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The Oogum Boogum Song

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The Oogum Boogum Song Lyrics

[Chorus]
Oogum, oogum, boogum, boogum
Boogum, now, baby, you're castin' your spell on me
I say, oogum, oogum, boogum, boogum
Boogum, now, baby, you're castin' you're spell on me
You got me doin' funny things like a clown
Just look at me

[Verse 1]
When you wear your high-heeled boots
With your hip-hugger suit
It's all right, you're outta sight
And you wear that cute miniskirt
With your brother's sloppy shirt
I admit it, girl, that I can dig it
Well, then I says

[Chorus]
Oogum, oogum, boogum, boogum
Boogum, now, baby, you're castin' your spell on me
I say, oogum, oogum, boogum, boogum
Boogum, now, baby, you're castin' you're spell on me
You got me doin' funny things like a clown
Just look at me

[Verse 2]
When you wear your bell bottom pants
I just stand there in a trance
I can't move, you're in the groove
Would you believe, little girl
That I'm crazy 'bout you?
Now go on, now, with your bad self
[Bridge]
Ooh-ooh, my, my, my baby's got that spell on me
Ooh-ooh, now, mercy, mercy on me
Huh, alright

[Verse 3]
When you wear those big earrings
Long hair, and things
You got style, girl, that sure is wild
And you wear that cute trench coat
And you're standin' and posin'
You got soul, you got too much soul
I just says

[Alt. Chorus]
Ooga-ga-boo-say, ooga-ga-boo-say
Ooga-ga-boo, now, castin' your spell on me
But I says, ooga-ga-boo-say, ooga-ga-boo-say
Ooga-ga-boo, now, castin' your spell on me
I says, ooga-ga-boo-say, ooga-ga-boo-say
Ooga-ga-boo, now, castin' your spell on me, woo


[Outro]
I says, ooga-ga-boo-say, ooga-ga-boo-say
Ooga-ga-boo, now, castin' your spell on me, huh
I says, I says, ooga-ga-boo-say, ooga-ga-boo-say
Ooga-ga-boo, now, castin' your spell on me
(Oogum, oogum, boogum, boogum)
(Boogum, now, baby, now, castin' my spell on you)...

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Genius Annotation

The unique name of the song stemmed from Wood’s rebelliousness. “The record company gave me a song one day called ‘Casting My Spell on You. I didn’t like it very much, so I took the song and rewrote it and added the hook ‘Oogum Boogum,’ which is another word for abracadabra.” The song is well-known for its 60’s fashion references and the misinterpretation of the lyrics, “I say, ooga-ga-boo-say, ooga-ga-boo-say”, which many people have mistaken for a reference to female anatomy, hearing “check out the poo-say” instead.

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