Ebenezer Was A Geezer

5 hours ago by @edwinb · @stephenwordsmith

Liner Notes

I saw this @stephenwordsmith lyric was up for grabs, and I thought it really was crying out for a #ukulele. I didn't mean to record the video, but I pressed the wrong button in QuickTime and decided that it meant evidence for a #live_from_the_sofa recording was in order. #fuc

Lyrics

[C]Ebenezer [F]was a geezer
[C]Living by a [G]mountain range
[C]Who was very [F]very very very very
[Am]very [G]strange

[F]He would pass by [C]creatures coupling
[F]With the standard [C]yowling din
[F]And perform their [C]rites of marriage
[F]So they wouldn't live in [G]sin[G7]

[C]Ebenezer [F]was a geezer
[C]Who was very [G7]very [C]strange

[C]Huckleberry [F]was so merry
[C]With his salt and [G]ginger beard
[C]He was very [F]very very very very
[Am]very [G]weird

[F]He would stand in [C]line for prison
[F]Food and irk each [C]stray and waif
[F]Asking if the [C]tuna sandwich
[F]Had the tick for 'mermaid [G]safe'[G7]

[C]Huckleberry [F]was so merry
[C]And so very [G7]very [C]weird

[G7](He was in for forging stock certificates.
Nice guy, otherwise.)

[C]Maximilian [F]had three children
[C]And a wobbly [G]daddy bod
[C]He was very [F]very very hairy yeah and
[Am]Very [G]odd

[F]He would go to [C]Vicky's secret
[F]Grab the nearest [C]girl and say
[F]'Can you fit me [C]for a fitting?'
[F]And he's fittingly an [G]A[G7]

[C]Maximilian [F]had three children
[C]And was very [G7]very [C]odd

[C]Casimiro [F]was a hero
[C]To the ones who [G]held him dear
[C]He was very [F]very very very very very
[Am]Very [G]queer

(No, not like that)

[F]He would slip the [C]pats of butter
[F]And the plastic [C]forks and spoons
[F]In the pockets [C]of the nearest
[F]Buffet patron's panta[G]loons[G7]

[C]Casimiro [F]was a hero
[C]And was very [G7]very [C]queer

[G7](Again, not like that
Not that there's anything wrong with that

One more!)

[C]Aristotle [F]loved the bottle
[C]Got as sozzled [G]as a skunk
[C]And while very [F]very merry (and by merry
[Am]I mean [G]drunk)

[F]He would ask the [C]KFC guy
[F]If the drumsticks [C]in his cup
[F]Were from chickens [C]who were siblings -
[F]Wouldn't dare to break them [G]up[G7]

[C]Aristotle [F]loved the bottle
[C]And got very [G7]very [C]drunk

[G7](Which is pretty redundant, when you put it like that

Much like this song)

[C]

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