Here Comes The Judge

Here Comes The Judge is a song and single by American soul and comedy singer Pigmeat Markham first released in 1968 on the Chess label.^[1] The record entered the UK charts in July 1968, spending eight weeks on the charts and reaching 19 as its highest position.^[2] The song originated with his signature comedy routine "heyeah (here) come da judge", which made a mockery of formal courtroom etiquette.

Other versions

The song has been covered by several artists most notably, Shorty Long, whose 1968 Tamla Motown version also entered the UK charts in July 1968 but only reached 30 as its highest position.^[3] Other artists to have recorded the song include The Barron Knights, Peter Tosh and The Vapors.^[4]

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