Bobby Darin - Splish Splash (Lyrics version)

“Splish Splash, I was takin’ a bath…” — and just like that, Bobby Darin made rock and roll history! What started as a playful challenge turned into a career-launching smash. When New York DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman) bet his friend Bobby Darin that he couldn’t write a hit using the phrase “Splish splash, I was takin’ a bath”—a line suggested by Murray’s own mother, Jean Kaufman—Darin rose to the occasion with style, wit, and a backbeat you could dance to. Released by Atco Records, “Splish Sp