Shriner's Convention

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Shriner's Convention by Ray Stevens

Shriner's Convention Lyrics

[00:05.05] Here they come down Main Street
[00:06.65] Drums a flailin' and the sirens a wailin', what a roar!
[00:10.19] Bands are playin', flags are wavin'
[00:12.69] Vanguards and Motorcycle Corps
[00:15.05] Clowns are a clownin' to the crowd
[00:17.24] And pinchin' every pretty girl who dares to smile
[00:19.92] It's a glorious mess, everybody wears a fez
[00:22.34] The parade stretches out for a mile
[00:24.57] It's a typical American phenomenon
[00:26.55] Where all the members have a fine old time
[00:29.66] It's the Forty-Third Annual Convention
[00:32.30] Of the Grand Mystic Royal Order
[00:34.67] Of the Nobles of the Ali Baba Temple of the Shrine
[00:42.40] (Meanwhile, back at the motel)
[00:44.60] "Hello, operator, give me room 321, please
[00:48.37] Thank you
[00:48.98] Hello, Noble Lumpkin?
[00:50.58] This here is the Illustrious Potentate
[00:54.22] I said it's the Illustrious Potentate
[00:57.52] The illustrious... Coy!
[01:01.38] Dad blame it, this is Bubba!
[01:03.27] Why wasn't you at the parade?
[01:05.34] What? Well, how'd you get that big Harley
[01:08.46] Up there in your room?
[01:10.02] What? I can't hear ya Coy
[01:12.07] Quit revvin' it up, son. Turn it off!
[01:14.48] Listen, I just want you to know one thing
[01:16.07] You have embarrassed us all, the whole Hahira delegation
[01:19.86] Now I'll see you at the banquet tonight, son
[01:21.73] And you be there Coy, you hear me?
[01:23.35] Black tie, seven o'clock! Be there
[01:24.41] And Coy, don't answer the phone, 'udden udden!'"
[01:28.59] Ah!
[01:30.15] Well, it was all arranged by the Ladies Auxiliary
[01:33.30] In the downtown convention hall
[01:36.04] Cold roast beef, string beans, mashed potatoes
[01:38.49] And nine boring speeches in all
[01:40.61] And all the tables looked fine with their Mogen David wine
[01:43.37] And Chrysanthemums on each side
[01:45.56] And the Hahira leaders in their rented tuxedos
[01:48.17] Made the local hearts swell with pride
[01:50.62] It's a typical American phenomenon
[01:52.25] Where all the members have a fine old time
[01:55.23] It's the Forty-Third Annual Convention
[01:57.62] Of the Grand Mystic Royal Order
[02:00.34] Of the Nobles of the Ali Baba Temple of the Shrine
[02:08.21] (Meanwhile, back at the motel)
[02:10.11] "Operator, 321, please. Thank you
[02:14.11] Hello, Coy? What are you doin'?
[02:17.72] What do you mean, who is this?
[02:19.63] This is Bubba? Why wasn't you at the banquet?"
[02:22.10] What do you mean all you had to wear
[02:24.29] Was a Hawaiian flowerdy shirt?
[02:26.48] Well, you may think you're foolin' some people
[02:29.36] But I know what's goin' on
[02:30.91] Yeah, everybody seen the little redhead
[02:32.94] That's right, everybody!
[02:34.55] Why she come runnin' through the dinner
[02:36.96] Right in the middle of the pineapple sherbet
[02:38.89] Didn't have nothin' on but your fez, Coy
[02:41.38] Coy, you the only one who's got a fez with a propeller on top!
[02:45.10] Yeah, yeah and she was a yellin' out the secret code too, Coy
[02:49.19] Dad blame it, we gonna have to change it now, Coy!
[02:52.16] We gonna have to have a special meetin', we get back to Hahira
[02:54.84] About your conduct at this year convention! Embarrassin'!
[02:58.69] Now Coy, you be at the secret conclave tonight, you hear me?
[03:02.29] And Coy, keep it a secret! Huh!"
[03:07.44] Well, it was a secret meeting in the dead of the night
[03:10.11] With mysterious sanctimony
[03:12.67] In accordance with prescribed
[03:14.50] Rituals of time honored ceremony
[03:17.67] Matters of grave concern
[03:18.90] Were weighed with dedicated caution
[03:22.64] Like whether or not to raise at stud
[03:25.31] Or draw or spit in the ocean
[03:27.41] It's a typical American phenomenon
[03:29.39] Where all the members have a fine old time
[03:32.31] It's the Forty-Third Annual Convention
[03:34.73] Of the Grand Mystic Royal Order
[03:37.21] Of the Nobles of the Ali Baba Temple of the Shrine
[03:45.24] (Meanwhile, back at the motel)
[03:46.96] "Operator, room three-twenty...
[03:49.91] How, How'd you know?
[03:51.53] Oh! Hello Coy! Where have you been?
[03:55.62] Noooo, you wasn't at the meeting!
[03:58.36] Well, I found out that at three o'clock this mornin'
[04:02.02] You's out there, in your Fruit of the Looms
[04:04.07] In the motel swimmin' pool with a bunch
[04:05.90] Of them waitresses from the cocktail lounge
[04:08.09] I just hope your mama don't find out about this, Coy
[04:11.06] What? Well, how'd you get that big motor sickle
[04:15.09] Up there on the high dive, Coy?
[04:17.10] Now Coy, dad blame it, that ain't no way to act
[04:21.06] We supposed to be pillars of the community
[04:23.75] When we get back to Hahira, you can just turn in your ring
[04:26.54] And your tie tack 'cause Coy, hehe, you are out of the shrine!
[04:31.65] You gonna be blackballed, boy. That's right
[04:34.04] You might even have to pack your bags and leave town!
[04:37.08] What do you mean you might join the Hell's Angels?
[04:40.84] Coy, don't you hang up on me!
[04:42.72] Hello? Hello?
[04:44.08] Don't you crank that motor sickle!
[04:45.23] Who's that gigglin' in the background, Coy?
[04:48.13] Hello, hello operator! Yeah, we's cut off! Room 321!
[04:53.05] Dad blame it!
[04:54.97] Coy! You don't hang up on the Illustrious Potentate!
[04:59.38] I said, the Illustrious Potentate!
[05:03.20] This is Bubba! Bubba! Coy!"
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From the album: Box Set