Good Golly, Miss Molly

"Good Golly, Miss Molly" was written in 1956 by John Marascalco and Robert "Bumps" Blackwell — the latter of whom is best known for producing Little Richard, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price, and Sly and the Family Stone, among others. I believe it was at least partially in conjunction with Little Richard, who claimed to have contributed the lyric "sure like to ball," substituting it for a milder line now lost to history. 

"Miss Molly" has been a standard cover almost since it was released in 1958. 

The CCR version slows the tempo, which is fairly unusual among the many covers (maybe because there is no piano):

This clip shows that even up-tempo versions can be original:

From the Czech Republic:

 

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