Leader of the laundromatartists: the detergents (peak billboard position # 19 in 1964)(parody of the shangri-lasand' 'leader of the pack)the detergents included the ubiquitous ron dante who, on his own, used multi-track solos to create the archies ('sugar, sugar') and the cuff links ('tracy')words and music by lee pockriss and paul vanceandlt; andgt; = sound effect [ ]= spoken ( )= sung by backup groupandlt;piano chordandgt;(humming)[is he really goinand' out with 'er? i donand't know. look, here he comes now. letand's ask 'im. andlt;piano chordandgt; hey, murray, is it true bettyand's wearinand' your ring? uh-huh. andlt;piano chordandgt; whoand's that banginand' on the piano? i donand't know. you goinand' out with her tonight? you bet yer fur. by the way, whereand'd ya meet her? ]i met her one day at the laundromat.[she turned around and smiled at me, ya get the picture? yes, we see.]and thatand's when i fell in love with the leader of the laundromatandlt;sound of motorcycle revvingandgt;my folks were always putting her down (down, down)because her laundry came back brown (brown, brown)i donand't care if they think sheand's badi fell in love cuz she looked so sadi got a date tonight with the leader of the laundromatandlt;motorcycle revs, sputters, and stallsandgt; [dang it!!]my dad said 'find a laundry thatand's new' (find a laundry thatand's new)how can i tell my baby weand're through (tell my baby weand're through)gotta drive right into towni donand't care if my shirts are browni got a date tonight with the leader of the laundromatandlt;motorcycle revs, sputters, and stallsandgt; [dang it!!][when i finally got there, i told her it was all over between us. iand'll never forget the hurt and the funny look in her eye. she grabbed my laundry and ran into the street, directly into the path of a runaway garbage truck. i yelled 'watch out !, watch out !, watch out !, watch out !, watch ou-u-t ! 'andlt;screeching brakes, crash, sound of breaking glass and falling metal partsandgt;[dang it!!]i felt so messy standing there (messy standing there)my daddyand's shorts were everywhere (daddyand's shorts were everywhere)tenderly i kissed her goodbyepicked up my clothes, they were finally drybut i wonand't forget you, oh leader of the laundromatandlt;motorcycle finally runs smoothlyandgt;(oh-oh-oh-oh)andlt;piano chordandgt;(ooh--ooh—ooh—ooh) andlt;piano chordandgt;[whoand's that banginand' on the piano?i donand't know.]transcribed by ronald e. hontzronhontz@worldnet.att.net
