Originally titled, "Come Softly," the title of the song was changed because the owner of Dolphin Records, later Dolton Records, Bob Reisdorff feared that AM radio DJ's would think the named too suggestive. He was being extra-cautious, for Dolphin Records was formed by the Seattle DJ for the sole purpose of distributing Fleetwoods records. The song started when members Gray Troxel and Gretchen Christopher were waiting for a lift home from high school by their mother. Troxel started humming, "Dum, dum, domby do wah," when Gretchen noticed that it was the same chord progession as the song she had just finished writing. So she asked him to slow his tempo, then sang her song while he hummed. They took it to Gretchen's singing partner, who liked it, and they formed Two Girls And A Guy. They performed this live twice, once at a high school assembly and at a football game. Their classmates liked it so much that they wanted copies of it so they could learn it. Fun Fact: There are no drums in the song. It's just Troxel shaking his car keys in his closed hands. Residorff suggested that they changed their name to a more "commerical one." Since all three teens had the same telephone exchange-Fleetwood-they accepted Reisdorff's idea and became the Fleetwoods.
Dum, dum, dum, dum dumby dooby dum
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dumby dooby dum
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dumby dooby dum
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dumby dooby dum
Come softly, darling
Come softly, darling
Come softly, darling
Come softly, darling
Come softly, darling
Come to me, stay
You're my obsession
Forever and a day
I want, I want you to know
I love, I love you so
Please hold, hold me so tight
All through, all through the night
Speak softly, darling
Hear what I say
I love you always
Always, always
I've waited, I've waited so long
For your kisses and your love
Please come, come to me
From up, from up above
Come softly, darling
Come softly, darling
I need, need you so much
Wanna feel your warm touch
Dum, dum, dum, dum dumby dooby dum
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dumby dooby dum
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dumby dooby dum
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dumby dooby dum
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The Top 100 Songs Of The 1950s
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