# "Louie,Louie" X-rated lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [May 23, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-louie-x-rated-lyrics/305101 "2005-05-23T15:31:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bigalnino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@bigalnino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigalnino)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-louie-x-rated-lyrics/305101/1 "2005-05-23T15:31:11Z")
“Louie,Louie” was banned at some High Scholl event lately. Now I know Cecil has a set of the definitive lyrics posted at [Songlyrics.com](http://Songlyrics.com) but I recall once hearing a version with different words. It was a little like the “foreign fish and finger pie” line in the Beatles song. Does anyone know the lyrics which are deemed offensive? * * * Link to Column: [What are the lyrics to “Louie, Louie?”](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_316.html)– CKDH ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-louie-x-rated-lyrics/305101/2 "2005-05-23T15:50:05Z")
I know The Smoking Gun had some documents from the original FBI investigation. The lyrics the FBI came up with were rather offensive. Or rather tehy would be if they made any sense. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-louie-x-rated-lyrics/305101/3 "2005-05-23T16:37:22Z")
> [@Maus Magill](#): > > I know The Smoking Gun had some documents from the original FBI investigation. The lyrics the FBI came up with were rather offensive. > > Or rather tehy would be if they made any sense. I forsee a forum change in the immediate future. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-louie-x-rated-lyrics/305101/4 "2005-05-23T17:56:58Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > I forsee a forum change in the immediate future. See? ---
**Author:** ![Perderabo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Perderabo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perderabo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-louie-x-rated-lyrics/305101/5 "2005-05-24T18:23:49Z")
Cecil’s column: [What are the REAL lyrics to “Louie Louie”?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_316.html). ---
**Author:** ![bigalnino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@bigalnino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigalnino)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-louie-x-rated-lyrics/305101/6 "2005-05-25T16:40:32Z")
> [@Maus Magill](#): > > I know The Smoking Gun had some documents from the original FBI investigation. The lyrics the FBI came up with were rather offensive. > > Or rather tehy would be if they made any sense. Thanks for the Smoking Gun info. We can really sleep well at night knowing the FBI is looking out for us. bigalnino ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-louie-x-rated-lyrics/305101/7 "2005-05-27T03:27:05Z")
I own over 300 versions of “Louie Louie”. It’s my favorite song, being the perfect 3-chord punk rock song. That said, I can vouch for the accuracy of the lyrics as Cecil posted them in his column, at least for the Richard Berry and Kingsmen versions. Many artists who have covered this song have changed the lyrics. Black Flag’s version, in particular, departs from the traditional lyrics. But the original lyrics are benign, and in fact the FBI investigation concluded, after some time and money was spent, that the singing on the Kingsmen’s song was unintelligible, and therefore could not be prosecuted. ---
**Author:** ![Crandolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@Crandolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crandolph)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-louie-x-rated-lyrics/305101/8 "2005-05-29T00:51:48Z")
You can have a gander at the FBI reports [here](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/louie/louie.html) . :rolleyes: The original is more of an R’n’B tune than a punker. It seems that the original was 3 chords, but some of the many versions since have been 4. It’s kinda funny to look up the online tabs for this one; no one seems to agree upon _which_ chords…