Lyr Req: chocolate

Subject: chocolate
From: JudeL
Date: 10 Apr 01 - 10:23 AM

I'm not sure exactly what the title is but the chorus is:
When you're feeling down the best way up is chocolate
its the substance that can get you through the day
let me get my teeth aroun, something small and square and brown
and I'll masticate until I feel o.k.

I've heard Moira Craig sing it now and then but I'd love to have the words.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: Gervase
Date: 10 Apr 01 - 10:33 AM

Jude, I've got an incomplete set - here goes:

When you're tired and depressed and feeling lonely,
When your chequebook's in the red and you feel blue;
When you're glad the XXX are open or your rubber band is broken,
Or you drop the toilet paper down the loo.
When you're feeling such an urge to wash the steak knives,
Or to sniff at the exhaust pipe of your car;
Or to farewell all your friends and take a nap inside the oven,
Stop! Salvation's just a suck from where you are.

When you're feeling down the best way up is chocolate,
It's the answer that will get you through the day.
Let me get my teeth around something small and square and round
And I'll masticate until I feel OK.

Now when God had finished making all the heavens,
And the mountains and the valleys and the seas,
And the weather and the weevils, and the squid and German measles,
And the gherkins and the cockles and the fleas,
On the seventh day when He was sitting resting;
He was feeling in a very chipper mood.
then came one last inspiration for one final last creation;
Something fit to please a god that could be chewed.

When I see a bar of chocolate lying idle
It always seems to find its way inside my jaws.
It tastes better in than out, it's a shame to mess about,
for it's going to a very worthy cause.
And although it won't endear me to my dentist
And my doctor will be fearful for my health,
And it's given me a skinful of enormous oily pimples,
I'm still feeling very good about myself.

That's the version I got from Moira, but someone sat on the mike at the crucial moment, so there are a few dubious bits!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: JudeL
Date: 10 Apr 01 - 11:10 AM

Thanks - I know there is another verse in there somewhere as I remember the line : you can never have a bad trip eating chocolate : but thats a lot more than I had before

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: SINSULL
Date: 10 Apr 01 - 01:00 PM

And from the Smothers Brothers:
I fell into a vat of chocolate
I fell into a vat of chocolate
What did you do when you fell into the chocolate?
La Dee Doo Dum La Dee Doo Dum Die

I yelled "Fire!" when I fell into the chocolate
I yelled "Fire!" when I fell into the chocolate
Why did you yell "Fire!" when I fell into the chocolate
La dee do dum la dee do dum die

'Cause if I yelled "CHOCOLATE!!!!" no one would pay any attention.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: Morticia
Date: 10 Apr 01 - 03:02 PM

Thanks for that Gervase, I'd always wanted the words too.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From:
Date: 10 Apr 01 - 11:55 PM

Zeke Hoskins wrote a great chocolate song but I don't have te words. mg

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: robd
Date: 07 May 01 - 12:21 PM

also...

Chocolate is great, chocolate is grand
Melts in your mouth, melts in your hand
Chocolate is love

Cocoa is warm, fudgesicles chill
Whatever the form, it's always a thrill
Chocolate is love

Please don't mention the chemical connection
Chocolate makes in my head
This Swiss Miss I'm drinkin',
This Hershey Bar I'm thinkin'
If I can't be in love, I'll have a truffle instead

(can't remember the last verse : anybody?)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 07 May 01 - 12:24 PM

GERVASE I NEED THE TUNE TO THAT SONG!!!!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: Gervase
Date: 08 May 01 - 07:18 AM

Animaterra, PM me with your e-mail address and I'll mail you an MP3 of a large part of the song (I'm no good at tadpoles on telegraph wires or MIDI or such-like, I'm afraid).

Subject: Lyr Add: CHOCOLATE (Marcus Turner)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 02 May 02 - 08:27 PM

This version has 2 more verses than the one posted by Gervase, and is different in a few other details. I've marked the differences with boldface. It's labeled a "New Zealand song."

Lyrics copied from http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~dexy/music/chocolat.txt

NOTE: There is allegedly an ABC file that contains tunes for this and many other songs at http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~dexy/music/ but I didn't try to download it. I'll leave that to someone who is knowledgeable about using ABC.

CHOCOLATE
(Marcus Turner)

When you're tired and depressed, and feeling lonely,
When your chequebook's in the red, and you are blue,
When you've left the freezer open, or your rubber band is broken,
Or you've dropped the toilet paper down the loo,
If you feel a sudden urge to wash the bread-knife,
Or to sniff at the exhaust-pipe of your car,
Or to farewell those you love 'n' take a nap inside the oven,
Stop! Salvation's just a sup from where you are!

CHO: When you're feeling down, the best way up is chocolate:
It's the answer that will get you through the day.
Let me get my teeth around something small and square and brown,
And I'll masticate until I feel O.K.

Now, when God had finished making all the heavens,
And the valleys and the mountains and the seas,
And the weather, and the weasels, and the squid, and German measles,
And the gherkins, and Hong Kong, and all the fleas,
On the seventh day, as he was sitting resting,
He was feeling in a very chipper mood.
There came one more inspiration for one last divine Creation:
Something fit to please a God, that could be chewed! CHO.

When I see a bar of chocolate lying idle,
It always seems to find its way inside my jaws.
It's a shame to mess about, 'cos it tastes better in than out,
And it's going to a very worthy cause.
And although it won't endear me to my dentist,
And my doctor will be worried for my health,
And it's given me a skinful of enormous oily pimples,
I'm still feeling very good about myself! CHO.

