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Thread #29899   Message #380386
Posted By: GUEST,Cookie
23-Jan-01 - 08:39 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Me and Mr. Hohner (Bobby Darin)
Subject: Mr. Homer
Hi,

This one looks fun. Has anybody heard of this song before. I am interested in title, artist, and lyrics, year if possisble for this request that I have received:

While in college in the early 70's my brother and I loved to sing this song, but now we can't remember all the words. It's about a guy and his harmonica which was called "Mr. Horner" because I think that a company named Horner made the official Marine Band Harmonica. The lyrics I do remember go like this...

Me and Mr. Horner went to Tuscon, Arizona, Trying to hitch a rider to Denver. When out of the cold came a highway patrol To pick up on our gender. "Is it a her or a him, or maybe Tiny Tim - Up against the wall," says the fat one. "Well that's a cute mustach, do you have any stash - blah, blah, (can't remember this line) blah..." Well it may sound silly, but I'm staring at the billy Quietly asking myself now Willy, They use those things to make you ear drums ring, blah, blah, (can't remember this either) blah