Rockin' Robin

Album: Rockin' Robin (1958)
Charted: 29 2
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    He rocks in the treetops all day long
    Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song
    All the little birds on Jaybird Street
    Love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet

    Rockin' robin (tweet-tweet-tweet)
    Rock-rock-rockin' robin' (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
    Blow, rockin' robin
    'Cause we're really gonna rock tonight (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
    Yeah

    Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee
    Every little bird in the tall oak tree
    The wise old owl, the big black crow
    Flappin' their wings singin', "Go, bird, go"

    Rockin' robin (tweet-tweet-tweet)
    Rock-rock-rockin' robin' (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
    Blow, rockin' robin
    'Cause we're really gonna rock tonight (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
    Blow

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    A pretty little raven at the bird bandstand
    Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
    They started going steady and bless my soul
    He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole

    He rocks in the treetop all day long
    Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song
    All the little birds on Jaybird Street
    Love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet

    Rockin' robin (tweet-tweet-tweet)
    Rock-rock-rockin' robin' (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
    Blow, rockin' robin
    'Cause we're really gonna rock tonight (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
    Alright

    Well, the pretty little raven at the bird bandstand
    Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
    They started going steady and bless my soul
    He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole

    He rocks in the treetop all day long
    Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song
    All the little birds on Jaybird Street
    Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet

    Rockin' robin (tweet-tweet-tweet)
    Rock-rock-rockin' robin' (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
    Blow, rockin' robin
    'Cause we're really gonna rock tonight (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)

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    (Tweet-tweet) Lyrics from a song in Public Domain

Comments: 12

  • Mark from CaliforniaThe two weeks that Bobby Day's version of "Rockin' Robin" was at #2 (reaching this position on 11 October 1958), the #1 record for both those weeks was Tommy Edwards' "It's All In The Game".
  • Fasy35What’s weird is the song is about a girl named robin from what ive heard
  • Don from KentuckyRocking Robin is the dumbest lyrics I have ever heard.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn this day in 1958 {October 20th} Billboard Magazine posted it's first 'Hot R&B Sides' chart...
    And the first number record on the chart was "Rockin'- Robin" by Bobby Day...
    And the rest of the Top 10:
    At #2. "Tears On My Pillow" by Little Anthony and the Imperials
    #3. "It's All In The Game" by Tommy Edwards
    #4. "Win Your Love For Me" by Sam Cooke
    #5. "Topsy II" by Cozy Cole
    #6. "Down The Aisle Of Love" by The Quin-Tones
    #7. "Hold It" by Bill Doggett
    #8. "It Don't Hurt Anymore" by Nappy Brown
    #9. "The Ten Commandments of Love" by Harvey and the Moon Glows
    #10. "I'm Gonna Get My Baby" by Jimmy Reed
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn August 9, 1958, Bobby Day performed "Rock-In Robin" on the ABC-TV program 'Dick Clark' s Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show'...
    At the time the song was in it's first week on Billboard's Top 100 chart at position #35, a little over nine weeks later it would peak at #2* {for 2 weeks} and it spent 21 weeks on the Top 100...
    And on the same 'Beech-Nut' show he also performed the record's B-side, "Over and Over", it also made the Top 100, peaked at #41 on August 25th and stayed on the chart for 11 weeks...
    He had four other Top 100 records; "Little Bitty Pretty One" {#57 in 1957}, "The Bluebird, The Buzzard, and The Oriole" {#54 in 1959}, "That's All I Want" {#98 in 1959}, and "Gotta New Girl" {#82 in 1959}...
    Mr. Day, born Robert James Byrd, passed away at the age of 60 on July 27th, 1990...
    May he R.I.P.
    *The two weeks that "Rock-In Robin" was at #2, the #1 record for both those weeks was "It's All In The Game" by Tommy Edwards.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 7th 1958, the Hollywood Frames performed "Buzz-Buzz-Buzz" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    At the time the song was at #14 on Billboard's Top 100 chart; and five days later on January 12th, 1958 it peaked at #11 {for 1 week} and spent 17 weeks on the Top 100...
    It also reached #11 {for 1 week} on Billboard's R&B Best Sellers chart...
    Lead singer Bobby Day, as a solo artist, would entered the Top 100 later in 1958 with "Rock-In' Robin"*; it would peak at #2 {for 2 weeks}...
    {See below posts}
    * This is the way Billboard spelled the title of the song in their magazine.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyConcerning the next post below; the two weeks that Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin" was at #2 on the Top 100, the #1 record for both those weeks was "It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards...
    And for Michael Jackson's two week stay at #2, the #1 record for both those weeks was "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack...
    On the R&B Singles chart; Michael was at #2 for one week; and the #1 record for that week was "In the Rain" by the Dramatics.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 18th, 1958 Bobby Day performed "Rockin' Robin" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    Four months earlier on Aug. 4th it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; it peaked at #2 (for 2 weeks) & spent 21 weeks on the Top 100...
    And on October 13th, 1958 it reached #1 (for 2 weeks) on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart...
    Michael Jackson covered it in 1972 as "Rock-in Robin"; he peaked at #2 on both the Top 100 & R&B charts...
    In 1964 the Rivieras released their version, they peaked at #96...
    Mr. Day also performed "The Bluebird, The Buzzard, and The Oriole" on 'AB' that day; it reached #54 on the Top 100...
    RIP Mr. Day (1930-1990) & Mr. Jackson (1958-2009).
  • Keith from Patterson, LaRockin Robin was not written by Bobby Day, Bobby purchased the song from Ray King who was the writter. Ray King and the Kingmen (Rock a Billy Hall of Fame) Ray sold him the song and Bobby had the rights, but he was not the writer.
  • Steve Dotstar from Los Angeles, CaThis chick about drove me nuts playing this original record on a jukebox over and over
    in a retro's 50's joint. she worked there as a waitress!
  • Frank from Valley Stream, NyI think he should've used his real name on the
    label of this 45. Bobby Day's real name was
    Robert Byrd. Get it Robin - Byrd.
  • Jon from Oakridge, OrDay's version is the best.
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