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 boysand' 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.
Transcriberand's note: some lyrics are spelled phonetically, i.e., andquot;why-ee-eye-
ineandquot; = whine,
so as to look more like what was sung.
little gto, youand're really lookinand' fine
three deuces and a four-speed and a 389
listen to her tachinand' up now, listen to her why-ee-eye-ine
cand'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out gto
wa-wa, (mixed with andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;)
wa-wa, (mixed with andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;)
wa-wa (mixed with andquot;ahhh, little gtoandquot;) 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 and'em why-ee-eye-ild
cand'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out gto
wa-wa, (mixed with andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;)
wa-wa, (mixed with andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;)
wa-wa (mixed with andquot;ahhh, little gtoandquot;) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
andlt;instrumental breakandgt;
Mixture
gonna save all my money (turninand' it on, blowinand' it out) and buy a gto (turninand' it on,
blowinand' it out)
get a helmet and a roll bar (turninand' it on, blowinand' it out) and iand'll be ready to go
(turninand'
it on, blowinand' it out)
take it out to pomona (turninand' it on, blowinand' it out) and let and'em know (turninand' it on,
blowinand' it out), yeah, yeah
that iand'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 andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;)
wa-wa, (mixed with andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
(mixed with andquot;yeah, yeah, little gtoandquot;)
wa-wa (mixed with andquot;ahhh, little gtoandquot;) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Fade
