Dirty Filthy Stinky John

Dirty Filthy Stinky John

By Staccatto Toccata

Intro (Last half played as outro as well, followed by a slow down strum of C)

Hold C (X, 3, 2, 0, 1, 0) and fingerpick in 6/8:

5, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2

5, 2, 2, 1, X, X.

5, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2

5, 2, 1, 2, X, X.

C: Here in the Sanctum we have a special salute

G: When a man acts a fool or otherwise a brute

C: Touch your thumbs and your fingers and bow at the waist

G: But don’t do this often; it’s considered poor taste

C: If you gather around, I will explain

G: Why to call a man a “John” brings him great pain

Play intro during choruses:

Dirty filthy stinky John.

Dirty filthy stinky John.

Dirty filthy stinky, dirty filthy stinky,

John John John John.

(x2)

This is…

C: The story of Terrance, a man of few friends

G: And those who knew him mocked him to no end.

C: He was smarter than an ox, but not by too much.

G: He fought like a woman, but knew not one’s touch.

C: Needless to say, not a popular guy,

G: They called him a “John” and I’ll tell you why.

He’s a…

Chorus x2

C: At the edge of his town lived a wretched old hag

G: With a face like manure and breasts like leather bags

C: One day this spinster caught Terrance’s eye

G: She lifted her skirt past her calves and her thighs

C: And then Terrance saw, what never thought he’d see

G: A woman had shown him her a-na-tom-y.

Her…

Chorus x2