Fee

Cm Abm
In the cool shade of the banana tree Bbm Gbm
On the rugged trail toward the balcony Gbm7 Db
A child of the twentieth century Ab
A dried up Goliath and a weasel named Fee

Cm Abm Far away in another place Bbm Gbm A fading beauty named Milly Grace Gbm7 Db A gospel singer with pox on her face Ab And a bamboo cane to help her keep the pace

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 Ab
Oh, Fee, you’re trying to live a life 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

Piano solo after the chorus: Cm Bb Ab Eb Fm7 Cm7 Bb

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 thumping 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 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

Oh, 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 your 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 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 and began to feed Milly knew her weasel was finally free

Oh, 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