John Sebastian - Jug Band Music Lyrics
I was down in SavannahEatin' Cream and BananasWhen the heat just made me faintI began to get crosseyedI thought I was lostI'd begun to see things as they ain't.As the relatives gathered to see what's the matterThe doctor came to see was I dyin'But the doctor said give him jug band music,It seems to make him feel just fine.I was told a little tail about a skinny as a railEight-foot cowboy with a headacheHe was hung up in the desert swappin' fightin' ratsAnd tryn' ta get a drink of water with his knees gettin' mud cakedAnd I'll tell you and exceptance in a sentence how he stumbled into Memphis TennesseeLookin' hard and gettin' hardly crawlin' lookin' dust baked.We gave 'I'm little water; a little bit of wineHe opened up his eyes but they didn't seem to shineAnd the doctor said give him jug band musicIt seems to make him feel just fineSo if you ever get sicklyGet sister run quickly to the dusty closet shelfAnd pull out a washboard; and play a guitar chordAnd do a little do it yourself.Call on your neighbors to put down their laborsAnd come and play the hardware in time harp* anytimeCause the doctor said give him jug band musicIt seems to make him feel just fineI was floatin' in the oceanGreased with suntan lotionWhen I got wiped out by a beach boyHe was surfin' when he hit me but jumped off his board to get meAnd he dragged me by the armpit arm just like a child's toyAs we staggered into land with all the waitors waders eatn' sandwichesWe tried to mooch a towel from the harpoloy* not sure but I usuallysing "Hoi polloi"He emptied out his eardrums; I emptied out mineAnd everybody knows that the very last line isThe doctor said give him jug band musicIt seems to make him feel just fineAnd the doctor said give him jug band musicIt seems to make him feel just fine.* "harp" in this context refers to the harmonica, also known as the "blues harp", a diffence in playing technique
