Intro/verse 1:
Cm Abm
In the cool shade of the banana tree
Bbm Gbm
On the rugged trail toward the balcony
Gbm7 Db
А child of the twentieth century
Ab
А dried up Goliath and a weasel named Fee
Verse 2:
Cm Abm
Far away in another place
Bbm Gbm
А fading beauty named Milly Grace
Gbm7 Db
А gospel singer with pox on her face
Ab
And a bamboo cane to help her keep the pace
Verse 3:
Cm Abm
Fee was a Buddhist prodigy
Bbm Gbm
Long past the age of maturity
Gbm7 Db
Someday he knew it would set him free
Ab
Like it did for Floyd the chimpanzee
Chorus:
Eb Bb Db
Whoa, Fee, You’re trying to live a life
Ab
that’s completely free.
Eb Bb
You’re racing with the wind, you’re flirting with death
Gm7 Ab
So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath
Cm Bb Ab Eb Fm7 Cm7 Bb
Verse 4:
Fee first met Milly in a bar in Peru
His heart was jumping like a kangaroo
Like a beast in a cage in an old Dutch zoo
It was hopping and jumpin’ in wooden shoes
But Floyd was jealous and alone
He wanted Milly for his own
A desperate craving in his bones
“Their love,” he said, “I will not condone”
Then one day on a ship to Quebec,
Floyd found Fee and Milly on a lover’s trek
He picked up a bottle and broke off the neck
It sliced through the air, and Fee hit the deck
Whoa, Fee, you’re trying to live a life that’s completely free
You want to stay with Milly until you’re dead
But you just got a bottle upside the head
Milly turned and began to scream at Floyd
She said, “You think you’re pretty mean”
And though she was as thin as a small string bean
She slammed him in the face with a nectarine
Floyd fell back over the edge of the ship
‘Till he hung from the rail by his fingertip
Milly said, “Floyd, I’ll make you lose your grip,
With this tiny piece of paper I can make you slip”
Cm Abm
In the cool shade of the banana tree
Bbm Gbm
On the rugged trail toward the balcony
Gbm7 Db
А child of the twentieth century
Ab
А dried up Goliath and a weasel named Fee
Verse 2:
Cm Abm
Far away in another place
Bbm Gbm
А fading beauty named Milly Grace
Gbm7 Db
А gospel singer with pox on her face
Ab
And a bamboo cane to help her keep the pace
Verse 3:
Cm Abm
Fee was a Buddhist prodigy
Bbm Gbm
Long past the age of maturity
Gbm7 Db
Someday he knew it would set him free
Ab
Like it did for Floyd the chimpanzee
Chorus:
Eb Bb Db
Whoa, Fee, You’re trying to live a life
Ab
that’s completely free.
Eb Bb
You’re racing with the wind, you’re flirting with death
Gm7 Ab
So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath
Cm Bb Ab Eb Fm7 Cm7 Bb
Verse 4:
Fee first met Milly in a bar in Peru
His heart was jumping like a kangaroo
Like a beast in a cage in an old Dutch zoo
It was hopping and jumpin’ in wooden shoes
But Floyd was jealous and alone
He wanted Milly for his own
A desperate craving in his bones
“Their love,” he said, “I will not condone”
Then one day on a ship to Quebec,
Floyd found Fee and Milly on a lover’s trek
He picked up a bottle and broke off the neck
It sliced through the air, and Fee hit the deck
Whoa, Fee, you’re trying to live a life that’s completely free
You want to stay with Milly until you’re dead
But you just got a bottle upside the head
Milly turned and began to scream at Floyd
She said, “You think you’re pretty mean”
And though she was as thin as a small string bean
She slammed him in the face with a nectarine
Floyd fell back over the edge of the ship
‘Till he hung from the rail by his fingertip
Milly said, “Floyd, I’ll make you lose your grip,
With this tiny piece of paper I can make you slip”
So Milly took that paper and did the deed
Floyd hit the water with astonishing speed
And as the sharks circled in and began to feed
Milly knew her weasel was finally freed
Whoa, Fee, you’re trying to live a life that’s completely free
Floyd is dead, he’s nothing but a ripple
‘Cause Milly took that paper and sliced him on the nipple
Whoa, Fee, you’re trying to live a life that’s completely free
You’re racing with the wind, you’re flirting with death
So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath
