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Enjoy The Ride

The World's Oldest Boy*
It's Not Looking Good*
Little Rabbit
Enjoy The Ride*
Trillionaires
This Island Life*
Canto Del Gato*
Junior Bandango*
Till The Sun Comes Out
Some God Forgives*
The Minister Of Shadows
Visions Of Dulcinea*

Doin' Time

Through The Years

Only Children

 

 

 

 

Enjoy The Ride CD Cover

Junior Bandango

   Hey, Junior
   Yo, Junior
   Yeah, Junior, you're the man

Friday night and the place is hoppin'
Already full with no sign of stoppin'
The band's got everybody reelin' and rockin'
And Junior ain't showed up yet

Sally from the alley, well, she's sho' to show
Wild Woolie Willie gonna tear up the floor
Prissie Little Missie waltzin' in the door
And Junior's gonna win that bet

   When Junior Bandango gets here
   Everybody's gonna jump for joy
   We understand that he got a plan
   He been a man since he was a boy

   When Junior Bandango gets here
   We gonna do it till we get it right
   We'll keep goin' till they turn out the light
   If it's hot we gonna party all night

    Hey Junior

Sweet Lucille wobblin' on her heels
Hard to sit still with how good it feels
One Track Mack likin' what she reveals
And Junior better get here soon

Enormous Norm wheezin' like a train
Bony Old Tony workin' on a sprain
Crazy Daisy May goin' crazy again
And Junior's gonna change that tune

   When Junior Bandango gets here
   Everybody's gonna jump for joy
   We understand that he got a plan
   He been a man since he was a boy

   When Junior Bandango gets here
   We gonna do it till we get it right
   We'll keep goin' till they turn out the light
   If it's hot we gonna party all night

   Hey, Junior
   Yo, Junior
   Yeah, Junior, you're the man

Flim Flam Sam throwin' Sally around
Moe helpin' Flo get up off'n the ground
Manly Dan Stanley wants to paint the town
Junior gonna show him how

   When Junior Bandango gets here
   Everybody's gonna jump for joy
   We understand that he got a plan
   He been a man since he was a boy

   When Junior Bandango gets here
   We gonna do it till we get it right
   We'll keep goin' till they turn out the light
   If it's hot we gonna party all night

 

"Bandango" was a working title, a mash-up of "band" and "fandango." The basic chord chart was rapidly elaborated into a tight, Fifties-style rocker. The colorful cast of characters all showed up as soon as they heard there was cheap beer.