The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #30536   Message #392382
Posted By: GUEST,Roll&Go-C
07-Feb-01 - 02:44 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords Req: Wake Up Little Suzie Parody S
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Wake Up Little Suzie Parody S
Well, here's what I've come up with so far in rough. Needs some folk processing but maybe we can deconstruct it to a traditional style shanty that someone will ask about in the future.

Charlie Ipcar © 2001
Adapted from Felice & Boudleaux Bryant © Wake Up Little Suzie
Tune: more of a shanty shout at this point roughly based on original tune

WAKE UP, SUZIANNA

Wake up, Suzianna, wake up!
Wake up, Suzianna, wake up!
We've both been sound asleep
Wake up, Suzianna and weep,
Blue Peter's flying, there's no denying,
We're in trouble deep;
Wake up, Suzianna!
Wake up, Suzianna!
We gotta ship out!

Well, we said we'd be aboard by ten,
Well, Suzianna, we've goofed again,
The boson's calling, the capstan's pawling,
And we're three sheets to the wind;
Wake up, Suzianna!
Wake up, Suzianna!
We gotta ship out!

Well, the mudhook's up and down,
But we're still stuck in town,
What we gonna tell the Old Man
When he looks at us with a frown?
Wake up, Suzianna!
Wake up, Suzianna!
We gotta ship out!

Wake up, Suzianna, wake up!
Wake up, Suzianna, wake up!
The rum it wasn't so hot,
But we drank up all of our tot,
We fell asleep, our duff is deep,
Our reputation is shot!
Wake up, Suzianna!
Wake up, Suzianna!
We gotta ship out!