Biography:
Thomas Paul "Tompall" Glaser (September 3, 1933 – August 13, 2013) was an American country singer.
He was born in Spalding, Nebraska in 1933. Active since the 1950s, he recorded solo artist and with his brothers Chuck and Jim in the trio Tompall & the Glaser Brothers. Tompall Glaser's highest-charting solo single was Shel Silverstein's "Put Another Log on the Fire", which peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1975 and appeared with Willie Nelson
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The Wonder Of It All
~ Tompall Glaser
[Verse 1]
B E
Candy spun in little clouds
B
That melted as it touched his mouth
E
Made him want to smile out loud
B F#
Laughter in the taste
E
A spinning wheel that stood so high
B
Many splendored code of lights
F#
Carried him right to the sky
E B
And took his breath a-way
B
And Ruby did her dance again
B
And the way she danced entranced the men
B
And left their minds entangled in
E B
The fever of desire
B
Upon the stage her mama sat
B
The billboard said two tons of fat - yeah
B
Slightly to the right of that
E B
Oh her daddy swallowed fire - yes he did
[Verse 2]
B
A tattooed man stood tall and thin
B
His life engraved upon his skin
B
From birth to death and back again
E B
And some wishes left unfilled - uh hmm
B
A flipping twisting acrobat
B
A midget with a magic hat
B
A world of fantasy and fact
E B
Where the laughter overspills
E
Lord the wonder was unspeakable
B
And too much to take in all at once
E B
Too much is often worser than too little
F#
Sometimes
E
He just sat there in his daddy's truck
B
Deaf and dumb and thunderstruck
F#
The wonder of it all
E B
Was almost too much for his mind
[Verse 3]
B
Now the march of time has slowed his pace
B
And the child is gone now from his face
B
And with his grandson in his place
E B
He remembers other times
B
He marveled at the barker's call
B
And the decorated canvas wall
B
And the gamble wonder of it all
E B
Echoes clearly in his mind
E
Candy spun in little clouds
B
That melted as it touched his mouth
E
Made him want to smile out loud
B F#
Laughter in the taste
E
A spinning wheel that stood so high
B
Many splendored code of lights
F#
Carried him right to the sky
E B
And took his breath away - ah ah ah - ah ah ah - ah ah ah
[Outro]
N.C.
SPOKEN: Step right up now and see the seventh wonder of the world
N.C.
See the fat lady - See the tattooed man
N.C.
Get your candy - Get your popcorn - Get your cotton candy
N.C.
Right here! See the seventh wonder of the world
~ Tompall Glaser
[Verse 1]
B E
Candy spun in little clouds
B
That melted as it touched his mouth
E
Made him want to smile out loud
B F#
Laughter in the taste
E
A spinning wheel that stood so high
B
Many splendored code of lights
F#
Carried him right to the sky
E B
And took his breath a-way
B
And Ruby did her dance again
B
And the way she danced entranced the men
B
And left their minds entangled in
E B
The fever of desire
B
Upon the stage her mama sat
B
The billboard said two tons of fat - yeah
B
Slightly to the right of that
E B
Oh her daddy swallowed fire - yes he did
[Verse 2]
B
A tattooed man stood tall and thin
B
His life engraved upon his skin
B
From birth to death and back again
E B
And some wishes left unfilled - uh hmm
B
A flipping twisting acrobat
B
A midget with a magic hat
B
A world of fantasy and fact
E B
Where the laughter overspills
E
Lord the wonder was unspeakable
B
And too much to take in all at once
E B
Too much is often worser than too little
F#
Sometimes
E
He just sat there in his daddy's truck
B
Deaf and dumb and thunderstruck
F#
The wonder of it all
E B
Was almost too much for his mind
[Verse 3]
B
Now the march of time has slowed his pace
B
And the child is gone now from his face
B
And with his grandson in his place
E B
He remembers other times
B
He marveled at the barker's call
B
And the decorated canvas wall
B
And the gamble wonder of it all
E B
Echoes clearly in his mind
E
Candy spun in little clouds
B
That melted as it touched his mouth
E
Made him want to smile out loud
B F#
Laughter in the taste
E
A spinning wheel that stood so high
B
Many splendored code of lights
F#
Carried him right to the sky
E B
And took his breath away - ah ah ah - ah ah ah - ah ah ah
[Outro]
N.C.
SPOKEN: Step right up now and see the seventh wonder of the world
N.C.
See the fat lady - See the tattooed man
N.C.
Get your candy - Get your popcorn - Get your cotton candy
N.C.
Right here! See the seventh wonder of the world
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