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“Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska 1967 (Crazy Bone)”
by John Prine
from the album Tree of Forgiveness
The song’s actually in the key of Eb, but I’m guessing
he plays it in D with the capo on the 1st fret.
[intro]
D
[verse]
If you Dlike your apples sweet
And your Dstreets are not concrete
You’d be in your bed by 9 every Anight
Take your Ahand-spanked, corn-fed gal
And your Abest friend’s four-eyed pal
To a Atreat right down the street that’s Ddynamite
Well, let your Dconscience be your guide
If you Dput your foot inside
You D7wish you left your well enough Galone
When Gyou got hell to pay,
Put the Dtruth on layaB7way and
EBlame it on that Aol’ crazy Dbone
[Chorus]
Crazy Gbone, crazy Dbone
Well you E7wish you left your well enough aAlone
When Gyou got hell to pay,
Put the Dtruth on layaB7way and
And Eblame it on that Aol’ crazy Dbone
[Verse]
Don’t be Dstuck up in Alaska
When you Dshould be up in Nebraska
On a Thursday when it’s egg & daughter Anite
When the Afarmers come to town
And they Aspread them eggs around
And they Adrop their daughters down at the roller Drink
Well, you’re Dprobably standing there
With your Dslicked-back Brylcreem hair
Your D7Luckys and your daddy’s fine-tooth Gcomb
If they Gknew what you were thinking,
They’d Drun you out of B7Lincoln
Just Eblame it on that Aol’ crazy Dbone.
[Chorus]
Crazy Gbone, crazy Dbone
Well you E7must’ve left your wisdom tooth at Ahome
If they Gknew what you were thinking,
They’d Drun you out of B7Lincoln
Just Eblame it on that Aol’ crazy Dbone
[Instrumental]
D  D  D  A
A  A  A  D
[Verse]
When the Dgrandkids all are grown
And they’ve Dput you in a home
And Deternity is approaching Afast
Yeah, you’re Ahalf out of your head
And you Aprobably pissed the bed
And Ayou can’t see a thing to save your Dass
When Dfar across the prairie
In the Dlocal cemetery
They D7already got your name
Carved out in Gstone
When Gall them nurses say,
“Grandpa, Dwhy you walk that B7way?”
Just Eblame it on that Aol’ crazy DboneB7  
Yeah, Eblame it on that Aol’ crazy
[Chorus]
GBone, crazy Dbone
And E7everybody in that olD folks Ahome
If they Gknew what you were thinking,
They’d Drun you out of B7Lincoln
Just Eblame it on that Aol’ crazy DboneB7  
And Eeverybody Ain that ol’ folks DhomeB7  
Yeah, Eblame it on that Aol’ crazy Dbone.

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The story behind the song

John Prine was a celebrated American singer-songwriter known for his unique blend of humorous lyrics about love, life, and current events, often incorporating social commentary and satire alongside sweet songs and melancholy ballads. He learned to play guitar at 14 and began writing and singing as a hobby while working as a mailman in Chicago, eventually becoming a widely influential songwriter. This song, appearing on the album The Tree of Forgiveness, carries the whimsical and evocative titles often found in Prine's work. It plays like a snapshot of a particular moment, full of quirky detail and a sense of place.

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Egg And Daughter Nite Lincoln Nebraska 1967 Crazy Bone

by John Prine

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“Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska 1967 (Crazy Bone)”

by John Prine

from the album Tree of Forgiveness

The song’s actually in the key of Eb, but I’m guessing

he plays it in D with the capo on the 1st fret.

[intro]

[verse]

If you like your apples sweet

And your streets are not concrete

You’d be in your bed by 9 every night

Take your hand-spanked, corn-fed gal

And your best friend’s four-eyed pal

A D

To a treat right down the street that’s dynamite

Well, let your conscience be your guide

If you put your foot inside

D7 G

You wish you left your well enough alone

When you got hell to pay,

D B7

Put the truth on layaway and

E A D

Blame it on that ol’ crazy bone

[Chorus]

G D

Crazy bone, crazy bone

E7 A

Well you wish you left your well enough alone

When you got hell to pay,

D B7

Put the truth on layaway and

E A D

And blame it on that ol’ crazy bone

[Verse]

Don’t be stuck up in Alaska

When you should be up in Nebraska

On a Thursday when it’s egg & daughter nite

When the farmers come to town

And they spread them eggs around

A D

And they drop their daughters down at the roller rink

Well, you’re probably standing there

With your slicked-back Brylcreem hair

D7 G

Your Luckys and your daddy’s fine-tooth comb

If they knew what you were thinking,

D B7

They’d run you out of Lincoln

E A D

Just blame it on that ol’ crazy bone.

[Chorus]

G D

Crazy bone, crazy bone

E7 A

Well you must’ve left your wisdom tooth at home

If they knew what you were thinking,

D B7

They’d run you out of Lincoln

E A D

Just blame it on that ol’ crazy bone

[Instrumental]

D D D A

A A A D

[Verse]

When the grandkids all are grown

And they’ve put you in a home

D A

And eternity is approaching fast

Yeah, you’re half out of your head

And you probably pissed the bed

A D

And you can’t see a thing to save your ass

When far across the prairie

In the local cemetery

They already got your name

Carved out in stone

When all them nurses say,

D B7

“Grandpa, why you walk that way?”

E A D B7

Just blame it on that ol’ crazy bone

E A

Yeah, blame it on that ol’ crazy

[Chorus]

G D

Bone, crazy bone

E7 A

And everybody in that olD folks home

If they knew what you were thinking,

D B7

They’d run you out of Lincoln

E A D B7

Just blame it on that ol’ crazy bone

E A D B7

And everybody in that ol’ folks home

E A D

Yeah, blame it on that ol’ crazy bone.

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