Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (1971 Stereo Mixed from Mono Show Performance)

"Chirpy Chirpy, Cheep Cheep" is a song recorded in 1970 by its composer Lally Stott, and made popular in 1971 by Scottish band Middle of the Road for whom it was a UK #1 chart hit.That version is one of fewer than fifty singles to have sold more than ten million physical copies worldwide. The original recording of the song by Lally Stott was first released in September 1970 in Italy, where he had been living for several years. It was a hit, entering the Top 20 at the beginning of October. The record company, Philips, was reluctant to release it overseas, and offered it to two other groups: Scottish folk-pop group Middle of the Road, who were working in Italy at the time, and the Trinidadian brother-and-sister duo Mac and Katie Kissoon. Philips eventually released Stott's version elsewhere and it topped the charts in Australia and Zimbabwe, as well as hitting the Top Ten in South Africa. It was not a hit in the US, though peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100, something that Middle of the Road never achieved. Middle of the Road released their version in October 1970 in Italy, though it failed to chart there. It was released in the UK on 15 January 1971 and initially became a hit in continental Europe only, before later growing in popularity in the UK. It entered the UK Singles Chart in the final week of May and reportedly got a boost from DJ Tony Blackburn, who favoured this version over the one by Mac and Katie Kissoon (which had recently been released), and topped the charts three weeks later for five weeks.[6] Mac and Katie Kissoon's version, released in May 1971, had the most success in North America, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the Canadian RPM chart. At the time, the song was dismissed by critics as bubblegum, a view initially held by band leader Ken Andrew: "We were as disgusted with the thought of recording it as most people were at the thought of buying it. But at the end of the day, we liked it." Lyrics Where's your mama gone (where's your mama gone) Little baby, Don? (Little baby, Don?) Where's your mama gone? (Where's your mama gone?) Far, far away Where's your papa gone (where's your papa gone) Little baby, Don? (Little baby, Don?) Where's your papa gone? (Where's your papa gone?) Far, far away Far, far away-ay-ay-ay-ay Last night I heard my mama singing a song Ooh we, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Woke up this morning and my mama was gone Ooh we, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep chirp Where's your mama gone (where's your mama gone) Little baby, Don? (Little baby, Don?) Where's your mama gone? (Where's your mama gone?) Far, far away Where's your papa gone (where's your papa gone) Little baby, Don? (Little baby, Don?) Where's your papa gone? (Where's your papa gone?) Far, far away Far, far away-ay-ay-ay-ay Last night I heard my mama singing a song Ooh we, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Woke up this morning and my mama was gone Ooh we, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep chirp Last night I heard my mama singing a song Ooh we, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Woke up this morning and my mama was gone Ooh we, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep chirp Last night I heard my mama singing a song Ooh we, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Woke up this morning and my mama was gone Ooh we, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep chirp Last night I heard my mama singing a song Ooh we, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Woke up this morning and my mama was gone Ooh we, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep chirp Last night I heard my mama singing a song Ooh we, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Source: Musixmatch