Just remember, if it's chocolate, you can eat it:
Chocolate eggs and chocolate fish and chocolate chips,
Chocolate steak and mousse and frogs, chocolate beans and mice and logs,
Let a chocolate bomb explode across your lips!
Some is crunchy, and is filled with Hokey-pokey,
Some is thrown about by cowboys, and is white.
There's a whole world out there waiting: don't just sit there salivating,
Pull your socks up, brace yourself and Bite! Bite! Bite! CHO.

You will never have a bad trip eating chocolate.
And it's tastier than sex, and much more fun.
Keep your pills and dope and glue, and your gin and whiskey too,
'Cos there's no buzz like a chocolate Buzz - Bar none!
If you really, really love me, give me chocolate,
Give me chocolate 'till it's coming out my ears.
All I crave is just enough so I can indolently stuff
Myself for years and years and years and years and years! CHO.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: JudeL
Date: 03 May 02 - 04:47 AM

Thanks guys, I've heard Moira Craig sing this and had filled in most of the xxxxx bits from her and also the last verse which she sings, but I've not heard the last but one verse before. Jude

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: GUEST,PP
Date: 03 May 02 - 05:48 AM

ABC for Chocolate (from the page that Jim linked to)

T:Chocolate Song, The M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:120 C:Marcus Turner K:G B,C|"G"DD D>D DD ED|DG3-G2DD| DG GB Bd dB|"D"A6Bc|! "G"dB "D"Ac "G"BG GA|BG "C"EG "G"ED Bc| 1 dB "D"Ac "G"BG "C"FE|"D"D6:| 2 dB "D"Ac "G"BG "D"FA|"G"G6:||

PP

Subject: Tune Add: CHOCOLATE (Marcus Turner)
From: GUEST,PP
Date: 03 May 02 - 05:50 AM

Oops, sorry. Forgot line breaks. Try again:

T:Chocolate Song, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:120
C:Marcus Turner
K:G
B,C|"G"DD D>D DD ED|DG3-G2DD|
DG GB Bd dB|"D"A6Bc|!
"G"dB "D"Ac "G"BG GA|BG "C"EG "G"ED Bc|
1 dB "D"Ac "G"BG "C"FE|"D"D6:|
2 dB "D"Ac "G"BG "D"FA|"G"G6:||

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 03 May 02 - 08:23 AM

Thanks for the source and the last 2 verses! Just in time for morris season, too!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: Micca
Date: 03 May 02 - 11:59 AM

Allison, I know the tune and can send a tape if needed!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 03 May 02 - 12:06 PM

Thanks, luv- Gervase came thru last spring; I just didn't know the author or the last 2 verses. How're you doing?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: Mrrzy
Date: 03 May 02 - 02:17 PM

I need this song. Somebody sing it to me!

Subject: Lyr Add: I LOVE CHOCOLATE (Zeke Hoskin)
From: Stewart
Date: 03 May 02 - 04:28 PM

Here's Zeke's song:

I LOVE CHOCOLATE - Zeke Hoskin

CHORUS

I love chocolate, I love you
I hope you'll never prove untrue
But I'll have chocolate if you do
I can count on chocolate.

Father never seemed to make enough
to feed his children steak
But Mom churned out that chocolate cake,
chocolate made my childhood

Chocolate is so action-packed
it makes those children hyperact
But too much speed is what I lack,
Grown-ups need more chocolate

Dogs love chocolate, don't know why,
speeds their hearts up till they die
Vet bill's gonna make you cry,
don't let dogs have chocolate

Careless love can break your heart,
God knows smoking isn't smart
Too much beer can make you fat,
nothing's safe but chocolate

How do you know that Easter's here?
Chocolate bunnies do appear
If Christ had risen twice that year,
we could have more chocolate

If your husband's youth is spent,
his get-up-and-go has went
Chocolate straightens what is bent,
feed your husband chocolate

Some of you might think this song is short
on meaning and much too long
And I'm not gonna say you're wrong,
let's go have some chocolate

OPTIONAL VERSES - PLEASE DON'T SING THEM ALL EVERY TIME

If your waistband's getting tight
and dieting is such a fight
You can curb your appetite:
precede each meal which chocolate

Young folks doubt that those above
forty-five years old can love
Sex, of course, we don't dream of
but we can still love chocolate

Now that xxxx is nnnnty-five,
we're so glad that (s)he's alive
It makes a great excuse to drive
to xxxx's house for chocolate

Monica thought she'd go far
until she ran across Ken Starr
He caught her smoking Bill's cigar -
she should have stuck with chocolate

Canadian women have it tough,
do without some vital stuff
A survey says they don't get enough
. . . . . . chocolate

Americans cut down, I hear,
to less than five pounds each per year
It shows that when you drink weak beer
you lose your taste for chocolate

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: GUEST,JF Stover
Date: 29 Aug 23 - 05:08 PM

Chocolate · Mary Stribling

Chocolate is hip, chocolate is now;
Beans from Brazil, milk from the cow.
Chocolate is love.

https://youtu.be/V0mgzx6Zpq8?feature=shared

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chocolate
From: GUEST,JF Stover
Date: 29 Aug 23 - 05:08 PM

Chocolate · Mary Stribling

Chocolate is hip, chocolate is now;
Beans from Brazil, milk from the cow.
Chocolate is love.

https://youtu.be/V0mgzx6Zpq8?feature=shared