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Passing 7/6/03 at 95 years
Beverly Hillbillies
Theme Song
lyrics and music
by Paul Henning
Sung by Jerry Scoggins (d 12/7/04 at age 93)
Played by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs)
TV show ran from 1962 - 1971
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| Come 'n | listen to my story 'bout a | ma an named Jed. A |
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| poor mountaineer, barely | kept his fam'ly fed. Then |
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| one day he was shootin | a t some food, and | up thru the ground
came a |
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| bubblin' | crude.
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(spoken) Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.
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| Well the | first thing you kn o w ol'|
Jed's a millionaire. The |
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| kin folk sa id "Jed, | move away from there." Said | "Californy is the
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| place you oughta be", so | they loaded up the truck and |
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| moved to Beverly. |
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(Spoken) Hills, that is. Swimmin' pools, movie stars.
Additional lyrics:
Ol' Jed bought a mansion. Lawdy it was swank
Next door neighbor was pres'dent of the bank,
Lotsa folks objected, but the banker found no fault,
'Cause ol' Jed's millions was a-layin' in the vault
Cash, that is! Capital gains, Depletion money!
Sung at the end of the show:
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| Well now it's | time to say goodbye to Jed
and | all hi is kin, an' |
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| they would like to thank you folks fer | kindly droppin' in. You're |
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| all invited back 'gain | t'this locality, to |have a heapin' helpin' of |
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| their hospital | 'ty. |
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Spoken:
Hillbilly, that is! Set a spell, Take your shoes off! Y'all come back, y'hear!
Cast:
| Jed Clampett: | Buddy Ebsen |
| Granny Daisy Moses: | Irene Ryan |
| Elly May Clampett: | Donna Douglas |
| Jethro Bodine: | Max Baer Jr. |
| Milburn Drysdale: | Raymond Bailey |
| Miss Jane Hathaway: | Nancy Kulp |
| Mrs. Margaret Drysdale: | Harriet E. MacGibbon |
| Cousin Pearl Bodine: | Bea Benaderet |
| Elverna Bradshaw: | Elvia Allman |
| Photographer Harry Barth: | John Alvin |
| Himself: | Bill Baldwin Sr. |
| Joy Devine: | Diana Bartlett |
| Gloria Buckles: | Bettina Brenna |
| Joseph P. 'Uncle Joe' Carson: | Edgar Buchanan |
| Sam Drucker: | Frank Cady |
| John Faversham: | Richard Caldicot |
| Doctor Roy Clyburn: | Fred Clark |
| Dr. Klingner: | Richard Deacon |
| Chauffeur Parkins: | Barney Elmore |
| Shorty Kellems: | Shug Fisher |
| Himself: | Lester Flatt |
| Himself: | Earl Scruggs |
| Flo Shafer: | Kathleen Freeman |
| Lawrence Chapman: | Milton Frome |
| Jasper DePew: | Phil Gordon |
| Ravenswood the Butler: | Arthur Gould-Porter |
| Shad: | Lloyd 'Shad' Heller |
| Homer Cratchit: | Percy Helton |
| Studio Guard: | Ray Kellogg |
| Gladys Flatt: | Joi Lansing |
| Susan Graham: | Mady Maguire |
| Helen Thompson: | Danielle Mardi |
| Miss Jeanne Leeds: | Judith McConnell |
| General Grant: | William Mims |
| Humphrey The Chauffeur: | Burt Mustin |
| Sonny Drysdale: | Louis Nye |
| Dash Riprock: | Larry Pennell |
| Sheldon Epps: | Alan Reed Jr. |
| John Cushing: | Roy Roberts |
| Edythe Brewster: | Lisa Seagram |
| Shifty Shafer, aka 'Honest John': | Phil Silvers |
| Marie the Maid: | Sirry Steffen |
| Janet Trego: | Sharon Tate |
| Matthew Templeton: | Roger Torrey |
| Louise Scruggs: | Midge Ware |
| Lafe Crick: | Peter Whitney |
| John Brewster: | Frank Wilcox |
| Homer Winch: | Paul Winchell |
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