Pile Of Tin

Words & Music:

Traditional American

 

C

I've got a little pile of tin,

C                 G7         C

Nobody knows what shape it's in.

C

It's got four wheels and a running board,

C                 G7     C

It's a four-door, it's a Ford.

 

CHORUS:

C

Honk!  Honk!  Rattle!  Rattle!  Rattle!  Crash!  Beep!  Beep!

       G7

Honk!  Honk!  Rattle!  Rattle!  Rattle!  Crash!  Beep!  Beep!

       C

Honk!  Honk!  Rattle!  Rattle!  Rattle!  Crash!  Beep!  Beep!

       G7               [n.c.]

Honk!  Honk!  [spoken]  Two!  Three!  Four!

 

Romeo and Juliet,

On a balcony they set.

Scram, you guys, I got a date.

Shakespeare's comin' at a half-past eight.

 

CHORUS

 

I love myself, I think I'm grand.

I go to the movie and I hold my hand.

I get so fresh, I slap my face.

Gotta move to another place!

 

CHORUS

 

MOTIONS FOR CHORUS:

"Honk!  Honk!" - pretend to beep a horn in front of you

"Rattle., rattle..." - roll each forearm over the other

"Crash!" - clap hands

"Beep!  Beep!" - hit your nose with the fingertips of one hand

 




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