Major Deegan lyrics and chords

A mom wrote today asking for the chords to "Major Deegan" so that she could strum and sing it with her boys. We've actually had this request a number of times before and I'm only just now getting around to posting them.

Any other songs you'd like to learn? Let me know and I'll post the changes.

If you'd like to play along with me, visit SingalongwithLloyd on YouTube. There are two versions of "Major Deegan," one solo, one with Chris on the banjo.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SingalongwithLloyd#p/a/u/0/Z31VuZeWuH4

Major Deegan
words and music by Lloyd Miller (BMI)
(c) (p) 2007
All Rights Reserved

Capo fret 1

C
Honk honk
Am
Woo ooh Woo ooh

downstrum G 4X

C
Major Deegan, how ya feelin'?
Am C
I'm feelin' slow
C
West Side Highway, goin' my way
Am Em
No no no no no no

F Am Em G
The Emperor of Traffic says no
F Am
to the Brooklyn Bridge
Em G C
the Cross-Bronx, the BQE, and the Triborough

Honk honk
Woo ooh Woo ooh

GW, lowa or uppa?
It's 30 minutes in both ways
Jackie Ro-Ro, where do I go?
I don't know know know know know know know

The Emperor of Traffic has control
of the Williamsburg Bridge,
the Van Wyck, the FDR, the Verraza-na-no
No no no...

instrumental:
C Am Em G (2X)
F Am Em G (2X)

Major Deegan, how ya feelin'?
Belt Parkway, how ya been?
LIE, how dost ye be?
Why do I talk to the roads
when, Emperor of Traffic, you alone,
can answer my question:
"Tonight, how do I get home?"

Botanical ABCs

I compiled this for my sing-a-longs at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden yesterday. These are all real plants that grow there. I stuck mainly to the common names rather than the scientific ones I'm unable to pronounce, much less sing.

There were so many families there, though, I decided to scuttle my hello song that would have featured the names of all the kids present + plants that start with the same first letters (the song would have been several hours long -- I only saw a couple of toddlers and dads in Dead shirts who would have appreciated this excess).

See if you can find a plant that starts with the same letter as your name. Send it to me if you'd like me to include your name and plant in my upcoming YouTube video of "BBG," the song I didn't get to sing.

A is for artichoke thistle and andean fire
B is for butterfly weed
C is for crepe myrtle, castor bean, and cherry trees
D is for daffodils
E is for echinacea
F is for forsythias
G is for Graham thomas and George burns (common names for two flowers, no kidding)
H is for honeysuckle rose
I is for iris and indigo
J is for jimsomweed
K is for kew blue and kiwi
L is for lilies and lilacs
M is for Maggie Bell Slocum and magnolias
N is for Nathan Hale (another personified flower) and Norwich Castle
O is for orchid
P is for papaver somniferum (poppy)
Q is for quercus
R is for roses and rhododendrons
S is sacred lotus and sunflower
T is for tulips
U is for uvularia
V is for violetta and vase vine
W is for water lily, wisteria, witch-hazel, and wildflowers
X is for Xanthosoma
Y is a letter I need some from a gardener on
Z is for zinnia

Lloyd (Ulysses S. Dee)

Until I post this new tune, check out a bunch of other fun sing-a-long stuff here:
www.youtube.com/singalongwithlloyd

Fort Greene Pop Quiz: Online Edition

If you missed the Fort Greene Pop Quiz at the Deedle Deedle Dees concert in Fort Greene Park this morning, you can take it online right now. Answers will be posted tomorrow.

To take the quiz, go to our Facebook page. Click "LIKE." Then post your answers on our wall or send them to me at thedeedledeedledees@yahoo.com. If you get all three questions correct, we'll send you a free gift.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Deedle-Deedle-Dees/121327638088

Fort Greene Pop Quiz

The Deedle Deedle Dees are playing Fort Greene Park tomorrow. During the show we'll be giving a pop quiz on your knowledge of Fort Greene's history. Top scorers will receive a free copy of American History + Rock-n-Roll = The Deedle Deedle Dees.

This quiz will by no means be comprehensive. It will focus on the sort of things the Deedle Deedle Dees like to sort through in our heads. Long-time fans can probably guess what these things are, but if you'd like to be prepared for specific questions, visit our Facebook page and our Twitter feed for clues.

http://twitter.com/ulyssessdee

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Deedle-Deedle-Dees/121327638088

See you tomorrow!

