New York Skiffle
Half Man Half Biscuit
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G D7 G G D7 GG I’m a vendor of quack nostrums bornD in a Kansas shackD7 I came down to Greenwich VillageC G with a tea chest on my back I danced a while for Andy andD crashed his CadillacD7 G And now I’m just waiting for my ban.G D Oh does your heroin lose itsC G glamour on the washboard overnight?D When your mother says “Don’t do it”G do you crank it up in spite?D Do you rob your brother’s giro? DoC G you talk a load of shite?Continues after the adD D7 Does your heroin lose its glamourG on the washboard overnight?G I’ve drank too much black coffee,D read too much Bill BurroughsD7 I’ve been a “he”, I’ve been aC G “she”, a “maybe” and “who knows?” I’ve has the CBGBs, I’ve turkeyedD way upstateD7 G So don’t you rock me, Daddio.G D Oh does your heroin lose itsC G glamour on the washboard overnight?D When your mother says “Don’t do it”G do you crank it up in spite?D Do you rob your brother’s giro? DoC G you talk a load of shite?D D7 Does your heroin lose its glamourG on the washboard overnight?G D Does your heroin lose its glamourC G on the washboard overnight?D When your mother says “Don’t do it”G do you crank it up in spite?D Do you rob your brother’s giro? DoC G you talk a load of shite?D D7 Does your heroin lose its glamourD D7 Does your heroin lose its glamourD D7 Does your heroin lose its glamourC G D D7 G on the washboard overnight?