<P> `` Charlie Brown '' is a popular Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song that was a top - ten hit for The Coasters in the spring of 1959 ( released in January , coupled with `` Three Cool Cats , '' Atco 6132 ) . It went to # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts , and was the first of three top - ten hits for the Coasters that year . It is best known for the phrase , `` Why 's everybody always pickin ' on me ? '' </P>
<P> `` Charlie Brown '' is a popular Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song that was a top - ten hit for The Coasters in the spring of 1959 ( released in January , coupled with `` Three Cool Cats , '' Atco 6132 ) . It went to # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts , and was the first of three top - ten hits for the Coasters that year . It is best known for the phrase , `` Why 's everybody always pickin ' on me ? '' </P>
who sang charlie brown he 's a clown
who sang charlie brown he 's a clown
The Coasters
The Coasters