly Shuffle" - Jump N' The Saddle

[johnnywest]

Novelty song from 1983 or '84. Mostly enjoyed by fans of the 3 Stooges.

[WotUNeed]

There was also a version released by a group calling themselves The Knuckleheads.

It's a fun little song. Good for an occasional listen.

[cartman2002]

The Curly Shuffle reached #15 in 1984 and my mother bought me this 45 when it came out for Christmas of that year.

[Hervard]

Despite making it well into the Top 20 on Billboard, this song couldn't push past #36 on the R&R chart. But most novelty songs were like that, getting more sales points than airplay.

I liked this song a lot. I have the 45 of it too.

Jump 'N The Saddle also had a song called "It Should've Been Me", which I only heard once, when WLS played it as their "Test Pressing" song (one of those deals where they play a brand new song and you can call in and say if you liked it or not). As I recall, it was also a novelty song and contained a few references to the Three Stooges.

[unicorns]

EVIL SHIT

[BillboardBoy]

unicorns said:

EVIL s**t

I think so too.

[Hervard]

When me and my friends go out on the town
We can't sit still, we can't sit down
We don't like to fight and we don't like to scuffle
But we dance all night doin' the Curly Shuffle

Hey Moe, hey Moe (hey Moe, hey Moe)
Well-a, nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk (nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk)
La de dee la de da (La de dee la de da}
Woob woob woob woob woob woob!
(Woob woob woob woob woob woob!
Well, we never miss a chance, we get up and dance
And do the Curly Shuffle

VERSE 2
Well, me and my friends love Larry and Moe
We love Curly's brother Shemp and his fat clone Joe'
It's such a delight to boogie and hustle
Dancin' all night, doin' the Curly Shuffle

Hey Moe, hey Moe (hey Moe, hey Moe)
Well-a, nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk (nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk)
Wee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee!
(Wee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee!)
Oh, wise guy! (Oh, wise guy!)
Well, we never miss a chance, we get up and dance
And do the Curly Shuffle (That's right!)

VERSE 3
Well, me and my friends, we all love to see
Comedy classics on late-night TV
Those knuckleheads love to get in a scuffle
Pushin' and a-shovin', doin' the Curly Shuffle

Hey Moe, hey Moe (hey Moe, hey Moe)
Well-a, nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk (nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk)
Look at the grouse! Look at the grouse!
(Look at the grouse! Look at the grouse!)
Ruff, ruff! (Ruff, ruff!)
Well, we never miss a chance, we get up and dance

And do the Curly Shuffle
We do the Curly Shuffle (What'd you say?)
We do the Curly Shuffle (That's what I thought you said!)
We do the Curly Shuffle (Nyaaa-aaa-aaah!)
We do the Curly Shuffle (Soitenly!)

Well, we never miss a chance, we get up and dance

And do the Curly Shuffle

[areyoureadytojump]

40 years ago this week, "The Curly Shuffle" debuted at #84 on the December 3, 1983 Billboard Hot 100.



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