Howard Johnson’s Got His Ho-Jo Working
Magnet
Don’t Knock At My Door
Tragic Magic
Only You
Who Put The Garlic In The Glue?
Get A Grip
Boys In The City
New Tune
Scraps
It’s Not So Hard
Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive / Things Are Getting Better
Do You Feel It?
Ain’t It All Right
Just Close Your Eyes And Be Mine Ruby
Hymn #9
Trouble At The Henhouse
Whup !
Howard Johnson’s got his ho-jo workin’
Ho-jo workin’ on me
He’s got his hands in my pocket and his hot is cold
I’m so hungry and I’m on the road
I want a grilled cheese and a order of fries
Have to drink water or I won’t get by
I just want to see you on your own
How we ever gonna tell you
Howard Johnson’s got his ho-jo workin’
Ho-jo workin’ on me
Check my gas it’s on the empty line
Fillin’ up I go waste some time
Rest of my family’s got to get their fill
I can’t do it with a five dollar bill
I just want to see you on your own
How we ever gonna tell you
Howard Johnson’s got his ho-jo workin’
Ho-jo workin’ on me
I just want to see you on your own
Not the boy who plays the tuba
Howard Johnson’s got his ho-jo workin’
Ho-jo workin’ on me
Howard Johnson’s got his ho-jo workin’
Ho-jo workin’ on me
Ho-jo workin’
Ho-jo workin’
Ho-jo workin’ out on me
Whoooo...
I’m like a magnet
You’re like a piece of wood
Cain’t get together
Don’t make me feel so good
I’m like a convict
You’re like the FBI
I ask for breakfast
You bring a piece of pie
I know it’s useless to say
How it used to be
Why do you treat me this way
If you could only see
You’re like a magnet
I’m like a piece of steel
The way you break my will
I’m like a rowboat
You’re like the Queen Mary
I play a tango
You play a symphony
When we have a problem or two
Can’t you see I’m tryin’
When I see you smilin’ like that
Makes me change my mind
You’re like a magnet
I’m like a piece of steel
The way you break my will
Don’t knock at my door
And don’t keep callin’ on the phone
‘Cause you told me before
That you don’t need me anymore
Well, I found myself a lover
And though she might be strange
She’s gonna love me ‘til the end
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Stop hangin’ around
The boy you lost cannot be found
You’re just wastin’ your time
And I know for sure you’re wastin’ mine
But before you walk away
I’ve got one thing to say
I knew I’d get to you someday
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, I got tired of old-time memories
Got tired of feelin’ pain
Well, I had enough and now I got somebody
‘Cause I need somebody
So don’t knock at my door
And don’t keep callin’ on the phone
‘Cause you told me before
That you don’t need me anymore
But before you walk away
I’ve got one thing to say
I knew I’d get to you someday
Don’t come by here no more, baby
Don’t come back
Instrumental
Only you
No one else anymore
Only you
‘Cause I know you
Will remember a song
Because you
Have never been pretending
Only you
Only you
Know we’ve taken so long
Only you
And only you
Can create a new song
Only you
My only inspiration
Only you
Well, I’ll always be as I am
And I’ll always give a helping hand
To who needs it
Well, I’ll always do what I can
Well, I’ll always be as I am
And I’ll always give a helping hand
To who needs it
Well, I’ll always do what I can
Only you
Look for good in us all
Only you
Because of you
Life is easier now
And to you
My love is never ending
Only you
Only you
Who made the kitchen table blue?
Who called the Irishman a Jew?
Who left the bottle in the pew?
Who put the gloves on the kangaroo?
But the main thing I wanna ask of you
Who put the garlic in the glue?
Who put the garlic in the glue?
Who put "sick" and "tired" together?
What is a bad go-getter?
Who put the horse on the sweater?
When I told them they shoulda known better?
But the main thing I wanna ask of you
Who put the garlic in the glue?
Who put the garlic in the glue?
29 cents model and 15 tubes
The pharmacist asked me "Boy,
what you gonna do?"
Well, I felt so boss
But oh, what a loss
Who hogged the noise around the shoe?
Who picked ‘em all and took a few?
Who was the one you wanna do?
Why’d they have to go and make something new?
But the main thing I wanna ask of you
Who put the garlic in the glue?
Who put the garlic in the glue?
Who put the garlic in the glue?
Who put the garlic in the glue?
She did !!
Oh yeah
Are you hip to the big lip
Are you ready for the jive
Don’t you think it’s about time
Time for you to arrive
Can you take another big tip
Are you ready for the meat
Oh, come on baby now get a grip
Are you ready for the beat
Are you ready to tremble
To the sound of the ever mounting trash
Can you, you listen to the cymbal
The one that’s ready to crash
Have you heard about the bad one
With the special move in your hips
Can you, you listen to the back talk
Come on, can you get, you grip
Boys, maybe it’s something you’re missing
Did we uncover your stash
Or are you allowed to listen
To this dirty, nasty trash
Come on, get it to biglien (?)
