Biography:
The group was christened the FIREBALLS® after their standing ovation performance of "Great Balls of Fire" at the Raton High School PTA talent contest in New Mexico, USA...January 1958. By the year's end they had auditioned for the late Norman Petty at his already internationally famous recording studio at 1313 W. 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico, where it stands today - a monumental contribution to the birth of early Southwest style Rock & Roll.
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Long Green:The Fireballs.
#73 on BB Hot 100 on ATCO Records
in 1969.
INTRO: E A D E D A D E D A D
CHORUS:
E A D E
Whoa-oh, long green, now......yeah, the fruit
A D E
of evil....
D A D E
I-I said-a, said-a, said-a long green now...
D A D E D
whoa-ho, the fruit of evil.
#1.
A D A D A D
I do the work, I save my pay..quittin' time comes,
E D A D
yeah, then home I run..back to that broad, she's
A
a-waitin' for me.
A E A
She saves that stuff, yeah, they call the long green.
D E A D E
(la, la-la, la) oh-ho, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la.)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now, (say-ya-ya)
A D E A
oh-ho, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la) oh, yeah.
INTERLUDE: D E D A D E D A D E A D E A E
E
Aaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaah..
E
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, c'mon , gimme some!
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!)
CHORUS:
A D E A
Long green, now (la, la-la, la) oh, yes, the fruit of evil
D E
(la, la-la, la)
D A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
long green, oh, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
#2.
A D A D
Now, they said the best things in life are free.
A E A
Well, no child, no, you can't convince me.
A D A D
There's one thing I want you to see..that is the sweat,
E
that's a-pourin' from me!
CHORUS:
A D E A
Long green, now (la, la-la, la) oh, ho, the fruit of evil
D E
(la, la-la, la)
D A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
yeah-heah, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
CHORUS:
E A D E
Whoa-ho, long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said, it's the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
Whoa, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
OUTRO:
E A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a, said-a long green now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Long green, I said, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
Hey, hey, hey, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Hey, won't ya gimme some of that long green, now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
I said, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Waaa-ohhh, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#73 on BB Hot 100 on ATCO Records
in 1969.
INTRO: E A D E D A D E D A D
CHORUS:
E A D E
Whoa-oh, long green, now......yeah, the fruit
A D E
of evil....
D A D E
I-I said-a, said-a, said-a long green now...
D A D E D
whoa-ho, the fruit of evil.
#1.
A D A D A D
I do the work, I save my pay..quittin' time comes,
E D A D
yeah, then home I run..back to that broad, she's
A
a-waitin' for me.
A E A
She saves that stuff, yeah, they call the long green.
D E A D E
(la, la-la, la) oh-ho, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la.)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now, (say-ya-ya)
A D E A
oh-ho, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la) oh, yeah.
INTERLUDE: D E D A D E D A D E A D E A E
E
Aaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaah..
E
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, c'mon , gimme some!
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!)
CHORUS:
A D E A
Long green, now (la, la-la, la) oh, yes, the fruit of evil
D E
(la, la-la, la)
D A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
long green, oh, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
#2.
A D A D
Now, they said the best things in life are free.
A E A
Well, no child, no, you can't convince me.
A D A D
There's one thing I want you to see..that is the sweat,
E
that's a-pourin' from me!
CHORUS:
A D E A
Long green, now (la, la-la, la) oh, ho, the fruit of evil
D E
(la, la-la, la)
D A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
yeah-heah, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
CHORUS:
E A D E
Whoa-ho, long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said, it's the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
Whoa, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
OUTRO:
E A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a, said-a long green now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Long green, I said, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
A D E
Hey, hey, hey, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Hey, won't ya gimme some of that long green, now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
I said, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)
E A D E
Waaa-ohhh, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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