- Chug-a-Lug
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"Chug-a-Lug" Single by Roger Miller from the album Roger and Out A-side Chug-a-Lug B-side Reincarnation Released August 1964 Genre country music Length 2:02 Label Mercury Records Writer(s) Roger Miller Roger Miller singles chronology "Dang Me"
(1964)"Chug-a-Lug"
(1964)"Do-Wacka-Do"
(1964)"Chug-a-Lug" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Roger Miller. The song reached #9 on the U.S. charts in 1964, becoming his second pop hit.
Content
The song is a humorous reminiscence of youthful encounters with homemade alcoholic beverages. The expression "chug-a-lug" refers to quickly downing a drink, and the lyrics describe the singer's reaction to the extra-strong liquor. Example: "I swallered it with a smile / (sound of swallowing) / I run ten mile! Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug / Makes you want to holler, 'Hi-dee-ho!' / Burns your tummy, don't ya know / Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug."
Chart performance
Chart (1964) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3 Canadian RPM Top Singles 23 Cover versions
- A cover of the song was recorded on the Kentucky Headhunters' 2005 album Big Boss Man.
- This song was re-worded and used for the theme of the Hey Hey It's Saturday segment Plucka Duck.
- Country singer Toby Keith included a live cover version on the deluxe edition of his 2010 album Bullets in the Gun.
- Daimi recorded a Danish version of the song and it appears in the end of the 2010 movie Klovn - The Movie.
Studio albums Roger and Out · The Return of Roger Miller · The 3rd Time Around · Words and Music · Walkin' in the Sunshine · Waterhole #3 (Code of the West) · A Tender Look at Love · Roger Miller · Roger Miller Featuring Dang Me! · Roger Miller 1970 · A Trip in the Country · Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven't Written Lately · Celebration · Painted Poetry · Off the Wall · Making a Name for Myself · Old Friends with Willie Nelson · Roger Miller · The Country Side of Roger Miller · Green Green Grass of HomeLive albums Roger Miller Live! · Live · Hits You Remember: LiveSingles 1950s – 1960s"Poor Little John" · "You're Forgettin' Me" · "On This Mountain Top" · "Mine is a Lonely Life" · "Wrong Kind of Girl" · "Jason Fleming" · "You Don't Want My Love" · "When Two Worlds Collide" · "Fair Swiss Maiden" · "Sorry Willie" · "Hey Little Star" · "Lock, Stock and Teardrops" · "Dang Me" · "Chug-a-Lug" · "Do-Wacka-Do" · "King of the Road" · "Engine Engine #9" · "One Dyin' and a-Buryin'" · "It Just Happened That Way" · "Kansas City Star" · "England Swings" · "Husbands and Wives" · "I've Been a Long Time Leaving (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)" · "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd" · "My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died" · "Heartbreak Hotel" · "Walkin' in the Sunshine" · "The Ballad of Waterhole #3 (Code of the West)" · "Old Toy Trains" · "Little Green Apples" · "Tolivar" · "Vance" · "Me and Bobby McGee" · "Where Have All the Average People Gone"1970s – 1980s"The Tom Green County Fair" · "South" · "Tomorrow Night in Baltimore" · "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" · "We Found It in Each Other's Arms" · "Sunny Side of My Life" · "Rings for Sale" · "Hoppy's Gone" · "Open Up Your Heart" · "I Believe in the Sunshine" · "Whistle Stop" · "Our Love" · "I Love a Rodeo" · "Baby Me Baby" · "Oklahoma Woman" · "The Hat" · "Everyone Gets Crazy Now and Then" · "Old Friends" with Willie Nelson and Ray Price · "River in the Rain" · "Some Hearts Get All the Breaks"Compilations Golden Hits · The Best of Roger Miller, Volume One: Country Tunesmith · The Best of Roger Miller, Volume Two: King of the Road · King of the Road · 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection · All Time Greatest Hits · A Man Like MeRelated articles Discography · Robin HoodCategories:- 1964 singles
- Roger Miller songs
- The Kentucky Headhunters songs
- Songs written by Roger Miller
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