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"The Jolly Green Giant"
(based on the Olympics' "Big Boy Pete",
by Don Harris and Dewey Terry;
parody lyrics by Lynn Easton)

Intro:

In duh valley of duh jolly...  (Ho - ho - ho)

Wow!  [rimshot]

Verse 1:

F7F7 Piano Chord 
              BbBb Piano Chord 
          F7F7 Piano Chord 
       C7C7 Piano Chord 

Heard about the Jolly Green Giant  (potatoes)
F7F7 Piano Chord 
      BbBb Piano Chord 
       F7F7 Piano Chord 
    C7C7 Piano Chord 

He's so big and mean  (artichoke hearts)
F7F7 Piano Chord 
                             BbBb Piano Chord 

He stands there laughin' with his hands on his hips
C7 [N.C.]
And then he hits you with a can of beans

guitar (doubled w/organ); played after each verse:

(C7)                (F)
v   v   v       v     v
---------------------|---
---1-----------------|---
-----3-1-3h5p3-1-----|---
-----------------3-1-|-3-
---------------------|---
---------------------|---
^^^^^ triplet

Verse 2:

He lives down there in his valley  (Brussels sprouts)
The cat stands tall and green  (spinach)
Well, he ain't no prize, and there's no women his size
And that's why the cat's so mean

Bridge 1:

E F [N.C.]
One day he left
E F [N.C.]
His valley pad
E F [N.C.]
I mean to say
E F [N.C.]
This cat was mad
E F [N.C.]
Now listen 'round
E F [N.C.]
He wasn't gone long
E F F# G [N.C.]                  C7
And then he ran into an Amazon

Verse 3:

Well, this changed his whole complexion  (broccoli)
He had never seen such a beautiful sight  (corn)
Well, he looked at her
And she looked at him
And she almost passed out from fright

Bridge 2:

He looked at her
Thought, "what a dilly"
He touched her once
She slapped him silly
This was something
He had never sensed
He looked at her
As she commenced
Now listen, pal
This ain't no fluke
"I can't see goin' with a big green kook"

Verse 4:

You've heard about the Jolly Green Giant  (eggplant)
Don't let his troubles cross your mind  (celery stalks)
He couldn't get Sally, so went back to his valley
The cat was color-blind

[repeat verse w/wordless vocal]

... (carrots)
... (canned beans)

[repeat guitar/organ riff; end cold on F]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers