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!
G D
You can quit smokin but your still gonna die
G
Cut out cokin but your still gonna die
C
Eliminate everything fatty and fried and
G D G
you can get real healthy but your still gonna die
D
Stop drinkin booze your still gonna die
G
Stay away from loose women, son, your still gonna die
C
You can cut out coffee and never get high
D G
but your still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
chorus
G D
Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
G
Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
C
You can even give aerobics one more try but
D G
when the music stops playin your still gonna die
D
Put seatbelts in your car your still gonna die
G
Cut nicotine and tar your still gonna die
C
You can exercise that celulite right off of your thigh,
D G
get slimmer and trimmer but your still gonna die
D
Stop gettin a tan your still gonna die
G
Eat a lot of oat bran your still gonna die
C
You can search for UFOs up in the sky,
D G
might fly you to Mars where your still gonna die
chorus
G D
Your still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
G
Your still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
C
With all the REBOK and NIKEs passin you by,
D G
you can jog on up to Heaven but your still gonna die
D
Drink Jensing tonics, your still gonna die
G
Try high colonics, your still gonna die
C
You can have yourself frozen, suspended in time
D G
but when they thaw you out, huh, your still gonna die
D
You can have safe sex, your still gonna die
G
You can switch to Crest but your still gonna die
You can get rid of stress, get alot of rest,
get an AIDS test, enroll in EST, move out west
where its sunny and dry and live to be a hundred
D G
but your still gonna die
chorus
G D
Your still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
G
Your still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
C
So you better have some fun before you say BYE BYE
Cause your still gonna, still gonna,
still gonna, still gonna, still gonna,
D G
still gonna, still gonna die
END
You can quit smokin but your still gonna die
G
Cut out cokin but your still gonna die
C
Eliminate everything fatty and fried and
G D G
you can get real healthy but your still gonna die
D
Stop drinkin booze your still gonna die
G
Stay away from loose women, son, your still gonna die
C
You can cut out coffee and never get high
D G
but your still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
chorus
G D
Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
G
Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
C
You can even give aerobics one more try but
D G
when the music stops playin your still gonna die
D
Put seatbelts in your car your still gonna die
G
Cut nicotine and tar your still gonna die
C
You can exercise that celulite right off of your thigh,
D G
get slimmer and trimmer but your still gonna die
D
Stop gettin a tan your still gonna die
G
Eat a lot of oat bran your still gonna die
C
You can search for UFOs up in the sky,
D G
might fly you to Mars where your still gonna die
chorus
G D
Your still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
G
Your still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
C
With all the REBOK and NIKEs passin you by,
D G
you can jog on up to Heaven but your still gonna die
D
Drink Jensing tonics, your still gonna die
G
Try high colonics, your still gonna die
C
You can have yourself frozen, suspended in time
D G
but when they thaw you out, huh, your still gonna die
D
You can have safe sex, your still gonna die
G
You can switch to Crest but your still gonna die
You can get rid of stress, get alot of rest,
get an AIDS test, enroll in EST, move out west
where its sunny and dry and live to be a hundred
D G
but your still gonna die
chorus
G D
Your still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
G
Your still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
C
So you better have some fun before you say BYE BYE
Cause your still gonna, still gonna,
still gonna, still gonna, still gonna,
D G
still gonna, still gonna die
END
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