Biography:
Loudon Wainwright III (born 5 September 1946 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright , children of his marriage to the late Kate McGarrigle. In 1970 he acquired a record deal with Atlantic Records, who released his first album.
A graduate of St. Andrew's School, Wainwright is best known for a 1972 novelty song hit Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)
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Other songs:
- Daughter
- Dead Shunk In The Middle Of The Road
- Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road
- Drinking Song
- Got A Ukulele
- Hard Day On The Planet
- Tip That Waitress
- When You Leave
- A Year
- Black Uncle Remus
- Cardboard Boxes
- Dead Man
- Dilated To Meet You
- Donations
- Dreaming
- Four Mirrors
- Ghost Blues
- Glad To See Youve Got Your Religion
- Good Ship Venus
- Grey In La
- Grown Man
- Harlan County
- Heaven
- High Wide Handsome
- Hollywood Hopeful
- Homeless
- Human Cannonball
- I Had A Dream
- I Know Im Unhappy
- I Suppose
- Im Alright
- In C
- Iwiwal
- Love And I Hate It
- Lullaby
- Man And Dog
- Men
- Motel Blues
- Muse Blues
- New Paint
- One Man Guy
- Over The Hill
- Pretty Good Day
- Primrose Hill
- Prince Hals Dirge
- Reciprocity
- Road Ode
- School Days
- So Damn Happy
- Sometimes I Forget
- Strange Weirdos
- Strange Wierdos
- Suddenly Its Christmas
- Surviving Twin
- Swimming Song
- The Days That We Die
- The Picture
- The Shit Song
- Therapy
- Turkish Revelry
- Unfriendly Skies
- Unhappy Anniversary
- Unrequited To The Nth Degree
- Valley Morning
- What Gives
- White Winos
- You Cant Fail Me Now
- Your Mother And I
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Got a Ukulele - Loudon Wainwright III
From the album "10 Songs for the New Depression"
Bb C7
Got a ukulele now I'm not a fraidy
F7 Bb F7
Cat in case I get a bout of blues
Bb C7
In the event I get 'em there's no way I'll let 'em
F7 Bb F7
bring me down no way I'll just refuse Be-lieve-me
Bb C7
Cause a ukulele's like a little baby
F7 Bb F7
You cradle it in your arms and you sing
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A lullaby or ditty when you're feelin' shitty
F7 Bb
It will cheer you up it's just the thing
**Chorus**
Cm7
Life should be bright and breezy
Bb
Winds could be light and easy
F7 Bb Bb7
There's nothin' hard or heavy 'bout a uke
Cm7 Bb
I don't play bull fiddle no mystery no riddle
C7 F7
schleppin that thing you look like a kook Be-lieve-me
Bb C7
Four strings made-a nylon always put a smile-on
F7 Bb F7
Anybody's face who's feeling blue
Bb C7
When your mind starts slummin start a little strummin'
F7 Bb F7
On your uke you're gonna feel brand new Be-lieve-me
** Scat vocal to chords for 2 verses **
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Even though it's rainin' quit all your complainin'
F7 Bb F7
Your roof's not leakin' nothin's gettin' in
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Yeah this axe is a hatchet there's magic you can catch it
F7 Bb
On your uke you can't lose you just win
**Chorus 2**
Cm7
Life should be bright and breezy
Bb
Winds could be light and easy
F7 Bb Bb7
There's nothin' hard or heavy 'bout a uke
Cm7 Bb
I don't play the tubaaaaa tubas do it to yaaaaa
C7 F7
just the thought of tubas makes me PUKE
Bb C7
Kind sirs and gentle ladies grab your ukuleles
F7 Bb F7
I suspect by now you know my song yeah
Bb C7
And the next time that I do it get down and get into it
F7 Bb F7
I trust you all will sing and strum along you-gotta-believe-I
Bb C7
Got a ukulele now I'm not a fraidy
F7 Bb F7
Cat in case I get a bout of blues
Bb C7
In the event I get 'em there's no way I'll let em
F7 Bb
bring me down no way I'll just refuse
Be-lieve-meeee-e-ee-eee yeah
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