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CBGB and Hilly Kristal at the Stereo Society
CBGB and Hilly Kristal
Hilly Kristal: Mad Mordechai
Mad Mordechai is Hilly Kristal’s only ever CD, containing a long 1991 version of his classic Mud . The little wiggly pig dances on…
Download a bundle of six long excerpts (12Mb): mp3 | AAC/m4a
Recorded and mixed at the Stereo Society
Acoustic guitar and voice: Hilly Kristal
Electric guitar: Rick Shaffer
Backing vocals: Tish and Snooky
Basic instruments: Mike Thorne
An Unauthorized Liner Note
Hilly Kristal is a traditional kind of character, and his record deserves a traditional sleeve note. Most people know him only as the owner of CBGB, the rock and roll club on the Bowery in New York City, now possibly the most famous in the world.
For over 30 years it has been a focus for the city’s pop music invention.
Fewer people know that he sang on the stage of Radio City (read on)
A Muddy History – read about the making of Mud
Scroll to the individual tracks for lyrics, details and streaming audio excerpts.
Mud
Mud
Lyrics
It was the day of the year when down on the farm
All the little animals were gathered round
In the barnyard having a shindig
Having a ball
Four thousand eight hundred thirty two strong
Everyboday singing their birthday song
For having a party every day
You couldn’t get nothing done that way
Everybody opening their birthday presents
When an alarmed little wiggly pig screeched an awful sound
Oink oink oink he said
What is it?
What’s wrong?
What’s the matter little wiggly pig?
And this is little wiggly pig’s
Story
People like the virgin spring, the flowers in the wood
But me I like nature’s mother earth
To me it smells real good
Mud
In summertime when it is hot
You jump into a pool
And what do I jump into when I feel like keeping cool?
Mud.Squish squosh, o my gosh
Feels so good I’ll never wash
Goozy squoozy, feels so oozy
I like
Mud
In the autumn all the leaves are covering the ground
And as I dig beneath the leaves my heart begins to pound and pound.
You wonder what I do, perhaps
In the colder weather?
Well, I get warm water and some dirt
And I mix them up together
And I get
Mud
Oink oink
Mud
In the winter, children play
With fluffy balls of snow.
‘Can I play too,’ I ask real nice,
But what do you think they throw?
Mud
Ducks and geese and cows and hogs
And all the little animals were watching.
Chickens cackling like the dickens
Goats were butting each other
Turkeys were gobbling everything in sight
Rabbits were doing what they do best
And all the rest were having a fest
Hey little piggy
Let’s do a jiggy
I just want to cover
In a big mud puddle
Splash it on your backside
Splash it on your face
We’ll squish and squash
All over the place
Everybody’s Buddy
Otis Blackwell
Hilly Kristal: vocals
Rick Shaffer: guitar
Mike Thorne:instruments
Everybody's Buddy
Lyrics
Everybody’s ‘hello, pal’
I’m even a buddy to all of the gals
Now it’s alright to be a buddy
To you men
But to you girls I wanna be
More than a friend
What’s wrong with me?
Why must I be
Just a buddy everywhere that I go?
Everybody’s “Hey my man”
I always seem to wind up
Shaking hands
Hold you tight
I wanna take you dancing
And kiss you goodnight
What’s wrong with me?
Why must I be
Just a buddy everywhere that I go?
Oh girls, I need a romance.
And if you keep me
Just a buddy
I won’t stand a chance
Everybody’s buddy
Everybody’s “Just a friend”
The kind of friend on whom
You can depend
I want a love that’s true
So I can do the things I see my buddies do
What’s wrong with me?
Why must I be
Just a buddy everywhere that I go?
Everybody’s “Hello pal”
Can’t seem to find myself
A little bitty girl
Why must I be
Just a buddy
Every little where I go?
There Was A Time
Hilly Kristal: vocals and acoustic guitar
There Was A Time
Lyrics
Not long ago
I walked alone
Through crowded streets
With my head held high
My heart, it was filled
With loving thoughts
Where was that face
That would make my heart sing?
How will I know who she’ll be?
Will she see her future in me?
(As luck would have it)
The harder I looked,
The farther away she seemed
From my desire
And all my friends,
They tried to hook me up
With every doggone woman in sight they thought
Would light my fire
And as I walked around
With my head held real high
My heart, it was filled
With loving thoughts
I partied hard, I loved them all
Each for a little while
Now, I’m still free as they come
Still looking for that one and only
That very special one
Will she see her future in a a guy just like me?
How would I know who she’ll be?
Will she see her future is me?
