Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brian Wilson
Lead Vocals
Al Jardine
Background Vocals
Dennis Wilson
Background Vocals
Carl Wilson
Background Vocals
Mike Love
Background Vocals
Dean Torrence
Lead Vocals
Hal Blaine
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fred Fassert
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brian Wilson
Producer
Lyrics
Wasn't it? (That's right) I can't harmony (Ah, bar, bar)
What? No (Let's go), once was enough
Bar, bar, you don't know how to sing
Baa (Baa), baa (Baa), black sheep, have you any wool?
(Yes sir) I'm gon' sing this just a little more (Now)
Ooh, aw, that was cute
A bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann
Bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann (Bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann)
Take my hand, Barbara Ann (Ah, bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann)
You got me rockin' and a rollin', rockin' and a reelin'
Barbara Ann, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann
Went to a dance, looking for romance
Saw Barbara Ann, so I thought I'd take a chance
On Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann (Bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann)
You take my hand (Bar, bar, bar, bar, take my hand)
You got me rockin' and a rollin' (Ho-oh), rockin' and a reelin'
Barbara Ann, bar, bar, bar, bar, (C'mon, black sheep)
Barbara Ann, bar, bar, bar, bar
A bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann
Bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann (Bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann)
Take my hand (Ah, bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann)
Barbara Ann (Bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann)
You got me rockin' and a rollin', rockin' and a reelin'
Barbara Ann, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann
{Bridge}
Let's go now, ow! Baby, take it out, let's see
Take it in, Carl
Hal, and his famous ashtray!
Get out of her, man (You're a big dude)
You smell like Rocky, you're always scratchin' it
Hey, come on!
Scratch it, Carl, scratch it, baby, right over there
Ah, down a little lower, down a little lower!
Saw—, tried—
Tried Peggy Sue, tried Peggy Lou
Tried Mary Lou, but I knew she wouldn't do
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann (Bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann)
Take-, Barbara Ann (Bar, bar), woo (Take my hand)
You got me rockin' and a rollin', rockin' and a reelin'
Barbara Ann, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann (Bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann)
Take my hand (Bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann)
Well, Barbara Ann (Bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann)
You got me rockin' and a rollin', rockin' and a reelin'
Barbara Ann, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann
{Outro}
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann (Oh)
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann (Oh, yeah)
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
You got me rockin' and a rollin', rockin' and a reelin'
(Ah-I don't know) Barbara Ann, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann
(Kick-drum) One more—
You got me rockin' and a rollin', rockin' and a reelin'
Barbara Ann, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann
Oh, that was fun (I think it's great)
You got me rockin' and a rollin', rockin' and a reelin'
Barbara Ann, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann
Let's try it once more (One more time, baby)
With more artistic flavor (One more time)
You got me rockin' and a rollin' (Reelin'), and rockin' and
Oh, Barbara Ann, whoa
You got me rockin' (Rockin'), you got me rollin'
(Oh, my) Barbara Ann
(Thank you very much!)
(Thanks, Dean) (Heavy)
That's not bad
Written by: Fred Fassert