Won’t you come on and listen to the jive
Now really, we think it’s about time
We think it’s about time
All time, all time with you
Are you ready for the big lip
Are you ready for the jive
Come on, come on baby now, get a grip
Come on baby, come alive
Are you hip to the big lip
Are you ready for the jive
Come on baby now, get a grip
Come on baby, come alive
After I’ve been away from the subway trains
It’s not the same
And how could I forget the days
With all my friends at home
You could sing a song
‘Bout the country
Or you could sing it on the farm
Don’t forget the boys
In the city
They could sing about New York
Well, I used to sing upon the corner of my block
And we didn’t need no band to get started
Oh no
Oh no
Umum umum umum
Well, you could sing a song
‘Bout the country
Well, you could sing it on the farm
Don’t forget the boys
In the city
Well, they could sing about New York
Well, they sang about grass on a hill
And they’re drinkin’ their booze from a still
While I sing about the trees and the park
And I’m smokin’ that weed after dark
Well, it wasn’t easy when I think about the rest
But I knew that things would be all right on the corner
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Umum umum umum
You could sing a song
‘Bout the country
Well, you could sing it on the farm
But don’t forget the boys
In the city
Well, they could sing about New York
All we ever talk about is who we trust and who we doubt
All you ever seem to say is who you were with yesterday, yes
Ahhhhhhhhhhh, ha-ha
When you said we lost the touch, but after all we drank too much
Then you tried another trick by telling them to get rich quick
Ahhhhhhhhhhh, ha-ha
Do you think about the history
Of the boys and of the family?
What about the jungle love?
Yeah !
All we ever talk about is who we trust and who we doubt
All you ever seem to say is who you was with yesterday, yeah
Ahhhhhhhhhhh, ha-ha
They’re throwing confetti on Ferlinghetti
While fifteen boys keep whining steady
Come on Shirley now don’t be shy
Can’t you remember when I looked you in the eye
Why believe me, Jimmy, I wouldn’t want to fool ya
Everybody know that a little dab’ll do ya
I know a Melarooney boy named Durwood Kirby
I yelled in his ear and wondered if he heard me
But I like a drum that’s real outrageous
It puts out a beat that’s real contagious
Well all right
Play it strange
Uh huh
I’ll poop and diddy all over your table
And I’ll take care of you ‘cause I’m young and able
It’s a real zores thing called ascaniforispida
While everybody knows an opera is an opera
Why can’t you see
It’s not so hard
It’s not so hard
Hey, look at me
It’s not so hard, so please do
‘Cause I’m in love with you
You, you, you
No, don’t be mean
It’s not so hard
It’s not so hard
Show how you feel
It’s not so hard to be real
‘Cause I’m in love with you
You, you, ooh
Don’t be afraid
To be close to me
If I could only make you mine
Make you mine
Don’t be afraid
To be close to me
If I could only make you mine
Make you mine
Why can’t you see
It’s not so hard
It’s not so hard
Hey, look at me
It’s not so hard, so please do
‘Cause I’m in love with you
You, you, you
Come on, let’s go
You have to
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
And e-lim-i-nate the negative and
Latch on to the affirmative
Don’t mess with Mr. In-Between
You have to spread joy
Up to the maximum and
Bring gloom
Down to the minimum and
Have faith
‘Cause pandemonium
Libel to walk up on the scene
To illustrate
My last remark
Jonah in the whale
And Noah in that ark
What did they do
Just when everything looked
So dark
You have to spread joy up
To the maximum and
Bring gloom
Down to the minimum and
Have faith
‘Cause pandemonium
Liable to walk up on the scene
To illustrate
My last remark
Jonah in the whale
And Noah in that ark
What did they do
Just when everything looked
Looked so dark
You have to
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don’t mess with Mr. In-Between
You have to
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don’t mess with Mr. In-Between
You have to
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive and
E-lim-i-nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don’t mess with Mr. In-Between
Oh said don’t mess
Don’t you mess with Mr.
In-Between
Do you feel it?
(Do you feel it?)
Yeah
Feels real good now
(Do you feel it?)
Come on yeah, yeah
(Do you feel it?)
We gotta go, yeah
Do you feel it?
Do you feel it?
(Do you feel it?)
Do you feel it, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Come on
Do you feel it?
(Do you feel it?)
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
(Do you feel it?)
How long?
Ohh, do you feel it?
(Do you feel it?)
Ooh, do you feel it, yeah, yeah
Come on, baby
(Do you feel it?)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh
Come on everybody, wake up to the beat
You and your friends got to get off your seat
Ain’t it all right
Ain’t it all right, yeah
Ain’t it all right
Hoo hoo hoo-wee
Callin’ Dr. Howard for a girl named Sue
She’s got the rockin’ pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu
Ain’t it all right
Ain’t it all right, yeah
Ain’t it all right
Hoo hoo hoo-hoo-wee
Everybody’s jumpin’ to a beat that’s hot
My heart is thumpin’ over somethin’ you got
Do the poopatindiddy, the blangdang too
Wait a minute baby, you ain’t through
Ain’t it all right
Ain’t it all right, yeah, yeah
Ain’t it all right
Hoo hoo hoo wee
Ain’t it all right, yeah
Ain’t it all right, yeah, yeah
Ain’t it all right
Ain’t it all right, yeah
Ain’t it all right
Hoo hoo hoo-wee
Hoo hoo hoo-wee
Just close your eyes
And be mine
Ruby
Throw your
Troubles away
Trudy
Our fate
Depends
On Judy
Suzie’s
Away
At school
Just take a walk
Through that door
Johnny
Throw your
Homework away
Bonnie
You’ve seen
A lot
Of Lonnie
Ronnie
Has lost
His cool
Just take the time
To remind
Brenda
Throw your
Doctor away
Brenda
Ask him
What’s on
The agenda
Belinda
Begins
To drool
I want you
I really do
I really do
I love you
Instrumental (clucking doesn’t count)