Americana Deluxe

Tracks

1. The Boogie Bumper

2. Mr. Pinstripe Suit

3. King of Swing

4. Minnie the Moocher

5. You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (baby)

6. Jump With My Baby

7. Maddest Kind of Love

8. Go-Daddy-O

9. Please Baby

10. Mambo Swing

11. Jumpin' Jack

12. So Long, Farewell, Goodbye


Back to Albums


The Boogie Bumper

Instrumental


Mr. Pinstripe Suit

Now, friends let me tell you about this cat that I once met
Smooth talker...with an export cigarette
I don't believe I ever saw him without a cocktail in his hand
And no one swings as hard to the big bad voodoo band

Now he strolls through the city like a big ol' alley cat
With his pinstripe suit and a big bad voodoo hat
I don't believe I ever saw him without a kitten on his hand
And no one swings as hard to the big bad voodoo band

Hey Mr. Pinstripe Suit. Hey Mr. Hi De Hi De Ho
Well I know you got the answers that we all wanna know
Hey Mr. Wingtip Shoes. Hey Mr. Always On The Go
Well I know you got the answers that we all wanna know

King of Swing

When you feel your bones a shakin'
And your temperature is risin'
And the groove begins to move you
It’s the King of Swing. . .

When you see those fires' burnin'
And your fever is a risin'
And the drums begin a poundin'
It's the King of Swing. . .

Minnie the Moocher

Here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher
She was a low-down Hoochie Koocher
She was the roughest toughest frail
But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale

Hidey Hidey Hidey Hi . . .etc.

She messed around with a bloke named Smokey
She loved him though he was cokey
He took her down to Chinatown
And showed her how to kick the gong around

She had a dream about the King of Sweden
He gave her things that she was needin'
He gave her a home built of gold and steel
A diamond car with the platinum wheel

He gave her his townhouse and his racin' horses
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses
Had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes
She sat around and counted them a million times

You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (baby)

Hey Jack...I know what your thinking
That now's as good as any to start drinking
Hey Scotty...Yeah...What's it gonna be?
A gin & tonic sounds might mighty good to me

Man I know I gotta go it's the same thing every time
But I don't think another drinks' gonna make me lose my mind
So I think about my next drink
And it's you & me and the bottle makes 3 tonight

Well I know this cat named Moe
He wanders to and fro
His and my favorite waterin' hole
I said "Hey Moe, how you doing, where have you been?"
He said, "I've been fine with my whiskey, wine and gin"

Man I know I gotta go it's the same thing every time
But I don't think another drinks' gonna make me lose my mind
So I think about my next drink
And it's you & me and the bottle makes 3 tonight

Jump With My Baby

I wanna jump with my baby and I don't mean maybe tonight
I wanna jump with my baby and I don't mean maybe tonight
I wanna jump all night it's gonna be all right with her

I wanna swing with my baby and I don't mean maybe tonight
I wanna swing with my baby and I don't mean maybe tonight
I'm gonna swing all night it's gonna be all right with her

I'm gonna jump with my baby tonight
I'm gonna jump with my baby tonight
I'm gonna jump all night its gonna be alright with her

Maddest Kind of Love

The maddest kind of love
Is a love you know is wrong
It burns a hole right through your soul
And cuts you like a knife

The maddest kind of love
Is a love you know won't last
It fills your heart with passion
Makes you lie about your past

You know I speak from experience
I live it each day
It's something she does
It's something she'll say
It's the maddest kind of love

The maddest kind of love
Is a love just for the thrill
It doesn't have a conscience
Only lives... for the kill

The maddest kind of love
Is a love you know's a lie
It leaves you feeling empty
To weak too cold to cry

You know I speak from experience
I live it each day
It's something she does
It's something she'll say
It's the maddest kind of love

Go-Daddy-O

Go Daddy-O . . .etc . . .

We gotta go Daddy-O

Please Baby

Please Baby...Let's get it right
I don't think I can take it...one more night
I know I love you, I love you
I love you as though the stars are mine
So please Baby, show me that you are mine

Please Baby...Let's not fight
I don't think I can take it...one more night
I know I love you, I love you
I love you as though the stars are mine
So please Baby, show me that you are mine

Please Baby...Let's keep it right
I wanna make love to you baby all through the night
I know I love you, I love you
I love you as though the stars are mine
So please Baby, show me that you are mine

Mambo Swing

Swingin through the jungle
I have sailed the 7 sea's
King of the monkeys and nothing bothers me
I wanna fly right through the sky. I wanna touch the moon
But I hear it call me and I have to go back soon

Fires in the city. There was dancin in the streets
More than a scene and mambo was the king
I wanna fly right back through time. Like a fever without care
And I hear it calling me and I wanna take you there

Jumpin' Jack

When you hit the dance floor you gotta be Jumpin Jack
Jump on in jump with your baby
Like a wild train rollin right down you track
Wow Wow you just can't stop it
Like a wild train rollin right down your track
Wow Wow watch it watch it

So Long, Farewell, Goodbye

Scotty:
So long my friends, farewell, goodbye
I'd love to stay an play and sing for awhile
But it's time to hit the road and say goodbye
So long farewell goodbye

Andy:
Goodbye to my friends I'm glad you were here
It's time for us to go and get another beer
Well I like to see your smiling faces again
So goodbye my friends bye-bye

Dirk:
Thank you for the open invitation
Your kind applause and adulation
But look at the time, lord we got to fly
So long farewell baby bye-bye

Glen:
Hey there now friends,it’s time to go
But we’ll return and do another show
When we come back, drop in and say hi
So long farewell bye-bye

Dirk:
Give me a smile and a warm embrace
Pick up your coat and grab that old suitcase
I hear the whistle blowin down the track
Can’t say for sure when we’re coming back

So long farewell baby bye-bye
And now we're leaving with tears in our eyes
We'll be back soon so don't you cry
So long farewell bye-bye

Top
Back to Albums
Back Home