Coochy Coochy

Ringo Starr – Beaucoups Of Blues (1970)Written by: Richard Starkey
Recorded: 27 June 1970
Producer: Pete Drake
Engineer: Scotty Moore

Released: 25 September 1970 (UK), 28 September 1970 (US)

Available on:
Beaucoups Of Blues (reissue)

Personnel

Ringo Starr: vocals, drums
Charlie Daniels, Chuck Howard, Jerry Kennedy, Dave Kirby, Sorrells Pickard, Jerry Shook: guitar
Ben Keith: pedal steel guitar
Charlie McCoy: harmonica
Jim Buchanan, George Richey, Grover Lavender: fiddle
DJ Fontana: percussion
Roy Huskey Jr: upright bass

‘Coochy Coochy’ was recorded during the sessions for Beaucoups Of Blues, Ringo Starr’s second solo album.

‘Beaucoups Of Blues’ was released as a single as in the US on 5 October 1970, with ‘Coochy Coochy’ on the b-side. It peaked at number 87 on the Billboard chart. It was also released in Australia, Canada, and Germany, but fared only slightly better.

Boasting a composer’s credit for Starr, ‘Coochy Coochy’ was edited from a 28-minute studio jam session, and is based entirely on an E major chord.

‘Coochy Coochy’ was a bonus track on the 1995 compact disc reissue of Beaucoups Of Blues.

In the studio

Beaucoups Of Blues was recorded at Music City Recorders in Nashville, TN, with a number of local musicians, some of whom had appeared on Bob Dylan’s albums Nashville Skyline and Self Portrait. The album was produced by Pete Drake, with Elvis Presley’s guitarist Scotty Moore engineering.

The sessions took place from 6pm-9pm and 10pm-1am over three nights, from 25-27 June 1970. ‘Coochy Coochy’ was recorded during the second session on the night of 27 June.

Lyrics

Waiting for you to come and see me
Waiting for you to come and see me
Where are you
My coochy, coochy, coochy, coochy, coo?

Come on to me and let me see you
Come on to me and let me see you
Where are you
My coochy, coochy, coochy, coochy, coo?

I’ve traveled all over
Seen everything there is to see
Where are you
My coochy, coochy, coochy, coochy, coo?

I’ve got everything that I ever wanted
Done everything I ever wanted to do
Where are you
My coochy, coochy, coochy, coochy, coo?

Oh, let me hear it
Ah! Ah!

Waiting for you to come and see me
Waiting for you to come and see me
Where are you
My coochy, coochy, coochy, coochy, coo?

Come on to me and let me see you
Come on to me and let me see you
Where are you
My coochy, coochy, coochy, coochy, coo?

I’ve traveled all over
Seen everything there is to see
Where are you
My coochy, coochy, coochy, coochy, coo?

I’ve got everything that I ever wanted
Done everything I ever wanted to do
Where are you
My coochy, coochy, coochy, coochy, coo?

Done everything that there is to do
Well, I’ve done everything that there is to do
Well, where are you, my coochy, coo?
Where are you, my coochy, coo?
I said, where are you, my coochy, coo?

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