Birds and the Bees
Birds and the Bees
Lyrics
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He was looking for a she
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I love you Let’s both what the birds and bees do Buzz buzz buzz Tweet tweet tweet Love you all the time. |
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You go Tweet tweet tweet You love me That means I love you love you love you |
‘Sno Joke
written by Hilly Kristal
Hilly Kristal: Vocals
Mike Thorne: Instruments
'Sno Joke
Lyrics
It was the day of the year when down on the farm
All the little animals were gathered round
In the barnyard having a shindig
Having a ball
Four thousand eight hundred thirty two strong
Everyboday singing their birthday song
For having a party every day
You couldn’t get nothing done that way
Everybody opening their birthday presents
When an alarmed little wiggly pig screeched an awful sound
Oink oink oink he said
What is it?
What’s wrong?
What’s the matter little wiggly pig?
And this is little wiggly pig’s
Story
People like the virgin spring, the flowers in the wood
But me I like nature’s mother earth
To me it smells real good
Mud
In summertime when it is hot
You jump into a pool
And what do I jump into when I feel like keeping cool?
Mud.Squish squosh, o my gosh
Feels so good I’ll never wash
Goozy squoozy, feels so oozy
I like
Mud
In the autumn all the leaves are covering the ground
And as I dig beneath the leaves my heart begins to pound and pound.
You wonder what I do, perhaps
In the colder weather?
Well, I get warm water and some dirt
And I mix them up together
And I get
Mud
Oink oink
Mud
In the winter, children play
With fluffy balls of snow.
‘Can I play too,’ I ask real nice,
But what do you think they throw?
Mud
Ducks and geese and cows and hogs
And all the little animals were watching.
Chickens cackling like the dickens
Goats were butting each other
Turkeys were gobbling everything in sight
Rabbits were doing what they do best
And all the rest were having a fest
Hey little piggy
Let’s do a jiggy
I just want to cover
In a big mud puddle
Splash it on your backside
Splash it on your face
We’ll squish and squash
All over the place
If I Could Call On You
written by Hilly Kristal
Hilly Kristal: vocals & acoustic guitar
If I Could Call On You
Lyrics
I would be so happy to
If you asked me
I would be so happy to
To speak so forwardly
Of things I want to be
When I know they should happen
Accidentally
I would be so happy to.
If you asked me
I would kiss you
I would be so happy to
I fear the answer maybe
Will make me very sad today
But I’ll be glad
If instead you’ll please reply:
OK
I would be so happy to
If you ask me, I would marry you
I would be so happy to
Rock n Roll Jackson
written by Hilly Kristal
Hilly Kristal: vocals
Rick Shaffer: guitar
Tish & Snooky: backing vocals
Mike Thorne: rhythm
Rock n Roll Jackson
Lyrics
And how he became the most noble Saxon
Who lived in the time of good King Arthur
Mightiest ruler in all the land
While all the other knights were doing good deeds
Ridding the land of hate and greed
Rock ‘n’ Roll Jackson stayed home at court
Teaching the ladies his favourite sport
How to rock and roll
Rock and roll
Ubi ubi ubi
Take a crazy stroll
Ubi ubi ubi
All out of control
Ubi ubi ubi ubi ubi ubi ubi ooooo
He fell in love with a maiden fair
A real raving beauty beyond all compare
But she didn’t have a hankering
No, she didn’t care
To get herself all mixed up
In a rock and roll affair
Well about the time when all the knights were away
Except for Mr Jackson who was busy at play
A great big ugly dragon came upon the castle door
Fire spitting from his mouth twenty feet or more
Ubi ubi ubi
Rock and roll
Ubi ubi ubi
Take a crazy stroll
Ubi ubi ubi
All out of control
Ubi ubi ubi ubi ubi ubi ubiHe went stomping around, chasing all the women
Drinking all the ale and sinning and sinning
But all this dissipating soon took its toll
When the dragon came on Mr Jackson doing the rock and roll
So he started dancing round and round on the castle floor
The music was a moving as fast as could be
Rockin the old dragon to his destiny
Ubi ubi ubi
Rock and roll
Ubi ubi ubi
Take a crazy stroll
Ubi ubi ubi
All out of control
Ubi ubi ubi ubi ubi ubi ubi ooooo
They were moving round and round at such a pace
The dragon he lost his balance and fell flat on his face
Half of him was lying there all out of breath
And with his tail a-waggin back and forth he beat himself to death
Well Jackson was a hero
He got his lady fair
They had their wedding at the court
In the castle square
And good King Arthur knighted him, and handing him a scroll
Proclaimed the noble Jackson
Sir Knight of Rock and Roll
Ubi ubi ubi
Rock and roll
Ubi ubi ubi
Take a crazy stroll
Ubi ubi ubi
All out of control
Ubi ubi ubi ubi ubi ubi ubi ooooo