Dance Of The Cucumber Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[B][F#][B]
[Em][Am]
[D]

[Verse 1]
[G]Narrator: "Larry will be performing
the [Am]traditional Argentinian ballad,
[D]'The Dance [G]of the Cucumber,' in it's ori[Em]ginal
[B]Spanish. [F#dim]Bob the Tomato[B]
will translate."
[Em]Larry: "Miren al
pepino"
Bob: "Watch the [Am]cucumber"
Larry: "miren como se [Em]mueve"
Bob: "see how he moves"
[Am]Larry: "como un le[Em]on"
Bob: "like a [Am]lion"
Larry: "tras un raton."
[Em]Bob: "chasing a [B]mouse."
Larry: "Miren al pepino"
Bob: "Watch the cucumber"
Larry: "sus suaves movimientos"
[Em]Bob: "Oh, how smooth his
motion"
Larry: "tal como [F#]mantequilla"
Bob: "like butter"
Larry: "en [C]un [Cdim]chango pelon."
Bob: "on [B]a ... bald
monkey."
Larry: "Miren al pepino"
[Em]Bob: "Look at the cucumber"
[B]Larry: "los vegetales"
Bob: "all the vegetables"
Larry: "envidian a su amigo"
Bob: "envy their friend"
Larry: "como el
quieren bialar"
[Em]Bob: "wishing to dance as he"
[Am]Larry: "Pepino bailarin, pepino bailarin, pepino bailarin"
[D]Bob: "Dancing cucumber, [G]dancing cucumber,
[Em]dancing [B]cu cumber"
Larry: "Baila, baila, ya!"
[Em]Bob: "Dance, dance,
yeah!"
Larry: "Miren al [Am]tomate"
Bob: "Look at the tomato"
Larry: "no es [Em]triste?"
Bob: "Isn't [Am]it sad?"
Larry: "El no puede [Em]bailar."
Bob: "He can't dance."
[Am]Larry: "!Pobre tomat[Em]e!"
Bob: "Poor tomato!"
[B]Larry: "El deberia poder
bailar"
Bob: "He wishes [Em]he could
dance"
Larry: "Como el pepino"
Bob: "like the cucumber[F#]"
Larry: "libre [Cdim]y
suavemente."
Bob: "free and [B]smooth."
Larry: "Pero el no puede
danzar."
[Em]Bob: "But he can't [C]... Okay! Stop the
[B]music! [F]Wha[B]t do ya mean I can't
dance? I can dance! What about Uncle Louie's
polka party? Didn't you see
me dancing at Uncle Louie's
polka party?"
Larry: "No comprendo."
Bob: "No comprendo? I'll show
you 'No comprendo'!"
Jr.: "Mom! Dad! Look over here! Get a picture of
me next to the cucumber
in authentic Argentinian garb!"
Dad: "Okay, Junior. But we'd better hurry--I
think think the dwarves have your
mother confused with someone
else! Say 'Peas!'"
[Em]All: "Peas!"[B][Em]
Larry: "Escuchen el pepino"
Bob: "Listen to the cucum
[Am]ber"
Larry: "oigan su
[Em]voz fuerte"
Bob: "hear his strong
[Am]voice"
Larry: "como un le[Em]on"
Bob: "like [Am]a lion"
Larry: "listo a devorar."
[Em]Bob: "about to eat."
[B]
Larry: "Escuchen al pepino"
Bob: "Listen to the
cucubmer"
Larry: "que dulce as su canto"
Bob: "oh how [Em]sweet his voice"
Larry: "la voz de su garganta perece un
triar."
Bob: "the [F#]breath from his throat [C]is [Cdim]like
a chorus [B]of little birdies."
Larry: "Escuchen al pepino"
[Em]Bob: "Listen to the
cucumber"
[B]Larry: "los vegetales"
Bob: "all the vegetables"
Larry: "envidian a su amigo"
Bob: "envy their friend"
Larry: "como el quieren cantar."
Bob: "wishing to [Em]sing as he."
Larry: "Pepino cantador, pepino cantador, pepino canta
[Am]dor"
Bob: "Singing [D]cucumber, [G]singing cucumber,
[Em]singing cucumber"
Larry: [B]"canta, canta, ya!"
Bob: [Em]"sing, sing,
yeah!"
Larry: "Escuchen al
[Am]tomate"
Bob: "Listen to the tomato"
Larry: "?No es [Em]triste?"
Bob: "Isn't it [Am]sad?"
Larry: "El no puede [Em]can tar."
Bob: "He can't sing."
[Am]Larr[Em]y: "Pobre tomate."
Bob: "Poor tomato."
[B]Larry: "El deberia poder
cantar"
Bob: "He wishes he could
sing"
Larry: "fuerte [Em]y ducle como
el pepino"
Bob: "strong an[F#]d sweet like
the cu[Cdim]cumber"
Larry: "Pero [B]no puede ..."
Bob: "But he can't ..."
Larry: "!Ni siquiera da [Em]un
silbido!"
Bob: "Can't even [B]... whistle! All right!
That's it Senor! Come over here
and let me sing YOU a
[Em]song!"
Larry: "Adios, amigos!"
[Am]Nar rator: "This has been [D]Silly Songs
With Larry[Em]. Tune in next tim[B]e to
hear Larry [Em]sing ..."
Larry: "Bob is [Am]really [D]angry! I hope he
doesn't [G]catch me! It's so hard to
[Em]run with this somb[B]rero on my h[Em]ead!"