Biografía:
The Fireballs, sometimes billed as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, are an American rock and roll group. The Fireballs were particularly popular at the end of the 1950s and in the early 1960s. The original 1958 line-up was: George Tomsco (lead guitar), Chuck Tharp (vocals), Stan Lark (bass), Eric Budd (drums), and Dan Trammell (rhythm guitar).
The Fireballs were formed in Raton, New Mexico. The Fireballs got their start as an instrumental group, featuring the very distinctive lead guitar of George Tomsco.
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Long Green:The Fireballs.
#73 on BB Hot 100 on ATCO Records
in 1969.
INTRO: E A D E D A D E D A D
CHORUS:
E A D E
Whoa-oh, long green, now......yeah, the fruit
A D E
of evil....
D A D E
I-I said-a, said-a, said-a long green now...
D A D E D
whoa-ho, the fruit of evil.
#1.
A D A D A D
I do the work, I save my pay..quittin' time comes,
E D A D
yeah, then home I run..back to that broad, she's
A
a-waitin' for me.
A E A
She saves that stuff, yeah, they call the long green.
D E A D E
(la, la-la, la) oh-ho, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la.)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now, (say-ya-ya)
A D E A
oh-ho, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la) oh, yeah.
INTERLUDE: D E D A D E D A D E A D E A E
E
Aaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaah..
E
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, c'mon , gimme some!
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!)
CHORUS:
A D E A
Long green, now (la, la-la, la) oh, yes, the fruit of evil
D E
(la, la-la, la)
D A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
long green, oh, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
#2.
A D A D
Now, they said the best things in life are free.
A E A
Well, no child, no, you can't convince me.
A D A D
There's one thing I want you to see..that is the sweat,
E
that's a-pourin' from me!
CHORUS:
A D E A
Long green, now (la, la-la, la) oh, ho, the fruit of evil
D E
(la, la-la, la)
D A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
yeah-heah, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
CHORUS:
E A D E
Whoa-ho, long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said, it's the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
Whoa, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
OUTRO:
E A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a, said-a long green now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Long green, I said, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
Hey, hey, hey, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Hey, won't ya gimme some of that long green, now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
I said, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Waaa-ohhh, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#73 on BB Hot 100 on ATCO Records
in 1969.
INTRO: E A D E D A D E D A D
CHORUS:
E A D E
Whoa-oh, long green, now......yeah, the fruit
A D E
of evil....
D A D E
I-I said-a, said-a, said-a long green now...
D A D E D
whoa-ho, the fruit of evil.
#1.
A D A D A D
I do the work, I save my pay..quittin' time comes,
E D A D
yeah, then home I run..back to that broad, she's
A
a-waitin' for me.
A E A
She saves that stuff, yeah, they call the long green.
D E A D E
(la, la-la, la) oh-ho, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la.)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now, (say-ya-ya)
A D E A
oh-ho, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la) oh, yeah.
INTERLUDE: D E D A D E D A D E A D E A E
E
Aaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaah..
E
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, c'mon , gimme some!
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!)
CHORUS:
A D E A
Long green, now (la, la-la, la) oh, yes, the fruit of evil
D E
(la, la-la, la)
D A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
long green, oh, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
#2.
A D A D
Now, they said the best things in life are free.
A E A
Well, no child, no, you can't convince me.
A D A D
There's one thing I want you to see..that is the sweat,
E
that's a-pourin' from me!
CHORUS:
A D E A
Long green, now (la, la-la, la) oh, ho, the fruit of evil
D E
(la, la-la, la)
D A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
yeah-heah, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
CHORUS:
E A D E
Whoa-ho, long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said, it's the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
Whoa, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
OUTRO:
E A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a, said-a long green now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Long green, I said, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
Hey, hey, hey, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Hey, won't ya gimme some of that long green, now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
I said, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Waaa-ohhh, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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