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by Bill Burnett

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1.
Bite The Mango 03:07
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Bite The Mango © Bill Burnett Banjo yams, rubber drums, everybody waitin’ for the Rubgum comes Down at the dock point digging up dimes, Everybody waitin’ for the better times With a Hi Lai Liddle I Diddle I Doo Old Rubgum gonna gum on you Well you gotta bite the mango, if you wanna go man go Well you used to do the tango, honey where did your tan go? You can drop the fandango, cause your fan dang days are through But you gotta bite the mango, if you wanna get a girl to love you Hee-oo Oh bite the mango (bingo bango bite the mango) Oh bite the mango (bingo bango bite the mango) Oh…bite the mango If you wanna get a girl to love you Serenade her with a banjo, but the banjo she fall apart Ask her out to see your van, Joe, but you can’t get the van to start Take her out to view you land, Joe, All you got is a lot or two So you gotta bite the mango, if you wanna get a girl to love you Hee-oo Oh bite the mango (bingo bango bite the mango) Oh bite the mango (bingo bango bite the mango) Oh…bite the mango Bite the mango please Yabba dabba doh…Casey Stengel bite the mango Yabba dabba doh…Charlie Chan go bite the mango Yabba dabba doh…Reinhardt Django bite the mango Yabba dabba doh, Yabba dabba doh, Yabba dabba dabba dabba dabba dabba doh Well you hit her with a bon mot, but she don’t parlez vous Francais You can put her into escrow, but she’s bound to get away You can wrap her in a trousseau, but it won’t make your dreams come true So you gotta bite the mango, if you wanna get a girl to love you Oh bite the mango (bingo bango bite the mango) Oh bite the mango (bingo bango bite the mango) Oh…bite the mango If you wanna get a girl, if you wanna get a, if you wanna get, if you wanna, if you, if Oh bite the mango…
2.
Am I Coming On Too Strong? 03:26
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Am I Coming On Too Strong? © Bill Burnett I see you cowering in the corner, you look so sweet in my sarong What made you crawl out of the bedroom, and hide behind my Chinese gong? Look I bought another box of condoms, our night of love can go on Am I coming on too strong? Am I coming on too strong? Baby is something wrong? Am I coming on too strong? Too bad the phone’s been disconnected, I’d love to order Japanese Don’t check the locks, we’re well protected, and I just threw away the keys Honey, come out of that bathroom, my you can be such a tease Am I coming on too strong? Am I coming on too strong? Baby is something wrong? Am I coming on too strong? You know I’m mad, you know I’m mad about you And a good man nowadays is mighty hard to find Can’t get you out of the bathroom, and yet I can’t get you out my mind Two weeks ago when you arrived here we were as happy as could be Now that you’re standing on the ledge dear, seems like a frown is all I see Listen the crowd below is yelling “don’t jump”…they think you should stay with me Am I coming on too strong? Am I coming on too strong? Baby is something wrong? Am I – Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh Was I coming on too strong? Too strong? Too strong?
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The Guest 03:19
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The Guest © Bill Burnett & Peggy Sarlin So you want to have a baby? I’ll tell you what having a baby is like… Darling imagine that I have invited a guest over for dinner It soon becomes painfully clear that our guest is a pest, this is no winner He kicks and he screams for no reason at all, he dumps his plate on his head He pees in his pants and he has to be forcibly fed Do you like it so far? No you don’t You say “Let’s get rid of this lout he’s impossibly rude, look what he’s doing He burps and he drools and he crawls on the floor in the nude, what is he chewing? He topples a lamp and he shatters a vase, and when he’s reduced you to tears Well then I inform you he’s staying for 21 years!” He’s come to stay The Guest And we can’t send him away, The Guest He even makes us pay, The Guest Cause he can’t hold a job and he doesn’t pay rent He just lies in his crib and receives compliments We provide bed and board and respond to his cries While he lounges around and increases in size And our neighbors and relatives tell us we’re “blessed” To play permanent home to The Guest, The Guest, The Guest the Ga Ga Ga Guest The Guest The Guest Remember that night that I ravished you out on the lawn under the moonlight Or the balcony scene that we played without anything on, I made you swoon, right? Well now we can kiss all our kisses goodbye, our chances for romance are dead With the Guest in the house we’re lucky to SLEEP in our bed He’s come to stay, The Guest And we can’t send him away, The Guest While we work he’ll play, The Guest Oh he giggles a lot and he thinks he’s so cute In his little white hat and his blue sailor suit He’s much younger than me and just brimming with life And I know for a fact he’s in love with my wife! So I wonder each day as I help him get dressed Why we ever invited The Guest, The Guest, The Guest the Ga Ga Ga Guest The Guest The Guest Darling each moment we share is unbearable bliss, how I adore ya I crave nothing more than a lifetime of moments like this, perfect euphoria So dear before heeding the call of the child Allow me to calmly suggest You’re letting a monster come out of that cave A toddling tyrant who will not behave And he’ll be the master and we’ll be the slave OF THE GUEST!
