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Intro: D,C as needed
Verse 1
 DJill was a girl, JaCck was a guy
 DOne day they caugCht each other's eye
 DAnd they went steadCy for two yearsD  C  
 DThey'd spend their summers Cby the seaD  
And they were happy Cand carefDree
ACnd for the future had nDo feaCrs
Pre-chorus 1
 D/ABut Jack A/C#had a little sG/Decret
He'd been keeping to himself verBy deep inside his soulC  
 D/AHe was ashamed, A/C#he was embarrassedG/D  
Didn't want to jeopardise the loBved they shared, oh not at allC  
Chorus 1
                           |G\\Bm7\\|C\\\\|
Jack was... a hedgehog
                           |G\\Bm7\\|C\\\\|C\\C6\\|C\\C6|
Nobody knew
He was a filGthy little creatureD/F#  
But with one A/C#redeeming featureD  
He was quiCte good at impersonatiDng a humanG  
Verse 2
 DWell, Jack decidCed to tell JillD  
But he did not know Chow she'd feelD  
So he madCe a hedgehog sliceD  C  D  
She said, "Jack, thank yoCu for the foodD  
And I don't want Cto sound too rude,D  
I don't thiCnk hedgehogs are nice."D  C  
Pre-Chorus:
 D/AThen Jack was gutteA/C#d and a tear rolled Ddown his cheek
And Jill saiCsus2d, "Jack, I was joking. I love this chocolatDe treat.
It's just the animaBml hedgehogs that I despise."C  
  C  C6(repeat for this line)
And it was quite sad because she still had no idea that Jack 
                |G\\Bm7\\|C\\\\|
was a hedgehog
                        |G\\Bm7\\|C\\\\|C\\C6\\|C\\C6|
Yes, she had no idea
Post Chorus:
GBut he couldn't stand the shameD/F#  
And he haA/C#d to clear his nameD  
So he orgCanised to meet Jill down Don SouthbankG  
 Am7And he said, "Jill, CI wanna tell Dyou..."
N.C  
She said, "Shh, I wanna smell you."
CHe said, D"Not tEmhe best idea."
CAnd he sDaid, "JEmill, I am a hedgehog."
CAnd she Dsaid, "EmHaha, silly. Well, give me a hedge-hug."
CAnd they Dheld eEmach other near
(Spoken Bridge– All throughout in 8ves |C\\D\\|Em\\\\|)
But as they were hugging each other, Jill cut her hand up on one of the
 spikes on his back. And she said, "Jack, what the fuck is this? You have 
spikes on your back! And he tore away his trench coat, and he pulled off his 
little mask and his snout popped out and she said, "Are you- you actually 
are a hedgehog!" "Yes, I was trying to tell you, babe. I've been trying to 
tell you for a week." "Four years, Jack, you've been keeping this from me! 
Four years, you little crazy fuck! What were you doing? What were you 
thinking!" And she picked Jack 
up, and she kicked him high into the air! G  D/F#  C/E  
(Sung)
GJack went flying D/F#through the airC/E  
Like a biD/F#g ball of hedgehog
D/F#And all the while, he was singing:
G"Goodbye my lover, goodbye D/F#my friend
C/EYou have been the one..."D/F#  
(Spoken repeat |G\\\\|D/F#\\\\|C/E\\\\|D/F#\\\\|)
And after he'd done singing James Blunt's entire extended repertoire, two albums 
to date, he came to rest through the 
open window of a yellow taxi cab in FranGkston.
(Sung)
AmHedgehog in a taxi, will he pay the fare?G  
AmHedgehog in a taxi, does the driver even know that he's thGere?
The driver did kFnow he was there
And they chaGrged Jack the fare
But FJack disagreed with the two dollar fifty flagfallG  
AmHedgehog in a taxi, getting fiscal
GDidn't like the driver, pulled a pistol
AmOut shot the driver, couldn't revive her
GYou all thought that she was a man but she was a woman, you 
                |Am\\\\|G\\\\|
are sexist
AmHedgehog in a taxi, hedgehog on the run
There are twenty Gcops behind him but they know he's got a gun
So he's gotAmta keep on going, petrol flowing
But Gnow he's been surrounded and he's slowing downF  
He's in an alleywayG  
The cops are Fare and they
Are just about to shootG  
(Spoken - No Chords here apart from when appropriate play the chorus - |G\\Bm7\\|C\(rest for 3)|)
And then Jill came running in through the alleyway. She said, "Stop! Don't 
shoot the little prick! Can't you see he's not man! He's just a hedgehog!" 
But as she was playing the grand piano she'd wheeled into the alleyway for 
dramatic effect, the policemen riddled Jack's little body with bullets and 
then started playing soccer with his corpse. Final scores were Victoria 
Police 3, Jack's corpse nil. Some say it was an unfair match. And all the 
while, Jill kept on playing.
Interlude: Am,G,F,G  
Outro (Sung) 
 AmIn conclusion, it has bGeen seen
FDon't pretend to be a humanG  
AmIn conclusion, it haGs been seen
FSome people who say they are a human might not actually be a humanG  
AmIn conclusion, it haGs been seen
FMany of us are still heavily instructed by a dominant social paradigm that suggest 
taxi driving is not an occupation for 
femalesG  
Coda:
                                                 F     G(gliss up)
There might be a hedgehog in this room
                                                 F     G(gliss up)
There might be a hedgehog in this room
                                                 F     G(gliss up)
There might be a hedgehog in this room
                  (Am)
Ow! Prickly.

