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Long Green:The Fireballs.
#73 on BB Hot 100 on ATCO Records
in 1969.
INTRO:  E   A   D   E   D   A   D   E   D   A  D  
CHORUS:
EWhoa-oh, long Agreen, now.D..E...yeah, the fruit 
of Aevil.D..E.
I-I Dsaid-a, said-a, said-a long Agreen now.D..E  
whoa-Dho, the fruit of Aevil.D  E  D  
#1.
AI do the Dwork, I Asave my Dpay..Aquittin' time Dcomes, 
yeah, Ethen Dhome I Arun..back to that broad, Dshe's 
a-Awaitin' for me.
AShe saves that stuff, yeah, Ethey call the long Agreen. 
(la, Dla-la, Ela) oh-Aho, the fruit of evil (la, Dla-la, Ela.)
I said-a, said-a, said-a long Agreen, now, (Dsay-ya-Eya)
oh-ho, the fruit of Aevil (la, Dla-la, Ela) oh, Ayeah.
INTERLUDE:  D   E   D   A   D   E   D   A   D   E   A   D   E   A  E  
EAaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaah..
EHey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, c'mon , gimme some!
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!)
CHORUS:
Long Agreen, now (la, Dla-la, Ela) oh, yes, the fruit of Aevil 
(la, Dla-la, Ela)
I Dsaid-a, said-a, said-a long Agreen, now (la, Dla-la, Ela)
long green, oh, the fruit of Aevil (la, Dla-la, Ela)
#2.
ANow, they said the Dbest things in Alife are Dfree.
Well, Ano child, no, you Ecan't convince Ame.
AThere's one thing I Dwant you to see..Athat is the Dsweat, 
that's a-Epourin' from me!
CHORUS:
Long Agreen, now (la, Dla-la, Ela) oh, ho, the fruit of Aevil 
(la, Dla-la, Ela)
I Dsaid-a, said-a, said-a long Agreen, now (la, Dla-la, Ela)
yeah-heah, the fruit of Aevil (la, Dla-la, Ela)
CHORUS:
EWhoa-ho, long Agreen, now (la, Dla-la, Ela)
I said, it's the fruit of Aevil (la, Dla-la, Ela)
I said-a, said-a, said-a long Agreen, now (la, Dla-la, Ela)
Whoa, the fruit of Aevil (la, Dla-la, Ela)
OUTRO:
EI said-a, said-a, said-a, said-a long Agreen now (la, Dla-la, Ela)
ELong green, I said, the fruit of Aevil (la, Dla-la, Ela)
I said-a, said-a, said-a long Agreen, now (la, Dla-la, Ela)
Hey, hey, hey, the fruit of Aevil (la, Dla-la, Ela)
EHey, won't ya gimme some of that long Agreen, now (la, Dla-la, Ela)
EI said, the fruit of Aevil (la, Dla-la, Ela)
EI said-a, said-a, said-a long Agreen, now (la, Dla-la, Ela)
EWaaa-ohhh, the fruit of Aevil (la, Dla-la, Ela)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Long Green

by The Fireballs

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Long Green:The Fireballs.

#73 on BB Hot 100 on ATCO Records

in 1969.

E A D E D A D E D A D

INTRO:

CHORUS:

E A D E

Whoa-oh, long green, now......yeah, the fruit

A D E

of evil....

D A D E

I-I said-a, said-a, said-a long green now...

D A D E D

whoa-ho, the fruit of evil.

#1.

A D A D A D

I do the work, I save my pay..quittin' time comes,

E D A D

yeah, then home I run..back to that broad, she's

a-waitin' for me.

A E A

She saves that stuff, yeah, they call the long green.

D E A D E

(la, la-la, la) oh-ho, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la.)

A D E

I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now, (say-ya-ya)

A D E A

oh-ho, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la) oh, yeah.

D E D A D E D A D E A D E A E

INTERLUDE:

Aaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaah..

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, c'mon , gimme some!

(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!)

CHORUS:

A D E A

Long green, now (la, la-la, la) oh, yes, the fruit of evil

D E

(la, la-la, la)

D A D E

I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)

A D E

long green, oh, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)

#2.

A D A D

Now, they said the best things in life are free.

A E A

Well, no child, no, you can't convince me.

A D A D

There's one thing I want you to see..that is the sweat,

that's a-pourin' from me!

CHORUS:

A D E A

Long green, now (la, la-la, la) oh, ho, the fruit of evil

D E

(la, la-la, la)

D A D E

I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)

A D E

yeah-heah, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)

CHORUS:

E A D E

Whoa-ho, long green, now (la, la-la, la)

A D E

I said, it's the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)

A D E

I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)

A D E

Whoa, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)

OUTRO:

E A D E

I said-a, said-a, said-a, said-a long green now (la, la-la, la)

E A D E

Long green, I said, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)

A D E

I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)

A D E

Hey, hey, hey, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)

E A D E

Hey, won't ya gimme some of that long green, now (la, la-la, la)

E A D E

I said, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)

E A D E

I said-a, said-a, said-a long green, now (la, la-la, la)

E A D E

Waaa-ohhh, the fruit of evil (la, la-la, la)..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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