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The Whispering Seagull 03:06
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The Whispering Seagull © Bill Burnett He takes her hand, the day is grand, they take a walk in the sand It’s a honeymoon for a bride and groom
The breakers pound, no one’s around, and so they fall to the ground And prepare to get carried away Then the Whispering Seagull comes in for a landing a few feet away The Whispering Seagull comes down and has something important to say SEAGULL: “Hey I bet you kids would like to know where you can buy a great hot dog
 I can show you where to go just give me a dollar And there a taffy store on the boardwalk with a slot machine…Yeah! I’ll be glad to take you there just give me a dollar.” COUPLE: “No leave us alone we don’t want slot machines or hot dogs
 Leave us alone we want to revel in our love SEAGULL: “Hey where you goin? What’s your hurry? I just want to be your friend.” They run away down to the bay and rent a boat for the day
How they smile and laugh on their pleasure craft They find a cove, they find a cave, a cavern carved by a wave
Where they hide from the light of the day Then the Whispering Seagull appears at the mouth of their new hideaway He hovers right over the lovers with something important to say: SEAGULL: “Hey, I got a fake Movado watch, looks just like the real thing
 I’ll be glad to part with it, just give me a dollar And there’s a wet t-shirt contest on the peer tonight You should enter it, I can guarantee you’ll be a winner Just give me a dollar” COUPLE: “ No leave us alone, we only want to be romantic Gasp! HE: “You fargin bird, you give me back my wife’s bikini” COUPLE: “Oh, Jesus Christ, I can’t believe he really flew away with my/your bathing suit…Oh good, he dropped it on the boat.”
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I Picked A Lulu 03:43
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I Picked A Lulu © Bill Burnett I picked a Lulu I picked a Lulu I picked a Lulu-u-u-u I picked a…Lulu She needed a man to plant her tulips She needed a man to water her yard She sat on the porch and drank mint juleps While she made me…she made me work so hard I picked a bunch of new roses And I got stuck with thorns I picked a Lulu I picked a Lulu I picked a Lulu-u-u-u I picked a…Lulu She told me she wanted to go ballooning I took her up as high as I could
I had her gasping I had her swooning I had her You know we flew so good 8 miles high she bailed out, left me holding the bag I picked a Lulu I picked a Lulu I picked a Lulu-u-u-u I picked a…Lulu I fell in love with a real snake charmer Who wouldn’t pick up the flute I was her knight in shining armor But she wouldn’t let me take off that suit I got to be her deep sea diver [But she wouldn’t even let me go to sea] [In a shallow denim sea] She let me be her organ grinder But then she made a monkey outta me I picked a Lulu I picked a Lulu I picked a Lulu-u-u-u I picked a Lulu I picked a Lulu I picked a Lulu-u-u-u I picked a…Lulu
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Bury My Head 03:01
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Bury My Head © Bill Burnett HE: You say to me SHE: What do you want? What do you long for my dear? HE: I say to you: My needs are few and quite clear I want to bury my head in the back yard of my baby’s arms SHE: Uh huh I want to stand in the street and let the milk truck of love run me down SHE: Hmmm I want to foam at the mouth of the river of joy and drown myself in its charms SHE: What? I want to bury my head in the back yard of my sweet baby’s arms SHE: I see HE: You say to me SHE: Dear are you sure? Somehow your wishes seem queer HE: I say oh yes, don’t second guess me my dear TOGETHER: I want to (he wants to) Bury my (his) head in the back yard of my (his) baby’s arms I want to (He wants to) Stand in the street and let the milk truck of love run me (him) down I want to (He wants to) foam at the mouth of the river of joy And drown myself (himself) in its charms Oh I want to (he wants to) Bury my (His) head in the back yard of my sweet baby’s arms Yes I do I really really want to Bury my (his) head in the back yard Of my sweet baby’s arms. SHE: Dear, are you sure
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American Cheese 04:17
