Louie Louie, me gotta go
Louie Louie, me gotta go

Fine little girl she waits for me
Me catch the ship for cross the sea
I sail the ship all alone
I never think I'll make it home

Louie Louie, me gotta go
Louie Louie, me gotta go

Three nights and days me sail the sea
Me think of girl constantly
On the ship I dream she there
I smell the rose in her hair

Louie Louie, me gotta go
Louie Louie, me gotta go

Me see Jamaica moon above
It won't be long, me see my love
Me take her in my arms and then
I tell her I never leave again

Louie Louie, me gotta go
Louie Louie, me gotta go

1955 Richard Berry cover, with hundreds of versions by other artists. The Kingsmen's recording from 1963 is the best-known.