Troglodyte (Cave Man)

"Troglodyte ", originally released as "Troglodite", is a 1972 novelty funk song by the Jimmy Castor Bunch. In the US, it peaked at No. 4 on the R&B chart and No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked it as the No. 80 song for 1972. It peaked at #2 on the Cashbox charts as well.
In Canada, the song reached No. 1 for two weeks in July 1972, and was No. 29 on the RPM/Kowal year-end chart.
"Troglodyte" sold over half-a-million copies, and has been certified gold by the RIAA.

Background

A character introduced in the song, Bertha Butt, was featured in many later Castor Bunch songs, including "The Bertha Butt Boogie".
The song has been sampled in hip-hop and dance music.