The week of July 12, 1966, found Tommy James and the Shondells atop the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Hanky Panky,’ one of two #1 hits for the band (‘Crimson and Clover’ would top the chart two years later).
This song started as a B-side for a duo called The Raindrops, written by its members Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. A year later, 17-year-old Tommy James and his backing band The Shondells recorded a version of the song from memory, accurately recreating the chorus and melody but rewriting all of the verses.
That record received some airplay in James’ local Michigan area but quickly faded and the band broke up.
Two years later, a Pittsburgh DJ uncovered the recording and began playing it in his market, where it took off. James reformed the band, recruiting Pennsylvania outfit The Raconteurs to become the new Shondells. The band signed a record deal and soon their first official single was a #1 hit.
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My baby does the hanky panky, yeah
My baby does the hanky panky
My baby does the hanky panky
My baby does the hanky panky
Hey my baby does the hanky panky
[Chorus]
My baby does the hanky panky (Yeah)
Yeah, my baby does the hanky panky
Hey my baby does the hanky panky
My baby does the hanky panky
My baby does the hanky panky
[Verse 1]
I saw her walkin’ on down the line (Yeah)
You know I saw her for the very first time
A pretty little girl standin’ all alone
“Hey pretty baby, can I take you home?”
I never saw her, never really saw her (Oh, yeah)
[Chorus]
My baby does the hanky panky
Yeah, my baby does the hanky panky
My baby does the hanky panky
My baby does the hanky panky
My baby does the hanky panky
[Verse 2]
I saw her walkin’ on down the line, yeah
You know I saw her for the very first time
A pretty little girl standin’ all alone
“Hey pretty baby, can I take you home?”
I never saw her, never really saw her
[Chorus]
Hey, my baby does the hanky panky
Yeah, My baby does the hanky panky
My baby does the hanky panky
My baby does the hanky panky
My baby does the hanky panky
[Outro]
Yeah! My baby does the hanky panky
My baby does the hanky panky
Yeah, my baby does the hanky panky
Meet Me In Montauk 
Cool story but a rather vapid redundant song.
Definitely a redundant and dumb song