Tone: [Dm]
One[Dm]One moonlight night in the bayou a [Bb]silhouette
The [F]air was sweet and the fo[C]fog was vi-o-let
The [Dm]gators were all drinking tea, in a dream[Bb]dreamy pantsless glee
I sa[F]saw a suspendered man, a banjo[C]banjo holstered in his hands.
He h[Dm]had biggest red suspenders I
ever did see, golly gee[Bb]gee that's what I've seen
He f[F]flicked the brim of his
hat, and this is what[C]what he said to me.
"Mis[Dm]"Mister robot ah am The Suspe[Bb]Suspender Man
And [F]dis banjo 'as shown me dah[C]dah promised land.
Now [Dm]ah play a song but in return, yoo
put d[Bb]dat shiny coin right 'ere in mah urn.
And [F]ah play yoo sumfin fine. Mah music gonna[C]gonna blow yo mind!"
So I[Dm]I flicked my coin into his
pot, I gotta ad[Gm]admit it twasn't a lot
Two cents and then[Dm]then his fingers wriggled,
he plucked those s[C]strings and belched a giggle.
He tapped his foot[Dm]foot, howled like a hound
Ignit[Gm]Igniting up the unholy so[Dm]sound.
And I ain't never, never,[Dm]never, never,
never, never, never, never, never,
never, never, never, neve[Am7]never, never, never, never, never,
never, never, never, neve[C]never, never, heard anything so gr[Dm]great.
Call [Dm]the vendors.
Big S[Bb]Suspenders.
That'[F]s what everybody wan[C]ts to wear[Dm].
They [Dm]stretch to Nantucket.
Put t[Bb]them in a bucket
And s[F]end them to the gnome tra[C]pped down the w[Dm]ell
(Tug 'em wit[Dm]with thumbs is ideal)
(While rolli[Dm]rollin' back on your heels)
(Y[Dm](Yeah)
He played the two cent show
And just lik[Dm]like that he stopped playing
My jaw dropp[Bb]dropped to the floor.
He cracked h[F]his neck and smiled at me, And said,
"Buddy, y'go[C]y'gotta pay for more!"
But by then [Dm]a crowd had swarmed the swamp,
tossin' coin[Bb]coin in after coin.
So he cleare[Dm]cleared his throat, and his finger[Dm]fingers writhed,
and everyone[Bb]everyone shouted for Suspender Guy.[Dm]Guy.
Call th[Dm]the vendors
Big Sus[Bb]Suspenders
That's [F]what grandma wants [C]for her birthday[Dm]birthday
They're[Dm]They're bright red and awesome
Even wo[Bb]worn by opossums
Nobody [F]wants their pants t[C]to fall down [Dm]
(Ma and[Dm]and Pappy want 'em too)
(Even t[Dm]the ghost of your Uncle Stu)
(Y[Dm](Yeah)
He played the two cent show
Fracture dat banjo!
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[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
All the ch[Dm]children sing and dance
Those banj[Bb]banjo sounds instill a trance
By 4 AM th[Dm]the press what hot
Suspender [C]Man on the front page spot
Suspenders[Dm]Suspenders were in and spats were out
The girls [Bb]all suffered from fainting bouts
The banjos[Dm]banjos flew off the shelves
Sprouting [Bb]wings with dre[F]dreams
of being p[C]played by Suspe[Dm]Suspender Man.
But in the[Dm]the middle of February
the fog tu[Bb]turned a crimson red
The Suspen[F]Suspender Man disappeared,
everyone w[C]was heels over h[Dm]head
But we fou[Dm]found his suspenders and that old banjo
sittin' ri[Bb]right here on his log
And thoug[Dm]though he's gone,
that's wh[Dm]what he gets
for selli[C]selling his soul to the [Dm]bog
Big S[Dm]Suspenders
Put t[Bb]them in a blender
Three[F]Three bat teeth and a blacke[C]blackened gypsy eye [Dm]
Bring[Dm]Bring it to a boil
Relea[Bb]Release your mortal coil
Out p[F]ops a belt to wear for[C] you and me[Dm]-
Nobo[Dm]dy wants their pant[C]s to fall d[Dm]own-
You[Dm]You could wear a dress [C]and then...you'd hav[Dm]have no need
(The allig[Dm]alligators had it right)
(Wearing p[Dm]pants it sure does bite)
(Y[Dm](Yeah)
He played the two cent sh[Dm]show......