Frank Sinatra — The Coffee Song
Way down among Brazilians
Coffee beans grow by the billions
So they've got to find those extra cups to fill
They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
You can't get cherry soda
'Cause they've got to fill that quota
And the way things are I'll bet they never will
They've got a zillion tons of coffee in Brazil
No tea or tomato juice
You'll see no potato juice
The planters down in Santos all say no no no
The politician's daughter
Was accused of drinking water
And was fined a great big fifty dollar bill
They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
You date a girl and find out later
She smells just like a percolator
Her perfume was made right on the grill
Why they could percolate the ocean in Brazil
And when their ham and eggs need savor
Coffee ketchup gives 'em flavor
Coffee pickles way outsell the dill
Why they put coffee in the coffee in Brazil
So your lead to the local color
Serving coffee with a cruller
Dunking doesn't take a lot of skill
They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
Coffee beans grow by the billions
So they've got to find those extra cups to fill
They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
You can't get cherry soda
'Cause they've got to fill that quota
And the way things are I'll bet they never will
They've got a zillion tons of coffee in Brazil
No tea or tomato juice
You'll see no potato juice
The planters down in Santos all say no no no
The politician's daughter
Was accused of drinking water
And was fined a great big fifty dollar bill
They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
You date a girl and find out later
She smells just like a percolator
Her perfume was made right on the grill
Why they could percolate the ocean in Brazil
And when their ham and eggs need savor
Coffee ketchup gives 'em flavor
Coffee pickles way outsell the dill
Why they put coffee in the coffee in Brazil
So your lead to the local color
Serving coffee with a cruller
Dunking doesn't take a lot of skill
They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
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Swank, baby!
i love this song, dumb lyrics and all...part of the charm.
Does anyone remember the Frank Sinatra email website...it would "translate" your emails into Frank-speak. If you wrote something like:
Dear Jane:
Are you free for lunch today?
Then it would translate it like:
Hey Kitten!
Are you free to pitch some woo today?
Loved It!
I should get spanked for this but it seems like Sinatra's career consisted of just one really long song.
good time for a cup o' joe
redeyespy wrote:
Didn't Steve Martin do that once?
I don't remember Steve Martin reading the phone book, but Andy Kauffman read The Great Gatsby at one of his shows.
Gotta love Stan Ridgway's version of this one!!
Old & Busted.
I don't hear much old school punk here, but here's my Coffee Set contribution by the Descendants (and sung in an impressive 34 seconds). Still on regular rotation in my music library...
Mug Mug Mug
Coffee Mug
Gonna Clear Away The Haze
Liquid Proof
That I Can Win This Race
Coffee Mug
The Grip That Keeps Me Tall
My Inter-Link
Keeps Me Questing All
I Don't Need No Booze Or Drugs
I Just Chug-A-Lug-O My Coffee Mug
And I Don't Need Your Kiss And Hug
I Just Chug-A-Lug-O My Coffee Mug
They Haven't Banned
My Liquid Drug Of Choice
There's Too Many Hooked
And They've Got Too Much Voice
So For The Moment
We're All Pretty Good To Go
With 98 Cups
With 98 More To Go
I Don't Need No Booze Or Drugs
I Just Chug-A-Lug-O My Coffee Mug
And I Don't Need Your Kiss And Hug
I Just Chug-A-Lug-O My Coffee Mug
Here A Bean, There A Bean
Everywhere A Mean Mean
Bean Chug - A - Lug - O - My
Coffee - Mug, Mug, Mug, M
Bizarre little song.
Just sat down with a freshly brewed cup o java, tuning in to this coffee "theme". Perfect.
cjdevlin wrote:
I'd listen to Frank read the telephone book.
Didn't Steve Martin do that once?
I saw a bumper sticker one time that said "Kiss Her Where It Stinks.....Take her To Bergen County, New Jersey!"
Nice coffee set, but Bill missed my fave...
