Naughty Lady of Shady Lane

About Naughty Lady of Shady Lane

"The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" is a popular song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. The lyrics suggest that this "naughty lady" driving the whole town crazy is an attractive young woman who "throws those come-hither glances at every Tom, Dick and Joe" and "when offered some liquid refreshment never says no"; but the last line reveals her to be an infant "nine days old". Popular versions of the song were the 1954 recordings by The Ames Brothers and by Archie Bleyer. The recording by The Ames Brothers was made on September 8, 1954. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-5897. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 20, 1954. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at number 3; on the Best Seller chart, at number 3; on the Juke Box chart, at number 3. This version sold over one million copies in the US, and also peaked at number 6 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1955. The Bleyer version was released by Cadence Records as catalog number 1254. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 24, 1954 and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 26. A contemporary review in Billboard compared the two versions by saying: "The Bleyer record has the sound; the Ames disk has the smoothness. Both have style ..."Dean Martin, Alma Cogan and the McGuire Sisters covered the song in 1955, as well as Ray Charles in 1964 and the Statler Brothers in the 1990s. more »

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The naughty lady of Shady Lane 
Has hit the town like a bomb 
The back-fence gossip ain't been this good 
Since Mabel ran off with Tom 
Our town was peaceful and quiet 
Before she came on the scene 
The lady has started a riot 
Disturbin' the suburban routine 

[Chorus:] 
 The naughty lady of Shady Lane has the town in a whirl 
 The naughty lady of Shady Lane 
 Me-oh, my-oh, what a girl 
 You should see how she carries on 
 With her admirers galore 
 She must be givin' them quite a thrill 
 The way they flock to her door 
 She throws those come-hither glances 
 At every Tom, Dick, and Joe 
 When offered some liquid refreshment 
 The lady never never says "no" 

[Chorus:] 
 The things they're trying to pin on her 
 Won't hold much water, for sure 
 Beneath the powder and fancy lace 
 There beats a heart sweet and pure 
 She just needs someone to change her 
 And she'll be nice as can be 
 If you're in the neighborhood, stranger 
 You're welcome to drop in and see 
 The naughty lady of Shady Lane 
 So delightful to hold 
 The naughty lady of Shady Lane 
 So delectable 
 Quite respectable 
 And she's only nine days old

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The Ames Brothers

The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet, consisting of four siblings from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. more »

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