| Clean Plate Yodel (c) 1991 Tupelo Kenyon (P) 2000 Arctic Wingsong Publishing BMI Once upon a time when I was 4 or 5, we went to a chuckwagon show Where the cowboys played and sang, they could play most anything And they even cooked the beans, or so we're told Well all that chuckwagon grub and that bass washtub, and that harmony singin’ went just fine But when ol' Slim would cock his head and he'd start yodelin' instead It sounded better than that cowboy dinner chime Cause they told us all about the grub that we just ate, but by then it was much too late They told us secret recipes I didn't wanna hear, as I stared down at my clean plate They started with a tater, and knocked off all the loose dirt, and then they just boiled the tar out of that Then they poured some river water through last week's coffee grounds And they buttered the biscuits with the fat But I almost lost my cookies over yesterday's baked beans, my head began to spin and my stomach hurt That cowboy chef recycled them from somebody’s's leftovers And re-seasoned them with cow manure and dirt And I wish they hadn't told us 'bout what we just ate, cause by then, it was much too late But I was only five, and if I wanted to hear them yodel, I was told I had to clean my plate Short Yodel . . . . I wish I hadn't cleaned my plate But the damage had been done when the time had finally come, for the cowboys to sing & play & yodel like that An' I knew this was important cause my Mom had dressed me up, in my chaps and fringe and tiny cowboy hat But I was young and small, and I couldn’t see at all but suddenly, I’m high above the crowd. . . (pause) This cowboy help me up real high and said, Ladies and gentlemen, right here's a full-grown Texan with all the hot air blowed out Yeah, that was quite a time when I was 4 or 5, we went to a chuckwagon show Where the cowboys played and sang, they could play most anything And they even cooked the beans, or so we're told Well all that chuckwagon grub and that bass washtub, and that harmony singin’ went just fine But when ol' Slim would cock his head and he'd start yodelin' instead It sounded better than that cowboy dinner chime . . . Yodel __________________________________________________ Riversong Studio, PO Box 25, Story WY, 82842, (307) 683-3451 http://www.SomeMusicMatters.com Tupelo@SomeMusicMatters.com Click Here to Download Lyrics and Chord Chart for this song (.pdf file). Click Here to Return to the Description Page for "Have Tunes, Will Travel" album, which includes this song. Order Now - Click Here to go to our Secure Order Page. |