BLACKOUT SONG, THE
(Jimmy Drake)


Nervous Norvus - 1959



When your day has a cloudy sky
And all your troubles just won't shoo-fly
Stick your head in a garbage can and
Hoo-Waa! Hoo-Waa!
Black out all your doggone troubles away

Black out, black out, everybody black out
Black out, black out, everybody, please

Charm your cares with a snappy yell
Bury your blues in a deep, dark well
Stick your head in a garbage can and
Hoo-Waa! Hoo-Waa!
Black out all your doggone troubles away

All your fears would be as light as a feather in the breeze
If you'd only do what's right and black out to this melody

When old gloom starts creeping round
Trying to drag your spirits down
Stick your head in a garbage can and
Hoo-Waa! Hoo-Waa!
Black out all your doggone troubles away

Black out, black out, everybody black out
Black out, black out, everybody, please

When you're feeling mighty low
The best darn remedy that I know
Stick your head in a garbage can and
Hoo-Waa! Hoo-Waa!
Black out all your doggone troubles away

Black out, black out, everybody black out
Black out, black out, everybody, please

If'n you're sad, don't mope around
Just open your mouth and go to town
Stick your head in a garbage can and
Hoo-Waa! Hoo-Waa!
Black out all your doggone troubles away

When your blues are blasted down into a garbage can
You will find that blacking out has left you feeling zorch, man

Come on cats, and let her go,
Watch your durned old worries blow
Stick your head in a garbage can and
Hoo-Waa! Hoo-Waa!
Black out all your doggone troubles away, way, way
Black out all your durned old troubles away

Hoo-Waa, poof, oops, that lettuce is murder, cats!



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2018)