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Mr. Whirly Lyrics

Lyrics

The Replacements

Mr. Whirly

From Hootenanny1983

Written by Hank Ballard, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Paul Westerberg

Produced by Paul Stark, Peter Jesperson, The Replacements

Lyrics

Mr. Whirly

(Wait wait wait do the whole thing) Now come on baby do the twist Now come on baby do the twist Shake it around It goes like this Now come on baby do the twist Now come on baby do the twist Shake it around Mr. Whirly Please don't call me I've been drinkin' alone Whirly Please don't follow me home Mr. Whirly Please don't call me I've been waitin' at the CC Whirly Surely you know by now Come on, Whirly Whoooo Go on baby You're cool Shake it around 1, 2, 3 strikes And you are I said you're the

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About this track

"Mr. Whirly" is a song by The Replacements from the album Hootenanny, released in 1983. The song was written by Hank Ballard, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Paul Westerberg. It was produced by Paul Stark, Peter Jesperson, The Replacements.

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Tommy Stinson— 105 credits as songwriter & producer →
Chris Mars (The Replacements)— 60 credits as songwriter →
Paul Stark— 12 credits as producer →
Peter Jesperson— 52 credits as producer →
The Replacements— 35 credits as producer →
Paul Westerberg— 273 credits as songwriter & producer →
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