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Thread #12369 Message #944821
Posted By: Merritt
02-May-03 - 08:59 AM
Thread Name: Flying Saucer/Space Songs
Subject: Lyr Add: THE EGGPLANT THAT ATE CHICAGO
I've been opening solo gigs with this one:
THE EGGPLANT THAT ATE CHICAGO
You'd better watch out for
The eggplant that ate Chicago
Or he may eat your city soon
You'd better watch out for
The eggplant that ate Chicago
If'n he's still hungry,
the whole country's doomed
BRIDGE: He came from outer space
Looking for something to eat
He landed in Chicago
He thought Chicago was a treat
(It was a treat, it was sweet, it was just like sugar)
You'd better watch out for
The eggplant that ate Chicago
Or he may eat your city soon
You'd better watch out for
The eggplant that ate Chicago
If'n he's still hungry,
the whole country's doomed
INST BREAK/BRIDGE/VERSE/END WITH:
If'n he's still hungry
the whole country's doomed
~ And I really mean it
If'n he's still hungry
the whole country's doomed
~ We're in trouble
If'n he's still hungry
the whole country's doomed END
Originally done by Dr. West's (AKA Norman Greenbaun) Medicine Show and Junk Band. Greenbaum eventually wound up working as a dairy farmer in northern California.
The chords are basic jug band swing type stuff:
G7+6/E9/A7/D9, etc.
- Merritt