Biography:
Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (25th September 1930 – 10th May 1999) was an American poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books.
Silverstein's passion for music was clear early on as he studied for a while at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. As a songwriter, Silverstein kept a low profile but cast a long shadow. He tended to shun publicity and even photographers.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
D
She falls through the doorway
G D
Rolls down the hall
D
She bounces off the sofa
E7 A
And right into the wall
E G
It's easy to see as she buckles and bends
A D
She's doin' quaaludes again
A
Quaaludes again
D
Quaaludes again
E7
If you've got aurora
You know for shorra
A A7
She's your friend
A D
She's doin' quaaludes again
[Bridge]
D
She fumbles and stumbles
G D
And falls down the stairs
D E7 A
Makes love to the leg of the dining room chair
E G
She's ready for animals, women or men
A D
She's doin' quaaludes again
A D
Quaaludes again
Again
Again
A D
Quaaludes again
D
If you've got a lemon, a dog and three women
E7 A7 A
Then she's your friend
A D
She's doing quaaludes again
A D
Quaaludes again
{Dialogue between man and woman with riff in the background:}
He: Baby, you've been doing quaaludes again. Well, then who?
She: No. Not me. I don't have any quaaludes
He: You don't have 'em cause you took em all already
She: No
He: You had six
She: Nooo...
He: You had six yesterday, right? In your purse?
She: No...
He: How many you got now? Where'd they go?
She: No. I don't have any
He: That's what I mean
She: No...
He: Where'd they go? What'd you take?
She: I didn't take anything. I just had a small... a small headache
He: So what did you take? What did you take for a headache?
She: No... Maybe an aspirin
He: That's the biggest damned aspirin I've ever seen! You did... You keep... Don't keep
pullin at me! Don't do that! Don't do that! c'mon... you're bumpin' into the furniture
She: It hurts!
He: What?! I didn't move ANYTHING around!
She: [moaning]
He: You had FIVE quaaludes in your purse yesterday. You have none today!
She: I gave them away
He: You gave away what? You gave everything away!
She: I gave it to all my friends
He: Yeah. How much time did you see your friends?
She: Well...
He: You were supposed to see them for five minutes?
She: Well... Don't you know how it is?
He: I DON'T know how it is
She: Nooo...
He: I know you're doin 'ludes, and you said... you said that the next time you get them
I should take them away and flush them down the toilet
She: Noooo...
He: Didn't you say that?
She: NO....noooooo...
He: DON'T keep pullin' me to the damn bed! I don't want an old... I'm tellin you... You
are turnin' me OFF!
[fading away]
He: Now let me tell you... Will you keep your eyes open! Get up!
D
She falls through the doorway
G D
Rolls down the hall
D
She bounces off the sofa
E7 A
And right into the wall
E G
It's easy to see as she buckles and bends
A D
She's doin' quaaludes again
A
Quaaludes again
D
Quaaludes again
E7
If you've got aurora
You know for shorra
A A7
She's your friend
A D
She's doin' quaaludes again
[Bridge]
D
She fumbles and stumbles
G D
And falls down the stairs
D E7 A
Makes love to the leg of the dining room chair
E G
She's ready for animals, women or men
A D
She's doin' quaaludes again
A D
Quaaludes again
Again
Again
A D
Quaaludes again
D
If you've got a lemon, a dog and three women
E7 A7 A
Then she's your friend
A D
She's doing quaaludes again
A D
Quaaludes again
{Dialogue between man and woman with riff in the background:}
He: Baby, you've been doing quaaludes again. Well, then who?
She: No. Not me. I don't have any quaaludes
He: You don't have 'em cause you took em all already
She: No
He: You had six
She: Nooo...
He: You had six yesterday, right? In your purse?
She: No...
He: How many you got now? Where'd they go?
She: No. I don't have any
He: That's what I mean
She: No...
He: Where'd they go? What'd you take?
She: I didn't take anything. I just had a small... a small headache
He: So what did you take? What did you take for a headache?
She: No... Maybe an aspirin
He: That's the biggest damned aspirin I've ever seen! You did... You keep... Don't keep
pullin at me! Don't do that! Don't do that! c'mon... you're bumpin' into the furniture
She: It hurts!
He: What?! I didn't move ANYTHING around!
She: [moaning]
He: You had FIVE quaaludes in your purse yesterday. You have none today!
She: I gave them away
He: You gave away what? You gave everything away!
She: I gave it to all my friends
He: Yeah. How much time did you see your friends?
She: Well...
He: You were supposed to see them for five minutes?
She: Well... Don't you know how it is?
He: I DON'T know how it is
She: Nooo...
He: I know you're doin 'ludes, and you said... you said that the next time you get them
I should take them away and flush them down the toilet
She: Noooo...
He: Didn't you say that?
She: NO....noooooo...
He: DON'T keep pullin' me to the damn bed! I don't want an old... I'm tellin you... You
are turnin' me OFF!
[fading away]
He: Now let me tell you... Will you keep your eyes open! Get up!
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