{"id":715,"date":"2021-05-10T04:41:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T04:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=715"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:42:49","slug":"my-ding-a-ling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/my-ding-a-ling\/","title":{"rendered":"My Ding-a-Ling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D12wvXCjiy0&#038;list=PLLAAcCXYXLrqImJHyiJ9P1klkuM-4Oa2U&#038;index=1&#038;pp=iAQB8AUB\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/D12wvXCjiy0\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwFBCNACELwBSFryq4qpAzMIARUAAIhCGAHYAQHiAQoIGBACGAY4AUAB8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGGUgXihMMA8=&#038;rs=AOn4CLBbjEAXVe3N9pkcdouAof1uHqYfKw\" width=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=navUiQ280eM&#038;list=PLLAAcCXYXLrqImJHyiJ9P1klkuM-4Oa2U&#038;index=2&#038;pp=iAQB8AUB\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/navUiQ280eM\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwFBCNACELwBSFryq4qpAzMIARUAAIhCGAHYAQHiAQoIGBACGAY4AUAB8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGHIgTig1MA8=&#038;rs=AOn4CLC5yH4Szw66PsqeeLsFDG-0ujNqZQ\" width=\"200\" align=\"right\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69ea61e32ef6e8004938521' value='69ea61e32ef6e8004938521'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69ea61e32ef6e8004938521' value='Show More'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69ea61e32ef6e8004938521' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69ea61e32ef6e8004938521' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">Show More<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69ea61e32ef6e8004938521' ><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Even though he wrote many rock classics, this novelty song is Berry&#8217;s only #1 hit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Although this song hit #1, Chuck Berry got paid only $200,000 for rights to the song.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">This song most people have heard, was recorded live at the Coventry Lanchester Polytechnic, Coventry, Warwickshire, England February 3, 1972 as part of the Lanchester Arts Festival. The concert nearly did not happen as Chuck Berry turned up 2 hours late.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">&#8220;Ding-a-ling&#8221; redirects here. For the 1960 Bobby Rydell song, see Ding-A-Ling. For the 2017 song by Stefflon Don and Skepta, see Ding-a-Ling (Stefflon Don and Skepta song).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">My Ding-a-Ling was released as a single in July, 1972.\u00a0 The B side is &#8220;Johnny B. Goode (Live)&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Recorded at the Lanchester Arts Festival in Coventry, England<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Genre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">This song was originally recorded by Dave Bartholomew in 1952 for King Records. When Bartholomew moved to Imperial Records,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Boston radio station WMEX disc jockey Jim Connors was credited with a gold record for discovering the song and pushing it to #1 over the airwaves and amongst his peers in the United States. Billboard ranked it as the No. 15 song for 1972.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The song is based on the melody of the 19th century folk song &#8220;Little Brown Jug&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The lyrics with their innuendo caused many radio stations to refuse to play it. British morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse tried unsuccessfully to get the song banned.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"> 1-4-5 song\u00a0 ::\u00a0 D G A ::\u00a0 or ::\u00a0 G C D ::\u00a0 or ::\u00a0 A D E :: or :: C F G <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n<pre><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>[G] When I was a [C] little biddy boy, <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>My [D] grandmother bought me a [G] cute little toy; <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>[G] Silver bells hanging [C] on a string<\/strong><\/span><strong>.  <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>She [D7] told me it was my [G] ding-a-ling-ling <\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>{ CHORUS }<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>Then Momma took me to Sunday school,<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>They tried to teach me the golden rule.<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>Ev'rytime the choir would sing, I'd take out<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>my ding-a-ling-a-ling!<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>And then Mama took me to Grammar school,<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>but I stopped off in the Vestibule.<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>Everytime that bell would ring,<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>you'd catch me playing with my ding-a-ling-ling.<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900; color: #ff0000;\"><strong> { CHORUS }<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>Once I was climbing the garden wall. I slipped and had a terrible fall.<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>I fell so hard I heard bells ring, but I held on to my ding-a-ling-ling. <\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>I remember the girl next door,<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>We used to play house on the kitchen floor.<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>She'd be the queen, I'd be the king,<\/strong><\/span><strong>  a<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>nd I let her play with my ding-a-ling-a-ling!<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>{ CHORUS } - - - [G] My Ding-A-Ling - - [C] My Ding-A-Ling<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>I [D7] want to play with [G] My Ding-A-Ling.<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>[G] My Ding-A-Ling - - [C] My Ding-A-Ling, <\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>I [D7] want to play with [G] My Ding-A-Ling <\/strong><\/span><\/span>\r\n      <span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 24pt;\">   TAP SCROLL UP BUTTON HERE<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>Once I was swimming cross turtle creek. Man them snappers all around my feet.<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>Sure was hard swimming cross that thing, with both hands holding my ding-a-ling-ling. <\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>The girl downstairs, she's a big and bold,<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>Grandma warned me, she's too old.<\/strong><\/span>  <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>She used to take me swingin' in a schoolyard swing,<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>Swing down and take my ding-a-ling-a-ling!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>{ CHORUS } <\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong>Hmm this here song it ain't so bad. The cutest little song you ever had; And those of you who will not sing, you must be playing with your own ding-a-ling \r\n   <\/strong><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">{ CHORUS } - - - [G] My Ding-A-Ling - - [C] My Ding-A-Ling, I [D7] want to play with [G] My Ding-A-Ling. [G] My Ding-A-Ling - - [C] My Ding-A-Ling,  I [D7] want to play with [G] My Ding-A-Ling<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 1-4-5 song\u00a0 ::\u00a0 D G A ::\u00a0 or ::\u00a0 G C D ::\u00a0 or ::\u00a0 A D E :: or :: C F G [G] When I was a [C] little biddy boy, My [D] grandmother bought me a [G] cute little toy; [G] Silver bells hanging [C] on &hellip; <span class=\"more-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/my-ding-a-ling\/\" class=\"more-link\">CLICK TO VIEW SONG<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">My Ding-a-Ling<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,120,133,126,265,116,117,131,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3-chords","category-perflive","category-baritone-bill","category-bass-guitar-night","category-best-songs","category-live-baritone","category-live-piano","category-power-outage","category-uke-juke"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30210,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715\/revisions\/30210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}