Biography:
Trout Fishing in America is the long-standing musical partnership of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. The name taken from a Richard Brautigan novel, seems almost as incongruent and intriguing as a picture of this musical duo - Ezra Idlet (guitar) stands six feet nine inches and Keith Grimwood (bass), five feet five and one half inches. What is more intriguing is the musical career these two have carved out in three decades of writing, recording and performing together.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
AM / N.C.
"You have now reached the audience participation portion of our album
AM / N.C.
This is an old sing-a-long song, and what we'd like for you to do is listen to
Am(or N.C)
The chorus of this song, and then we want you all to sing along."
[Verse]
AM E7
A Sultan sat on his oriental mat, in his harem in downtown Persia
AM G F E7 C G C
He took a sip of coffee, just a drip, and he said to his servant Kersia
G C G/C
"Ah, curse ya, curse ya, curse ya! That's the worst cup of coffee in Persia!"
G
Cause...
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
[Break]
AM/N.C.
"Ya got it? well join right in!"
[Verse]
AM E7
In days of old when knights and men were bold, and whiskey was much cheaper
AM G F E7 C G/C
Ben Turpin rode to a coffee shop and showed his pistols to the keeper
C G C G/C
He said, "Stand and deliver! Can't you see that I'm all aquiver?"
G
Cause...
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
[Verse]
AM E7
When Bonaparte found that he was in the cart and he lost that Waterloo fight
AM G F E7 C G/C
He gave his sword to Wellington, my Lord, and he said "Those British can't half fight!
C G C G G/C
Now you've had your Waterloo, sir, tell me what am I having with you, sir?"
G
Cause...
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
[Break]
C/N.C
"Well, we didn't exactly expect you to sing along with that last part since
C/N.C.
It was in French. This is your last chance, however it is the people's magazine
AM/N.C.
Version of this song, and it goes like this:"
[Verse]
AM E7
Now King Solomon and his queen would carry on, so we heard in the ancient scandals
AM G F C G G/C
He bought her lots of silver coffee pots with diamond legs and handles
G C G/C
And said the Queen of Sheba, "I'd rather have any old tea-bag."
G
Cause...everybody!
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
N.C.
(speeds up here)
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
AM / N.C.
"You have now reached the audience participation portion of our album
AM / N.C.
This is an old sing-a-long song, and what we'd like for you to do is listen to
Am(or N.C)
The chorus of this song, and then we want you all to sing along."
[Verse]
AM E7
A Sultan sat on his oriental mat, in his harem in downtown Persia
AM G F E7 C G C
He took a sip of coffee, just a drip, and he said to his servant Kersia
G C G/C
"Ah, curse ya, curse ya, curse ya! That's the worst cup of coffee in Persia!"
G
Cause...
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
[Break]
AM/N.C.
"Ya got it? well join right in!"
[Verse]
AM E7
In days of old when knights and men were bold, and whiskey was much cheaper
AM G F E7 C G/C
Ben Turpin rode to a coffee shop and showed his pistols to the keeper
C G C G/C
He said, "Stand and deliver! Can't you see that I'm all aquiver?"
G
Cause...
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
[Verse]
AM E7
When Bonaparte found that he was in the cart and he lost that Waterloo fight
AM G F E7 C G/C
He gave his sword to Wellington, my Lord, and he said "Those British can't half fight!
C G C G G/C
Now you've had your Waterloo, sir, tell me what am I having with you, sir?"
G
Cause...
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
[Break]
C/N.C
"Well, we didn't exactly expect you to sing along with that last part since
C/N.C.
It was in French. This is your last chance, however it is the people's magazine
AM/N.C.
Version of this song, and it goes like this:"
[Verse]
AM E7
Now King Solomon and his queen would carry on, so we heard in the ancient scandals
AM G F C G G/C
He bought her lots of silver coffee pots with diamond legs and handles
G C G/C
And said the Queen of Sheba, "I'd rather have any old tea-bag."
G
Cause...everybody!
[Chorus]
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
N.C.
(speeds up here)
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
C G C
All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot
G C G C
I may be off my dot, but I want a proper coffee in a proper copper pot
C C F
Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they are no use to me!
C G C F C G C
If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!
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