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"The Jolly Green Giant"
(based on the Olympics' "Big Boy Pete",
by Don Harris and Dewey Terry;
parody lyrics by Lynn Easton)
Intro:
In duh valley of duh jolly... (Ho - ho - ho)
Wow! [rimshot]
Verse 1:
F7 Bb F7 C7
Heard .. (potatoes)
F7 Bb F7 C7
He's ..
F7 Bb
He s..
C7 [N.C.]
And ..
guitar (doubled w/organ); played after each verse:
(C7) (F)
v v v v v
---------------------|---
---1-----------------|---
-----3-1-3h5p3-1-----|---
-----------------3-1-|-3-
---------------------|---
---------------------|---
^^^^^ triplet
Verse 2:
Bridge 1:
E F [N.C.]
One ..
E F [N.C.]
His ..
E F [N.C.]
I ..
E F [N.C.]
This ..
E F [N.C.]
Now ..
E F [N.C.]
He ..
E F F# G [N.C.] C7
And ..
Verse 3:
Bridge 2:
Verse 4:
[repeat verse w/wordless vocal]
... (carrots)
... (canned beans)
[repeat guitar/organ riff; end cold on F]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
Song History
Last Updated: April 24, 2021