Jolly Green Giant

Album: Kingsmen, Vol. 3 (1965)
Charted: 4
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  • In the valley of the jolly (ho, ho, ho)

    Heard about the Jolly Green Giant (potatoes)
    He's so big and mean (artichoke hearts)
    He stands in his valley with his hands on his hips
    And then he hits you with a can of beans

    He lives down in his valley (brussels sprouts)
    The cat stands tall and green (spinach)
    Well, he ain't no prize, and there's no women his size
    And that's why the cat's so mean

    One day he left his valley pad
    I mean to say this cat was mad
    Now listen 'round he wasn't gone long
    And then he ran into an Amazon

    Now this changed his whole complexion (broccoli)
    You have never seen such a beautiful sight (corn)
    he looked at her and she looked at him
    And she almost passed out from fright

    He looked at her thought, "What a dilly"
    He touched her once, she slapped him silly
    This was something he'd never sensed
    He looked at her and she commenced
    "Now listen, pal, this ain't no fluke
    I can't see goin' with no big green kook"

    You've heard about the Jolly Green Giant (eggplant)
    Don't let his troubles cross your mind (celery stalks)
    He couldn't get Sally, so went back to his valley
    The cat was color-blind

    Carrots
    Snap peas Writer/s: Dewey Terry, Don Harris, Lynn William Easton
    Publisher: Red Brick Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

  • Jennifur Sun from RamonaHe couldn't get Sally so went back to his valley, the cat was colored blind. Always made me laugh.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyJack Ely of the Kingsmen died on April 27th, 2015 at 71. May he R.I.P.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 3rd 1965 the Kingsmen performed "The Jolly Green Giant" on the ABC-TV program 'Shindig!' (see post below)...
    And on the same 'Shindig!' show they also sang "Little Latin Lupe Lu"; it reached #46 on the Top 100 and stayed on the for 9 weeks...
    R.I.P. Jimmy O'Neill (Shindig's host, 1940 - 2013).
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 3rd, 1965 "The Jolly Green Giant" by the Kingsmen entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on April 30th it peaked at #4 (for 1 week) and spent 12 weeks on the Top 100...
    Elmer 'Len' Dresslar Jr., the voice-over actor who provided the 'Ho, Ho, Ho' for the Green Giant Vegetable commercials also had a record that made the Top 100...
    On February 12th, 1956 he entered the Top 100 with *"Chain Gang" for a one week stay, peaking at position #67...
    Mr. Dresslar passed away on October 16th, 2005 at the age of 80...
    * Mr. Dresslar's "Chain Gang" was not a cover of Sam Cooke's "Chain Gang", it was a completely different song (its available of You Tube).
  • Charles Hollingswort from Leeds, AlThis song was also recorded by The New Christy Minstrels.
  • Dave from Des Moines, IaThe grocery list between stanzas is an interesting addition: potatoes...broccoli, artichokes, etc
  • Fred from Laurel, MdStefanie, I heard it when it was current, and you're right--it was a hoot--back then. Sorta similar to things the Coasters had done. But it's kinda quaint now.
  • Stefanie from Rock Hill, ScHaven't heard this one, but it is supposedly really funny.
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