<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Barry Mann Gerry Goffin </Td> </Tr> <P> "Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" is a doo - wop style hit song from 1961 co-written (with Gerry Goffin) and recorded by Barry Mann . He was backed up by the Halos, who had previously backed Curtis Lee on "Pretty Little Angel Eyes". The song was originally released as a single on the ABC - Paramount label (10237). </P> <P> In this song, Mann sings about the frequent use of nonsense lyrics in doo - wop music, and how his girl fell in love with him after listening to several such songs . </P> <P> Examples of the type of song referred to include the Marcels' version of "Blue Moon" (in which they sing "Bomp bomp ba bomp, ba bomp ba bomp bomp" and "dip - de-dip - de-dip") and the Edsels' "Rama - Lama - Ding - Dong", both of which charted earlier the same year . The spoken part is a reference to the song "Little Darlin"' by the Diamonds . "Boogidy shoo" can be found in the lyrics to "Pony Time" by Chubby Checker, released earlier that year . </P>

Who put the bam in the rama lama ding dong