Biography:
Oscar Benton (born Ferdinand van Eif on February 3, 1949 - died in IJmuiden on November 8, 2020) is a Dutch vocalist and the founder of the Oscar Benton Blues Band in 1967. The band rose to fame in 1968 by being a runner up in the Jazz Festival, Loosdrecht, Holland. In his solo career, Oscar Benton released with his 1981 homonymous album the Bensonhurst Blues, written by Artie Kaplan & Artie Kornfeld, and produced by the EMI Records. The Bensonhurst Blues
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Bay Parkway wonder
Dm
You're such a success
E
Your pretty secretary, ha
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She say you are the best
F
Your face always smiling
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Say you sure paid your dues
Dm
But I know inside
E Am
You've got the Bensonhurst blues
Am
Those custom-made ciggies
Dm
That you offer to me
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pretend and pretend
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to care about my family
F
And those pictures on your desk
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All them lies that you abuse
Dm
Do they know you suffer
E Am
From the Bensonhurst blues
Am
Your grandmother's accent
Dm
Still embarrasses you
E
You're even ashamed
Am
Of the friends you once knew
F
You're part of the chance now
Am
They break you making the news
Dm
But I know inside
E Am
You've got the Bensonhurst blues
Am
But thanks for the lesson
Dm
Cause the life that I choose
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Won't make me feel like living
Am
With the Bensonhurst blues
F
And don't, don't try to write me
Am
And don't bother to call
Dm
Cause I'll be in conference
E Am
Merry Christmas you all
Am
Bay Parkway wonder
Dm
You're such a success
E
Your pretty secretary, ha
Am
She say you are the best
F
Your face always smiling
Am
Say you sure paid your dues
Dm
But I know inside
E Am
You've got the Bensonhurst blues
Am
Those custom-made ciggies
Dm
That you offer to me
E
pretend and pretend
Am
to care about my family
F
And those pictures on your desk
Am
All them lies that you abuse
Dm
Do they know you suffer
E Am
From the Bensonhurst blues
Am
Your grandmother's accent
Dm
Still embarrasses you
E
You're even ashamed
Am
Of the friends you once knew
F
You're part of the chance now
Am
They break you making the news
Dm
But I know inside
E Am
You've got the Bensonhurst blues
Am
But thanks for the lesson
Dm
Cause the life that I choose
E
Won't make me feel like living
Am
With the Bensonhurst blues
F
And don't, don't try to write me
Am
And don't bother to call
Dm
Cause I'll be in conference
E Am
Merry Christmas you all
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