It appears, from my research, that the lyrics of the closing song were actually
not lyrics but gibberish.
According to a post on a WKRP fan site:
"Q. What are the lyrics to the closing theme?
A. There are no lyrics. None. It's all just gibberish and nonsense words.
Here's a fuller explanation, taken from Michael Kassel's "America's Favorite
Radio Station" site:
Ever wonder what the words are to the closing theme of WKRP? Before you get
excited about finding those long lost lyrics, the actual answer is -- there are
none! Tom Chehak, a first season writer who was present at the Atlanta
recording session of the theme, recalls how Tom Welles, theme writer, suggested
to Chehak and Hugh Wilson a closing theme for the song. According to Chehak,
the singer just started blarring out a bunch of nonsense words; if any of them
were actual words, they're lost to history. Indeed, Chehak recalls how great
they all thought it would be to leave fans guessing forever -- looks like they
got their wish.
Q. Who wrote the closing theme? Who sings it?
A. The closing theme also has music by Tom Wells. The nonsense lyrics were
probably mostly improvised by the singer. According to Steve Marshall at the
Museum of Television and Radio's WKRP seminar (March 4, 1994), the singer of
the closing theme was named Jimmy Ellis."
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