On the Amazon - chords, tab and comments
This frantic song, stuffed with foreign words and insanity, is from the 1928 musical "Mr. Cinders" and sung by the character Jim Lancaster. Responsibles for this were Vivian Ellis (composer); Clifford Grey and Greatrex Newman (libretto, arrangement). Columbia released a 78rpm cast in -29 with Jack Payne and the B.B.C. Dance Orchestra.
For funny reasons, Don McLean came across this one, and included it with his self-titled album of 1972, as the only song he hadn't written himself. In -76 he performed it live for the double-album "Solo". Especially live, he performs tricks and chords I can't neighter figure out nor recall. Why should I? This "straight" version is crazy enough.
Am E7 Am E7 there's a danger zone not a stranger zone Am Dm Am E7 than the little plot I walk on that I call my home Am E7 Am E7 full of eerie sights weird and skeerie sights Am Dm Am E7 Am every vicious animal that creeps and crawls and bites G ...Fdim ... D7sus4 on ... C6+2 Am D7sus4 G ... the amazon the prophylactics prowl C6+2 Am G7/9 on the amazon the hypodermics howl C6+2 Am Bsus4 Em Gdim Dm G on the amazon you'll hear a scarab scowl and sting zodiacs on the wing C6+2 Am D7sus4 G all the stalagtites are vicious vertabrae C6+2 Am G7/9 hunt the stalagmites while laryngitis slay C6+2 Am Bsus4 Em ...Gdim...Dm...G all the parasites that come from paraguay in spring F Fm C Bdim A7 snarling equinox among the rocks will seize you D Dm Fmaj7 Cdim G and the fahrenheit comes out at night to freeze you C6+2 Sm D7sus4 G wild duondenum are lurking in the trees C6+2 Am G7/9 and the jungle swarms with green apostrophes C6+2 Am F G C oh the amazon is calling me C ... Gdim ... D7sus4 ... G (to 2nd verse)
C
C6+2
Cdim
F
Fm
Fmaj7
G
G7/9
Gdim
Am
A7
E7
D
Dm
Bsus4
Bdim