jolly green giant — текст песни (kingsmen)

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:49:15 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./k/kingsmen/jolly_green_giant.crd

The Jolly Green Giant
(based on the Olympics` Big Boy Pete,
by Don Harris and Dewey Terry;
parody lyrics by Lynn Easton)

Intro:

In duh valley of duh jolly... (Ho - ho - ho)

Wow! [rimshot]

Verse 1:

F7 Bb F7 C7
Heard about the Jolly Green Giant (potatoes)
F7 Bb F7 C7
He`s so big and mean (artichoke hearts)
F7 Bb
He stands there laughin` with his hands on his hips
C7 [N.C.]
And then he hits you with a can of beans

guitar (doubled w/organ); played after each verse:

(C7) (F)
v v v v v
---------------------|---
---1-----------------|---
-----3-1-3h5p3-1-----|---
-----------------3-1-|-3-
---------------------|---
---------------------|---
^^^^^ triplet

Verse 2:

He lives down there in his valley (Brussels sprouts)
The cat stands tall and green (spinach)
Well, he ain`t no prize, and there`s no women his size
And that`s why the cat`s so mean

Bridge 1:

E F [N.C.]
One day he left
E F [N.C.]
His valley pad
E F [N.C.]
I mean to say
E F [N.C.]
This cat was mad
E F [N.C.]
Now listen `round
E F [N.C.]
He wasn`t gone long
E F F G [N.C.] C7
And then he ran into an Amazon

Verse 3:

Well, this changed his whole complexion (broccoli)
He had never seen such a beautiful sight (corn)
Well, he looked at her
And she looked at him
And she almost passed out from fright

Bridge 2:

He looked at her
Thought, what a dilly
He touched her once
She slapped him silly
This was something
He had never sensed
He looked at her
As she commenced
Now listen, pal
This ain`t no fluke
I can`t see goin` with a big green kook

Verse 4:

You`ve heard about the Jolly Green Giant (eggplant)
Don`t let his troubles cross your mind (celery stalks)
He couldn`t get Sally, so went back to his valley
The cat was color-blind

[repeat verse w/wordless vocal]

... (carrots)
... (canned beans)

[repeat guitar/organ riff; end cold on F]


-- another ace 60`s tab from Andrew Rogers