 From Hep City Swing (1997) |
THE MICE, THE DEMONS, AND THE PIGGIES
Writer’s note: Song is two chords back and forth.
Only the 1st Verse and Chorus have the chords
because it just repeats through the rest of the song
in like fashion.
Tempo: Medium Blues Stomp
Intro:
Bass solo in Dm
1st Verse:
(A7) Dm7 A7 Dm7 A7 Dm7 A7 Dm7
well the sign outside my room keeps buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzzing along
(A7) Dm7 A7 Dm7 A7
makes a rhythm for the rain that falls
Dm7 A7 Dm7
all night long
(A7) Dm7 A7 Dm7 A7 Dm7 A7
and, the rain that beats-beats-beats-beats- beats-beats-beating at my door
(A7) Dm7 A7 Dm7 A7
makes a rhythm for them God damn mice
Dm7 A7 Dm7
that keep dancing on my floor
Chorus:
(A7) Dm7 A7 Dm7 A7 Dm7
they go tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity
A7 Dm7
all night long
Dm7 A7 Dm7 A7 Dm7
tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity- tippity-tappity
A7 Dm7
all night long
2nd Verse:
Well the whiskey in front of my face
keeps pour- pour- pour- pour-pouring along
makes me drunk- drunk- drunk- drunk- as hell
all night long
and the laughter from the devil echoes
on down the hall
makes a rhythm for the dancing demons
do the jitter-bug on my wall
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
Dm7 (x2)
all night long
Dm7 (x2)
all night long
Dm7 (x2) Dm7 (x2)
all night long------------------------------------
3rd Verse:
and the landlord dead
on my floor
keeps scream- scream- scream- scream-screaming along
makes a rhythm for the mice and demons
to play along
and the mice and demons clap- clap- clap- clap- clap- clap- clap-clap along
(break)
make a rhythm for the piggies
shuffle their hooves
on down the hall
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Repeat Bridge (x3)