Fe-fe, fi-fi, fo-fo, fum I smell smoke in the auditorium Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown He's a clown, that Charlie Brown He's gonna get caught Just you wait and see (Why's everybody always pickin' on me) That's him on his knees I know that's him Yeah, from 7 come 11 Down in the boys' gym Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown He's a clown, that Charlie Brown He's gonna get caught Just you wait and see (Why's everybody always pickin' on me) Who's always writing on the wall Who's always goofing in the hall Who's always throwing spit balls Guess who (who, me) yeah, you Who walks in the classroom, cool and slow Who calls the English teacher, Daddy-O Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown He's a clown, that Charlie Brown He's gonna get caught Just you wait and see (Why's everybody always pickin' on me) ---- Instrumental Interlude ---- Who walks in the classroom, cool and slow Who calls the English teacher, Daddy-O Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown He's a clown, that Charlie Brown He's gonna get caught Just you wait and see (Why's everybody always pickin' on me)
Fe-fe, fi-fi, fo-fo, fum I smell smoke in the auditorium Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown He's a clown, that Charlie Brown He's gonna get caught Just you wait and see (Why's everybody always pickin' on me) That's him on his knees I know that's him Yeah, from 7 come 11 Down in the boys' gym Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown He's a clown, that Charlie Brown He's gonna get caught Just you wait and see (Why's everybody always pickin' on me) Who's always writing on the wall Who's always goofing in the hall Who's always throwing spit balls Guess who (who, me) yeah, you Who walks in the classroom, cool and slow Who calls the English teacher, Daddy-O Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown He's a clown, that Charlie Brown He's gonna get caught Just you wait and see (Why's everybody always pickin' on me) ---- Instrumental Interlude ---- Who walks in the classroom, cool and slow Who calls the English teacher, Daddy-O Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown He's a clown, that Charlie Brown He's gonna get caught Just you wait and see (Why's everybody always pickin' on me)
A versão mais conhecida de “Charlie Brown” foi gravada em mono, mas uma versão estéreo com vozes ligeiramente diferentes apareceu no LP *Atlantic History of Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 4*.
O refrão “Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?” se tornou a frase mais icônica da canção, evidenciando a escrita rápida de Jerry Leiber que, segundo ele, quase nunca mais conseguiu escrever uma música da Coasters em dez minutos.
A faixa alcançou o segundo lugar na Billboard Hot 100 na primavera de 1959, ficando atrás apenas de “Venus” de Frankie Avalon, enquanto bateu o recorde de número 1 no Canadá.
No final do bridge, as palavras “Yeah, You!” foram gravadas em metade da velocidade original para que, ao serem reproduzidas, soassem mais agudas, um truque de estúdio pouco usado na época.
A presença de King Curtis tocando saxofone tenor durante o instrumental e o fade out confere à gravação uma textura sonora que se tornou referência em compilações de blues e R&B dos anos 1950.
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