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The Hedgehog Song

by Sammy J (comedian)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

A/C#

G/D

Bm7

D/F#

Csus2

Am7

C/E

Hey the chords aren't over the lyrics properly but they ARE on the right lines, have fun with it

Intro: D,C as needed

Verse 1

D C

Jill was a girl, Jack was a guy

D C

One day they caught each other's eye

D C D C

And they went steady for two years

D C D

They'd spend their summers by the sea

C D

And they were happy and carefree

C D C

And for the future had no fears

Pre-chorus 1

D/A A/C# G/D

But Jack had a little secret

B C

He'd been keeping to himself very deep inside his soul

D/A A/C# G/D

He was ashamed, he was embarrassed

B C

Didn't want to jeopardise the loved they shared, oh not at all

Chorus 1

G Bm7 C

|\\\\|\\\\|

Jack was... a hedgehog

G Bm7 C C6 C6

|\\\\|\\\\|C\\\\|C\\|

Nobody knew

G D/F#

He was a filthy little creature

A/C# D

But with one redeeming feature

C D G

He was quite good at impersonating a human

Verse 2

D C D

Well, Jack decided to tell Jill

C D

But he did not know how she'd feel

C D C D

So he made a hedgehog slice

C D

She said, "Jack, thank you for the food

C D

And I don't want to sound too rude,

C D C

I don't think hedgehogs are nice."

Pre-Chorus:

D/A A/C# D

Then Jack was gutted and a tear rolled down his cheek

Csus2 D

And Jill said, "Jack, I was joking. I love this chocolate treat.

Bm C

It's just the animal hedgehogs that I despise."

C C6

(repeat for this line)

And it was quite sad because she still had no idea that Jack

G Bm7 C

|\\\\|\\\\|

was a hedgehog

G Bm7 C C6 C6

|\\\\|\\\\|C\\\\|C\\|

Yes, she had no idea

Post Chorus:

G D/F#

But he couldn't stand the shame

A/C# D

And he had to clear his name

C D G

So he organised to meet Jill down on Southbank

Am7 C D

And he said, "Jill, I wanna tell you..."

She said, "Shh, I wanna smell you."

C D Em

He said, "Not the best idea."

C D Em

And he said, "Jill, I am a hedgehog."

C D Em

And she said, "Haha, silly. Well, give me a hedge-hug."

C D Em

And they held each other near

(Spoken Bridge– All throughout in 8ves |C\\D\\|Em\\\\|)

But as they were hugging each other, Jill cut her hand up on one of the

spikes on his back. And she said, "Jack, what the fuck is this? You have

spikes on your back! And he tore away his trench coat, and he pulled off his

little mask and his snout popped out and she said, "Are you- you actually

are a hedgehog!" "Yes, I was trying to tell you, babe. I've been trying to

tell you for a week." "Four years, Jack, you've been keeping this from me!

Four years, you little crazy fuck! What were you doing? What were you

thinking!" And she picked Jack

G D/F# C/E

up, and she kicked him high into the air!

(Sung)

G D/F# C/E

Jack went flying through the air

D/F#

Like a big ball of hedgehog

D/F#

And all the while, he was singing:

G D/F#

"Goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend

C/E D/F#

You have been the one..."

G D/F# C/E D

(Spoken repeat |\\\\|\\\\|\\\\|/F#\\\\|)

And after he'd done singing James Blunt's entire extended repertoire, two albums

to date, he came to rest through the

open window of a yellow taxi cab in Frankston.

(Sung)

Am G

Hedgehog in a taxi, will he pay the fare?

Am G

Hedgehog in a taxi, does the driver even know that he's there?

The driver did know he was there

And they charged Jack the fare

F G

But Jack disagreed with the two dollar fifty flagfall

Hedgehog in a taxi, getting fiscal

Didn't like the driver, pulled a pistol

Out shot the driver, couldn't revive her

You all thought that she was a man but she was a woman, you

Am G

|\\\\|\\\\|

are sexist

Hedgehog in a taxi, hedgehog on the run

There are twenty cops behind him but they know he's got a gun

So he's gotta keep on going, petrol flowing

G F

But now he's been surrounded and he's slowing down

He's in an alleyway

The cops are are and they

Are just about to shoot

(Spoken - No Chords here apart from when appropriate play the chorus - |G\\Bm7\\|C\(rest for 3)|)

And then Jill came running in through the alleyway. She said, "Stop! Don't

shoot the little prick! Can't you see he's not man! He's just a hedgehog!"

But as she was playing the grand piano she'd wheeled into the alleyway for

dramatic effect, the policemen riddled Jack's little body with bullets and

then started playing soccer with his corpse. Final scores were Victoria

Police 3, Jack's corpse nil. Some say it was an unfair match. And all the

while, Jill kept on playing.

Am G F G

Interlude: ,,,

Outro (Sung)

Am G

In conclusion, it has been seen

F G

Don't pretend to be a human

Am G

In conclusion, it has been seen

F G

Some people who say they are a human might not actually be a human

Am G

In conclusion, it has been seen

Many of us are still heavily instructed by a dominant social paradigm that suggest

taxi driving is not an occupation for

females

Coda:

F G

(gliss up)

There might be a hedgehog in this room

F G

(gliss up)

There might be a hedgehog in this room

F G

(gliss up)

There might be a hedgehog in this room

()

Ow! Prickly.

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