Bishop Danced

[Verse 1]

Bishop danced with a thumbscrew woman

Did a double-quick back flip and slid across the floor

The Catholic traffic flowed freely 'cross the river

And fiddlestick fiddled quick out the front door (Alright)

Oh, baby dumpling, mama's in the back tree

If the bow breaks mama might fall

Little sad and only, baby don't be lonely

Oh, Mama knows 'rithmatic, knows how to take a fall

Mama knows 'rithmatic, knows how to take a fall

[Chorus]

And the kids are crying, "Flapjacks, make 'em fat, early in the morning"

Little Jack, grab your hat, hear the breakfast call

Muskrat, bat a cat, kick him in the fireplace

There's someone in the kitchen blowing "Dinah" on their horn

There's someone in the kitchen blowing "Dinah" like they're born

[Verse 2]

Well, maverick daddy got a one-eyed bride

She glides like a monkey-mule kicking on the back slide

Over hill, over hill, daddy don't you spill now

Papa got a switch stick, he's pumping little Bill

Papa got a switch stick, he's pumping little Bill

And Billy, he's crying, "Tomahawk, tomahawk, daddy better duck now"

The Mohawks, the Mohawks, they're still out there in the woods

Monatuk, Ocanuk, runnin' through my dreams now

With fire on their fingertips and Indian screams

Fire on their fingertips and feathers made of moonbeams (Get funky)

[Accordion Solo]

Get up there

Danny Federici, ladies and gentlemen

[Verse 3]

Well, early in the morning the cannoneer cried

"I seen the sailor's warning in the western sky"

Well, mountain man, if you can, cut me down a fir tree

Branches full of candlesticks for baby and me

And my darling cried, she said, "Honey, the weathervane

Lately it's been pointing the way to heaven

Scatterbrains, scatterbrains, watch out where you fall

Champagne, champagne, a round for all the old choir boys

They're busting off the altar chasing Dinah through the hall

They're busting off the altar chasing Dinah through the hall

[Chorus]

And like kids they're crying, "Flapjacks, make 'em fat, early in the morning"

Little Jack, grab your hat, hear the breakfast call

Muskrat, bat a cat, kick him in the fireplace

There's someone in the kitchen blowing "Dinah" on their horn

There's someone in the kitchen blowing "Dinah" like they're born

[Outro]

Thank you

Thank you

Gonna bring out the band