Comments on: Wilder than a Zulu

By: tom_w

tom_w — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000

The thing that stands out for me in the Paramount cartoons is Jackson Beck’s voice work. No matter how cheesy the animation got (moreso in the later Popeyes), Jackson always gave a good performance.

By: Billlll

Billlll — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Jerry! Nice write-up. I always thought the lyric was “Wild as any Zulu.” In any case, that theme song has always enchanted me and that line never fails to leave me shaking my head and smiling at the strangeness of the pre-PC era.

By: Jerry Beck

Jerry Beck — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Hey, let’s post the lyrics!

“Little Lulu, Little Lulu, with freckles on your chin,
Always in and out of trouble, but mostly always in.
Using Daddy’s necktie for the tail on your kite,
Using Mommy’s lipstick for the letters you write.Though the clock says 7:30, it’s really after 10;
Looks like Lulu’s been repairing it again.
Though you’re wild as any Zulu,
And you’re just as hard to tame,
Little Lulu, I love you-Lu just the same, just the same,
Little Lulu, I love you-Lu just the same.” (written by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise, and Sidney Lippman)

By: Billlll

Billlll — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks Jerry! Although it’s written as “Just the same, just the same” I’m ALMOST certain it Little Lulu I love You -Lu just the same, LITTLE DAME”. Again, I could be mistaken, but give it a listen next time and see if that’s what they’re singing.