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American Cheese © Bill Burnett We’ve got to save each other, We’ve got to save our brother We’ve got to rise with hope in our eyes But how can we get up, when everyone’s fed up, what covers the bread up American Cheese And how can we function when life is a luncheon with everyone munchin’ American Cheese Oh mama, send us some parmesan please We gotta save each other, we gotta feed our brother We gotta feed the people in need But tell me how can you when round every bend you Will find on the menu American Cheese There’s no one to follow, our leaders are hollow, they chew and they swallow American Cheese Oh baby, send us some Stiltons and Bries Ahhhh American Cheese How can you function when life is a luncheon of American Cheese, American Cheese It’s a drab yellow slab can you taste it? American Cheese, It’s a drab yellow slab can you taste it? American Cheese, It’s a drab yellow slab can you taste it? American Cheese Oh, oh oh oh, oh whoa oh oh whoa oh ohhhhhhhh We gotta save the country, we gotta save the city We gotta save the Home of the Brave But look what we’re doin, we’re falling to ruin, with everyone chewin’ American Cheese But look what we’re doin, we’re falling to ruin, with everyone chewin’ American Cheese (Woody Woodpecker) Heh heh heheh heh heh,Heh heh heheh heh heh, Heh heh heheh heh heh Heh heh heheh hehhhhhhhh (crying)
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Insect Aside 02:56
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Insect Aside © Bill Burnett Buh de bup bup buh buh, buh dee bup bup bup buh Buh de bup buh buh buh, buh dee bup bup buddy buh buh Buh de bup bup buh buh, buh dee bup bup bup buh Buh de bup bup buh buh, buh dee bup bup Well, I put on my pants three legs at a time Just like everyone else, just like everyone else There’s floors I gotta cross and walls I gotta climb Just like everyone else, Just like anyone else There’s nothing special ‘bout me And all my fame don’t mean a thing There’s nothing special bout me I’m just an insect who can sing And here’s my favorite song Buh de bup bup buh buh, buh dee bup bup bup buh Buh de bup buh buh buh, buh dee bup bup buddy buh buh Buh de bup bup buh buh, buh dee bup bup bup buh Buh de bup bup buh buh, buh dee bup bup Well even big celebs get caught in spider webs Just like everyone else, just like everyone else Why I could end legs up in a coffee cup Just like everyone else, just like everyone else There’s nothing special bout me Though I’ve been called the ento king (entomology!) There’s nothing special bout me I’m just an insect who can sing, oh yeah I’m just an insect who can sing Well feet try to crush me just like they try to crush you You know the feet I’m talking about You might not believe it but I’ve got feelers too There’s nothing special bout me Well just in case you’re wondering There’s nothing special bout me So what do fame and fortune bring? There’s nothing special bout me I’m just an insect, I’m just an insect I’m just an insect who can siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Slap
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Red Wine a-Talkin' 03:53
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Red Wine a-Talkin; © Suzy Williams Baby don’t look at me that way oh you know it most breaks my heart Please stay and let me have say and allow me to tell you my part It was red wine a-talkin’ and I was just a- watchin’ Now I can see how I was blind Red wine I’s drinkin’ was doin all the thinkin’ And I must have been out of my mind Baby, I’d had a hard hard day, and I stopped in for one little drink He came in lookin’ my way and that red wine gave him a wink It was red wine a-talkin’ and I was just a- watchin’ Now I can see how I was blind In a red wine slumber I gave him my number [we started to rhumba] And I must have been out of my mind I found myself at the Red Wine Saloon The jukebox was playing a Red Wine Tune We went out strolling neath the Red Wine Moon All of a sudden it was Red Wine Noon! Baby if you walk away oh you know how soon I’ll be cryin’ And I’ll stay another girl led astray by the lies that are told by Red Wine It was red wine a-talkin’ and I was just a- watchin’ Now I can see how I was blind Red wine I was drinkin’ and now my heart is sinkin’ And I must have been out of my mind That Red Wine put me out of my mind
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Strange Blues 05:12
