More Against the Days

[Paul Mackin]

On Oct 18, 2006, at 9:34 AM, Ya Sam wrote:

> I swear, if this had been posted without the names of the authors,  
> I would have thought Pynchon had written it.

the "coffee ketchup"  clinches it . . . .

a number of biggies recorded the song

King Sisters

Frank Sinatra


>
>
>> From: Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
>> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>> Subject: Re: More Against the Days
>> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:21:01 -0400
>>
>>
>> On Oct 18, 2006, at 7:58 AM, Paul Mackin wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 18, 2006, at 5:05 AM, John Carvill wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well, there was a lot of coffee of course, plus those rifles  
>>>> with  the Stars on them....
>>>
>>>
>>> reminds me of one of my favorite songs of the 40s, not in any of   
>>> the novels however
>>>
>>> A politician's daughter
>>> Accused of drinking water
>>> Got fined a great big fifty dollar bill.
>>> There's an awful lot of coffee in  Brazil.
>>
>> Here are the actual words to this WWII era ditty . . . .
>>
>> The Coffee Song
>> Written By:  Bob Hilliard / Richard Miles
>>
>> Way down among Brazilians
>> Coffee beans grow by the billions
>> So they’ve got to find those extra cups to fill
>> They’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
>>
>> You can’t get cherry soda
>> Cause they’ve gotta sell their quota
>> And the way things are I guess they never will
>> They’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
>>
>> No tea or tomato juice
>> You’ll see no potato juice
>> Cause the planters down in Santos
>> All say no, no, no
>>
>> A politican’s daughter
>> Was accused of drinkin’ water
>> And was fined a great big fifty dollar bill
>> They’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
>>
>> When Brazilian ham and eggs need savor
>> Coffee ketchup gives ‘em flavor
>> Coffee pickles way outsell the dill
>> Why they put coffee in their coffee in Brazil
>>
>> You date a man and find out later
>> He smells like a percolator
>> His cologne was made right on the grill
>> Hey they could percolate the ocean in Brazil
>>
>> Don’t ask for hot cocoa there
>> They’ll say you’ve gone loco there
>> But say caffeine or coffee bean and they’ll say ay ay ay
>>
>> So you’ll add to the local color
>> Serve some coffee with a cruller
>> Dunkin doesn’t take alot of skill
>> They’ve got an awful lot of coffee
>> A great big pot of coffee
>> They’ve got an awful lot of coffee
>> In Brazil, Brazil, Brazil
>> Cafe ole
>> Yeah
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Some reviewers have noticed that there are references to   
>>>>> Starbucks cafe in > Mason & Dixon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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