Sh-boom-artists: the crew cuts from "looking back-the fabulous 50's"-columbia c5 10919-peak billboard position # 1 for 9 weeks in 1954-competing versions charted by the chords (#5), stan freberg (#14), and-the billy williams quartet (#21)-considered by many to be the first #1 rock and roll song-words and music by james keyes, claude feaster, floyd mcrae, and-james edwardshey nonny ding dong, alang alang alangboom ba-doh, ba-doo ba-doodle-ayoh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)if i could take you up in paradise up above (sh-boom)if you would tell me i'm the only one that you lovelife could be a dream sweetheart(hello hello again, sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again)oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)if only all my precious plans would come true (sh-boom)if you would let me spend my whole life lovin' youlife could be a dream sweetheartnow every time i look at yousomething is on my mind (dat-dat-dat-dat-dat-duh)if you do what i want you tobaby, we'd be so fineoh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)if i could take you up in paradise up above (sh-boom)if you would tell me i'm the only one that you lovelife could be a dream sweetheartsh-boom sh-boom ya-da-da da-da-da da-da-da dash-boom sh-boom ya-da-da da-da-da da-da-da dash-boom sh-boom ya-da-da da-da-da da-da-da da, sh-boomsh-boom sh-boom ya-da-da da-da-da da-da-da dash-boom sh-boom ya-da-da da-da-da da-da-da dash-boom sh-boom ya-da-da da-da-da da-da-da da, sh-boomevery time i look at yousomethin' is on my mind if you do what i want you tobaby, we'd be so finelife could be a dream if i could take you up in paradise up above if you would tell me i'm the only one that you lovelife could be a dream sweetheart(hello hello again, sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again) boom sh-boomhey nonny ding dong, alang alang alang (sh-boom)ba-doh, ba-doo ba-doodle-aylife could be a dreamlife could be a dream, sweetheartlife could be a dreamif only all my precious plans would come trueif you would let me spend my whole life loving youlife could be a dream sweetheart(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)sweetheart!!transcribed by robin hoodthese lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned aboveand do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheetmusic, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.