Surfin Bird By The Trashmen

"Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by the American surf rock band The Trashmen. It was released in 1963 and reached No. 4 on the

Billboard Hot 100.[1] It is a combination of two R&B hits by The Rivingtons: "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word".[2] The song has had a number of cover versions, including by the Ramones, Silverchair, Sodom and The Cramps, whose version was more than twice the length of the original.