Jim's Big Ego - Stress
slartibart_O wrote:
Makes me um, not proud, not honored, well some feeling, to come from (and live) in Bergen County.
-dave
I'd listen to Frank read the telephone book.
agnes wrote:
How's 'bout Garbage: Cup of Coffee?
Or Squeeze - Black Coffee in Bed
Just because it's Frank doesn't excuse these stupid lyrics.
great classic .. oh things were so different, .......... now you have a bunch of "balas perdidas" in rio .... arghhh miss rio though ..
Oscar
This why we love you Radio Paradise!
Chat Noir Books & Cafe
Mmmmm coffee
Does coffee contribute to eczema or do I just need more sunlight?
redeyespy wrote:
S. Ridgway also does a nice tongue-in-cheek cover of this tongue-in-cheek novelty tune.
Oh, but Stan is awesome!
S. Ridgway also does a nice tongue-in-cheek cover of this tongue-in-cheek novelty tune.
Great song,I just wish that the vocalist could sing and had a finer voice like Neil Youngs!
Is it possible to effectively segue from Radiohead's The Bends to Sinatra's Coffee Song within 4 tracks?
Little late in the afternoon for all this coffee, doncha think, Bill?
cool song, good to see we have some common grounds!har har!!!
I used to dislike Sinatra (mainly because he was my parents' generation's big star). Then I read an article about how good he is(1), and why. Then I started to listen to him, and then I began to appreciate what a terrific singer he is, and what terrific bands/arrangements are behind him.
So now I like him.
(1) (uh, Yeah, I know he's dead.)
jenakle wrote:
this set should be banned until they find a way to stream coffee through teh internets
that was funny. thanks~
this set should be banned until they find a way to stream coffee through teh internets
Not my cup of tea.
your making me want some coffee bill... ;) and i like it. i'm going to do it now~
Mozart wrote:
Gangsta Rap?
Unfortunately it's more time for a beer here than another coffee...
I think I'm seeing a pattern here. COFFEEEEEEE
Ah well, I might have a nice cup of tea now.
Gangsta Rap?
jpfueler wrote:
It's Frankie!!!
{insert fainting chicken here}
Another Looney Tunes fan!!! Thanks!
Barman wrote:
Frank Sinatra - The Coffee Song
Bottle Rockets - Coffee Monkey
Dire Straits - Expresso Love
(but please, no Bob Dylan - One more cup of coffee)
mmmm now I feel like coffeeeee;) love it!
Althea wrote:
why?
Because it's Frankie!
Barman wrote:
Frank Sinatra - The Coffee Song
Bottle Rockets - Coffee Monkey
Dire Straits - Expresso Love
(but please, no Bob Dylan - One more cup of coffee)
How's 'bout Garbage: Cup of Coffee?
It's Frankie!!!
Frank Sinatra - The Coffee Song
Bottle Rockets - Coffee Monkey
Dire Straits - Expresso Love
(but please, no Bob Dylan - One more cup of coffee)
That was great! Hillarious and Great!
juliamak wrote:
"...No tea or tomato juice
You'll see no potato juice..."
Potato juice?
:-) too funny...
vodka?
Oh man I leave for a minute and I miss Frank. The disrespect.
Oops. I always thought this was a Soul Coughing song. My bad.
I never got Frank Sinatra. Is there something I am missing?
They really loved the blaring horns in those days, didn't they?
"...No tea or tomato juice
You'll see no potato juice..."
Potato juice?
:-) too funny...
why?
lathyris wrote:
They also have a lot of coffee in Colombia.
There's less words that rhyme with Colombia
Wow, Bill must have an insane coffee craving right now...
It's Frank
Lotus_Miata wrote:
Woo hoo! It's Frank!!!
whoot whoot
This is the caffeinated sequence from Bill...
gimme a glass of potato juice!
They also have a lot of coffee in Colombia.
Never got Frank and the band thing.
Woo hoo! It's Frank!!!
Swank, baby!
You bet!!