The Lovin Spoonful
LYRICS: I was down in Savannah
Eatn' Cream and Bananas
When the heat just made me faint
I began to get crosseyed
I thought I was lost
I'd begun to see things as they ain't.
As the relatives gathered to see what's the matter
The doctor came to see was I fine.
But the doctor said give him jug band music,
It seems to make him feel just fine.
I was told a little tail about a skinny as a rail
L.A. put cowboy with a headache
He was hung up in the desert swappin' rats
And tryn' ta get a drink of water with his knees gettin' mud caked
And I'll tell you and exceptance how he stumbled into Memphis Tenassee
Lookin' hard and gettin' dust baked.
We gave 'im little water; a little bit of wine
he opened up his eyes but they didn't seem to shine
And the doctor said give him jug band music
it seems to make him feel just fine
So if you ever get sickly
get sister run quickly to the dusty closet shelf
and pull out a washboard; and play a guitar chord
and do a little do it yourself.
call on your neighbors to put down their labors
and come and play the hardware in time
cause the doctor said give him jug band music
it seems to make him feel just fine
I was floatin' in the ocean
greased with suntan lotion
when i got wiped out by a beach boy
he was surfin' when he hit me but jumped off his board to get me
and he dragged me by the armpit like a child's toy
as we staggerd into land with all the waitors eatn' sandwitches
we tried to mooch a towel from the hoi poloi
he emptied out his eardrums; i emptied out mine
and everybody knows that the very last line is
the doctor said give him jug band music
it seems to make him feel just fine
and the doctor said give him jug band music
it seems to make him feel just fine.
Good stuff! I vaguely remember watching the "Do you Believe in Magic" video one Saturday morning in the late 60's or early 70's. One of the Apollo missions was about to land on the moon and I was waiting for the broadcast to break in.
ReplyDeleteThank you, so much. LOVE Sebastian, as you know. THIS gets me good:
ReplyDeleteI was told a little tale about a skinny as a rail L.A. put [I'm not sure LA put is correct, BTW] cowboy with a headache.
He was hung up in the desert swappin' rats
And tryn' ta get a drink of water with his knees gettin' mud caked.
And I'll tell you and exceptance [?right word?] how he stumbled into Memphis, Tennessee
Lookin' hard and gettin' dust baked.
We gave 'im little water; a little bit of wine,
he opened up his eyes but they didn't seem to shine . .
A whole story contained in a quirkily worded stanza. Love that man!
OK, I couldn't stand it. I believe it's "8 foot cowboy" and "I'll tell you in a sentence". And I'm not being critical of you, Mike. When I Googled the lyrics, I first got the same ones you posted. When they didn't make sense to me, I dug a little deeper. I wonder if I'll ever NOT be OC? Not likely, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteHey Beach, Just a bit more fogie music. John Sebastian has been a thread holding my together. Nashville cats was playing in my head Monday, then Welcome Back Kotter and Les posting Loving Spoonful Thursday.
ReplyDeleteHi Les, I'm glad you figured it out, I didn't even notice it was wrong. Probably obsessing over something else.
Love Nashville Cats, as well! Understand the obsessing, my friend. The thing I don't seem to put down. But it's extra serious when song lyrics are at issue. I take that to heart!
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