The Deedle Deedle Dees
10am
Weds, July 28
Fort Greene Park
Brooklyn
New York
USA

FREE!

I remain
your obt svt,
Ulysses S. Dee (Lloyd)

Prison ships, birds covered in oil... Sea shanties, Deedle Deedle Dees-style

I just finished two songs I've been working on for a bit:

"Wallabout Bay"
From the point of view of bones buried beneath the prison ship monument in Fort Greene Park... We'll debut the tune at our show there on July 28th.

"Everybody Looks the Way That I Do"
A bluesy tune sung by birds, turtles, and other Gulf residents covered in crude. The Dees have always avoided current events for some reason. Maybe it's my fear of confrontation-- I like my controversies situated well in the past. But this song just kept coming back to me, demanding to be sung.

The band probably won't have time to rehearse before we play these songs live for the first time so I'm just going to put some videos up on YouTube so that the other Dees can learn them. Look for them in a couple of days -- you can learn them along with us.

http://www.youtube.com/user/SingalongwithLloyd

your obt svt,
LM (USD)

Family Music with the Deedle Deedle Dees this summer

Hi everyone--I wanted to let you know about all the family music stuff we're doing this summer:

CONCERTS
The Deedle Deedle Dees will be doing concerts in NYC and beyond. Here are our two New York dates:

Tuesday, July 6th, in Madison Square Park at 10:30am https://www.madisonsquarepark.org/programs/madsqkids.aspx

Wednesday, July 28th in Fort Greene Park at 10am
http://www.fortgreenepark.org/events.html


And we'll also be in Massachusetts and Kentucky (and probably one stop in between KY and NY):

Saturday, July 17th-- Green River Festival -- Greenfield, MA
http://www.greenriverfestival.com/

Saturday, July 31st -- Applebee's Park -- Lexington, KY

Saturday, August 21st -- Many Hands CD release party -- Somerville, MA http://www.artsatthearmory.org/

More dates TBA


WORKSHOPS
I'm doing two more nature and music workshops this summer. They're on July 28th at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden at 6 and 7pm. Ages 1 and up. Songs, stories, nature walk. It's awesome. More details soon.

VIDEOS
In response to your requests, I keep posting more videos on our sing-a-long YouTube channel. Let me know what else you'd like me to put up there. http://www.youtube.com/user/SingalongwithLloyd


Hope to see you soon,
Lloyd (Ulysses S. Dee)

www.thedeedledeedledees.com
http://twitter.com/ulyssessdee
facebook: search for "deedle deedle dees"
http://www.youtube.com/user/SingalongwithLloyd

Keep voting for the Dees until July 6th -- Nickelodeon awards voting period extended

Hi Dees fans,
Nickelodeon has extended the nomination period for their Parents Picks awards. That means you can keep voting for the Deedle Deedle Dees every day until July 6th.

We're eligible in two categories:

Best Kids Music CD
for our album, American History + Rock-n-Roll = The Deedle Deedle Dees. You'll find it under "t" for "The."

Best Party Entertainer
Many of you have hired me, Ulysses S. Dee (Lloyd Miller), for your party. You can vote for me as "The Deedle Deedle Dees (Rock for Kids!)" Also under "t."

You can nominate us once a day, every day, from now until JULY 6th at www.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks.

If you're having trouble figuring out how to vote, here's what you do:

• To vote for our album -->Click on "Products," then "kids music CD." You'll find our album there.

• To vote for Lloyd and the Deedle Deedle Dees for party entertainter--->Click on "Places," then "New York City," then "party entertainter. You'll find the band name there.

By the way, you have to join Nickelodeon Parents Connect to vote. You can choose to receive no communication from them in the future -- it's a painless membership.


see you soon,
Lloyd (Ulysses S. Dee)

next show:
Brooklyn Promenade (north end)
this Saturday, June 19
11:30 am
our first completely acoustic show in years
FREE

New sing-a-long videos just posted on our sing-a-long YouTube channel!
http://www.youtube.com/user/SingalongwithLloyd

www.thedeedledeedledees.com