Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
In this “song”, it doesn’t have a melody or even rhymes, it’s more of a fun story that Shel wrote, and of course Shel voices the guy, and Rita Gardner voices the girl.
Boy: I see you're all along sittin' in the bar
Can I sit down beside ya, Blue Eyes?
Girl: Well, you see my boyfriend just went into the wash room
And he'll be right back
And he's seven feet tall
And he always carries a gun
Boy: Oh! Well, if I beat up your boyfriend
And I take away his gun
And I sit down beside ya
Can I buy you a drink, Blue Eyes?
Girl: I'm drinking Piper Heidsick champagne
That costs thirty-five dollars a bottle
Boy: Oh! Well, if I beat up your boyfriend
And I take away his gun
And I sit down beside ya
And I guy ya a bottle of thirty-five dollar Piper Heidsick champagne
Can I drive ya home, Blue Eyes?
Girl: I live in Philadelphia
Boy: Oh! Well, if I beat up your boyfriend
And I take away his gun
And I sit down beside ya
And I guy ya a bottle of thirty-five dollar Piper Heidsick champagne
And I drive you to Philadelphia
Can I walk you to the door, Blue Eyes?
Girl: There's a big moat around my house
And it's full of crocodiles and alligators
And there's a terrible undertow
Boy: Oh! Well, if I swim across the moat
And I avoid the crocodiles and the alligators
And I don't get sunk by the undertow
Will you ask me to come in, Blue Eyes?
Girl: Well, you see...
It's very late
And my mother is probably waiting up for me
And I think she washed the floor
And it's covered with newspapers
And besides, we got this big dog that
Whenever a stranger comes in
He starts to bark and bites you
And my father's worried about paying off the mortgage on the house
Which cost five thousand, three hundred twenty-two dollars
And it's very late
And I've got to wash my hair
And I have to get up early for work
Boy: You really don't want me to take you home, do ya?
Girl: Well, you see it's very late
And my mother's probably waiting up for me
Boy: You see, you don't really want me to take you home
Girl: Well, you see it's very late
Boy: You don't really like me, do ya?
You really don't care about me
Girl: Well, you see it's very late
Boy: Never mind! Forget it!
Blue Eyes was written by Shel Silverstein.
Shel Silverstein released Blue Eyes on Mon Jan 01 1962.