Guess the 1960s song lyrics #184

*First line is the band name. 1969. This song was recorded by studio musicians to fill a B side of a record an attributed to a then fictitious band. However, the label's big buy loved the song and wanted it to be an A side song. So, the band had to become reality. This song hit #1 and sold over 6 million records. Today it is sometimes sung at sporting events to send off the opposing team.