On the woodpecker hit parade Though he can't sing a note there's a frog in his throat All his top notes come out blurred He's the ladies' first choice with a laugh in his voice He gives all his rivals the bird Ho-ho-ho ho ho ho-ho-ho ho ho ...
Over the years, several actors became the bird’s raucous voice--which was patterned on the short croaking noise a woodpecker makes in flight--with its contemptuous “Henh-Henh-Henh-HENNNH-Henh” laugh. The best known was Mel Blanc. But after Blanc signed an exclusive contract to do the...