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Strange Blues © Bill Burnett Screen door flaps at the front of the house, cracking in the wind Scarecrow raps at the back of the house, trying to get in Strange Blues, Strange Blues Strange Blues, Strange Blues… Picnic table covered with thorns fountain overgrown Party hats and colorful horns lie where they were thrown Strange Blues, Strange Blues Strange Blues, Strange Blues… Don’t cry Willie, it’s all over Mommy’s here now, it was all just a dream Don’t cry Willie, Don’t cry Willie It’s all over now Don’t you know your Mommy’s standing right here by your side It was all just dream Footprints lead to the edge of the pond made by children’s shoes Voices rising out that pond sing those strange strange blues Strange Blues, Strange Blues Strange Blues, Strange Blues… Strange blues those strange blues those strange blues oh those strange strange blues
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Imitation Me 03:59
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Imitation Me © Bill Burnett I know what foods I like to eat, I know my neighbors on the street I know everybody I know I know my favorite restaurants, all my hangouts and my haunts And I go everywhere that I’d go But this isn’t really me I am just a cheap facsimile Imitation me, I do me so well I impersonate myself so nobody can tell Since you broke my heart babe, I’m just imitation me I got the key to my front door, I pay my rent and sweep my floor It almost seems like I belong here I see my name on all my mail, I greet the dog he wags his tail You’d almost think there’s nothing wrong here But since you left me here alone All my lights are on but I’m not home Imitation me, I do me so good I show up at all the parties just the way I would But without you baby, I’m just imitation me Just an imitation I could tell you where I was born and who was the first girl I kissed Perfect simulation I could describe clothes that I’ve worn and who who put this scar on my fist Such a fabrication But you see this couldn’t be me I’d never say something like this: Scoo bop scoddily i bop, scoodly oodly boodily ibop scooda oodly boodly boodly oodly oodily boodily wow Imitation Me, I do me so good yeah Whoa I’m just imitation me I’m livin’ in an imitation me I’m livin’ in an imitation me I’m livin’ in an imitation me I’m livin’ in an imitation me
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At The Fireman's Ball 04:12
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AT THE FIREMAN’S BALL © Bill Burnett & Peggy Sarlin At the Fireman’s Ball Violins are playing dear beneath a swaying chandelier Won’t you dance with me All the pretty melodies Gliding on the summer breeze Like long lost love that calls to you and me At the Fireman’s Ball Sweet perfume and candlelight, a fairyland is planned tonight Won’t you dance with me With a curtsey and a bow Everybody in the crowd Begins their spin upon the magic merry go round (Merry go round) (Round and Round and Round and…) Round and round they go drifting soft and slow
Like falling leaves, like memories
Round and round they go, while the evening flows into the dawn And the band plays on OH LOVE HAS PAID US A CALL
LOVE’S SURROUNDING US ALL AT THE FIREMAN’S BALL Won’t you dance with me? All the pretty melodies, floating on the summer breeze Like long lost love that calls to you and me Round and Round they go (At the Fireman’s Ball the Vi-o-lins are playing Drifting soft and slow like People swaying Fallling leaves like memories Round and Round they go (At the Fireman’s Ball the evening flows till As the evening flows into the dawn dawn) The Band plays on OH LOVE HAS PAID US A CALL (OH LOVE HAS PAID A CALL
LOVE’S SURROUNDING US ALL Oooo…at the Fireman’s Ball
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Luminous Moose 00:41
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Luminouse Moose © Bill Burnett I was lost in a deep Maine wood I was scared I’d be lost for good When a Luminous Moose showed me the way He was flashing like a firefly, he led me to a trail nearby And that’s the only reason why I can sing this song today Thank God, for the Luminous Moose Genetic Engineering has finally found a use For those big galumphing creatures that wander through our woods Once again mankind has salvaged Mother Nature’s damaged goods

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This album is the culmination of a wonderful collaboration between Suzy Williams and Bill Burnett. We toured as Mr. & Mrz. Burnett for a lot of the 90s.

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released August 19, 2018

Suzy Williams vocals
Artie Bressler Sax
Bill Burnett Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Songs
Peggy Sarlin co-writer on The Guest & At The Fireman's Ball
Suzy Williams composer of Red Wine a-Talkin'

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