Biography:
Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (born January 1, 1942) is an American musician who was the lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish.
McDonald was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in El Monte, California, where he was student conductor and president of his high school marching band. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Navy for three years and was stationed in Japan. After his enlistment, he attended Los Angeles City College for a year.
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[verse]
G
Late last night I was watchin' the tube,
D
When I saw the most incredible thing,
D
They built a new mechanical man,
D7 G
Looked just like a human being.
C
I started to become terrified, Good God it was makin' me sick,
G Em A D G
And then I began to realize, it was no one but Tricky Dick.
[chorus]
G D
Yes, it was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
D7 G
Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
C
He walks and he talks, he smiles, he frowns, he does what a human can,
G Em A D G
It was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, the genuine plastic man.
[verse]
G
There is no “can't” in American,
D
Or so we once could say,
D7 G
But now our boys won't fight no more to bring us victory.
C
Where are the mountain majesties above the fruited plains ?
G Em A D G
Who will come to lead us in our hour of pain ?
[chorus]
G D
Why, it was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
D7 G
Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
C
He walks and he talks, he smiles, he frowns, he does what a human can,
G Em A D G
It was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, the genuine plastic man.
[verse]
G D
Oh my God, it's terrible here in the U.S.A.,
D
The water's polluted, the economy's crashing,
D7 G
Can't someone save the day ?
C
The war keeps going on and on, and the kids won't respect the cops,
G Em A D G
It's even said that God is dead, when will it ever stop ?
[chorus]
G D
Well, it was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
D7 G
Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
C
He walks and he talks, he smiles, he frowns, he does what a human can,
G Em A D G
It was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, the genuine plastic man.
[verse]
G D
And across the garbaged highways, from the oil-drenched plains,
D7 G
Now we'll see a victory, America shall rise again.
G
Pass the word that the buffalo heard,
C
To the home of the free and the brave,
G Em A D G
It's Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
[chorus]
G D
Why, it was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
D7 G
Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
C
He walks and he talks, he smiles, he frowns, he does what a human can,
G Em A D G
It was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, the genuine plastic man.
[outro]
Em A D G
Oh yeah, the genuine plastic man. x3
G
Late last night I was watchin' the tube,
D
When I saw the most incredible thing,
D
They built a new mechanical man,
D7 G
Looked just like a human being.
C
I started to become terrified, Good God it was makin' me sick,
G Em A D G
And then I began to realize, it was no one but Tricky Dick.
[chorus]
G D
Yes, it was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
D7 G
Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
C
He walks and he talks, he smiles, he frowns, he does what a human can,
G Em A D G
It was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, the genuine plastic man.
[verse]
G
There is no “can't” in American,
D
Or so we once could say,
D7 G
But now our boys won't fight no more to bring us victory.
C
Where are the mountain majesties above the fruited plains ?
G Em A D G
Who will come to lead us in our hour of pain ?
[chorus]
G D
Why, it was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
D7 G
Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
C
He walks and he talks, he smiles, he frowns, he does what a human can,
G Em A D G
It was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, the genuine plastic man.
[verse]
G D
Oh my God, it's terrible here in the U.S.A.,
D
The water's polluted, the economy's crashing,
D7 G
Can't someone save the day ?
C
The war keeps going on and on, and the kids won't respect the cops,
G Em A D G
It's even said that God is dead, when will it ever stop ?
[chorus]
G D
Well, it was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
D7 G
Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
C
He walks and he talks, he smiles, he frowns, he does what a human can,
G Em A D G
It was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, the genuine plastic man.
[verse]
G D
And across the garbaged highways, from the oil-drenched plains,
D7 G
Now we'll see a victory, America shall rise again.
G
Pass the word that the buffalo heard,
C
To the home of the free and the brave,
G Em A D G
It's Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
[chorus]
G D
Why, it was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
D7 G
Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, hip hip hip hurrah !
C
He walks and he talks, he smiles, he frowns, he does what a human can,
G Em A D G
It was Tricky Dicky from Yorba Linda, the genuine plastic man.
[outro]
Em A D G
Oh yeah, the genuine plastic man. x3
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