Biography:
Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (14 June 1909 – 14 April 1995) was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed folk music singer and author. He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie The Big Country.
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Other songs:
- Lavender's Blue
- On The Front Porch With You
- A Little Bitty Tear
- Aunt Rhody
- Ballad Of Davy Crockett
- Big Rock Candy Mountain
- By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
- Call Me Mr In Between
- Christmas Is A Birthday
- Cowboys Lament
- Curry Road
- Frankie And Johnny
- Froggie Went A
- Funny Way Of Laughing
- Holly Jolly Christmas
- I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
- Ill Be Your Baby Tonight
- Jimmy Crack Corn
- Jingle Jingle Jingle
- Marianne
- Mary Ann Regrets
- Mister In
- My Funny Way Of Laughing
- Pearly Shells
- Peter Gray Blow Ye Winds
- Rudolph The Red
- Same Old Hurt
- Shanghied
- The Doughnut Song
- The Owl And The Pussycat
- The Ugly Bug Ball
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Mister In Between:Burl Ives.
#19 in 1962.
INTRO:
C F C G7
Mr. In-Between, Mr. In-Between..picking's mighty lean,
C
Mr. In-Between.
#1.
C F
Well, I'm too old for girls, and I'm too young for women.
C
I've looked all around and my hopes are a dimmin'.
G7
I feel like a fish not allowed any swimmin'.
C C7
And it makes a fella mean..
#2.
F
To feel he's a part of the lost generation.
C
I feel like a choo-choo that can't find the station.
G7
I work like a dog with no recreation.
G C
They call me Mr. In-Between.
CHORUS:
C F C G7
Mr. In-Between, Mr. In-Between..makes a fella mean..
C
Mr. In-Between.
#3.
C F
Got a hot rod Chevy with a twin carburetor.
C
And I know a gal that's a real sharp tomater.
G7
And she's got a Daddy with a Caddy that'll date her.
C C7
You see what I mean?
#4.
C7 F
Those sweet little things just set me a droolin'.
C
I'm too big for sodas and I'm too old for schoolin.'
G7
Too young for loving but I'm too old for foolin'.
G C
They call me Mr. In-Between.
CHORUS:
C F C G7
Mr. In-Between, Mr. In-Between..tries to live so clean..
C
Mr. In-Between.
#5.
F
I feel like a sailboat kept in a bottle.
C
I feel like an engineer that can't find the throttle.
G7
I'm too small to walk but I'm too big to toddle.
C C7
And, Lordy, I'm turning green..
#6.
F
To see all the men making time with the ladies.
C
The high school kids at the show with their babies.
G7
While I run around like a dog with the rabies.
G C
They call me Mr. In-Between.
CHORUS:
F C G7
Mr. In-Between, Mr. In-Between..better leave the scene..
C
Mr. In-Between.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#19 in 1962.
INTRO:
C F C G7
Mr. In-Between, Mr. In-Between..picking's mighty lean,
C
Mr. In-Between.
#1.
C F
Well, I'm too old for girls, and I'm too young for women.
C
I've looked all around and my hopes are a dimmin'.
G7
I feel like a fish not allowed any swimmin'.
C C7
And it makes a fella mean..
#2.
F
To feel he's a part of the lost generation.
C
I feel like a choo-choo that can't find the station.
G7
I work like a dog with no recreation.
G C
They call me Mr. In-Between.
CHORUS:
C F C G7
Mr. In-Between, Mr. In-Between..makes a fella mean..
C
Mr. In-Between.
#3.
C F
Got a hot rod Chevy with a twin carburetor.
C
And I know a gal that's a real sharp tomater.
G7
And she's got a Daddy with a Caddy that'll date her.
C C7
You see what I mean?
#4.
C7 F
Those sweet little things just set me a droolin'.
C
I'm too big for sodas and I'm too old for schoolin.'
G7
Too young for loving but I'm too old for foolin'.
G C
They call me Mr. In-Between.
CHORUS:
C F C G7
Mr. In-Between, Mr. In-Between..tries to live so clean..
C
Mr. In-Between.
#5.
F
I feel like a sailboat kept in a bottle.
C
I feel like an engineer that can't find the throttle.
G7
I'm too small to walk but I'm too big to toddle.
C C7
And, Lordy, I'm turning green..
#6.
F
To see all the men making time with the ladies.
C
The high school kids at the show with their babies.
G7
While I run around like a dog with the rabies.
G C
They call me Mr. In-Between.
CHORUS:
F C G7
Mr. In-Between, Mr. In-Between..better leave the scene..
C
Mr. In-Between.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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