Get all 6 The Great Gambino releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Great Gambino Presents: The Yummy Years, 1999-2009, One Day Left To Live, A Hectic Shift At The Ponderosa Steakhouse, Barrington Not Included, Tonight We Dine At Cumberland Farms, and Woonsocket Motor Inn.
1. |
||||
Every night when I get home
I forget there’s a figure standing in the window
He’s not a murderer, he’s not a raper
He’s just a man made of corrugated paper
Unnerving cardboard cutout
Unnerving cardboard cutout
Unnerving cardboard cutout
Unnerving cardboard cutout
Spooks the neighbors when they walk by
He’s recycled paper products not a real guy
He won’t abduct you or hold you for ransom
He’s just a life-sized standee of Ted Danson
Unnerving cardboard cutout
Unnerving cardboard cutout
Unnerving cardboard cutout
Unnerving cardboard cutout
|
||||
2. |
Men Who Cook
02:07
|
|||
It’s the fundraiser of the century
Raising money for a brand-new church nativity
What a crazy idea
To let unsophisticated buffoons
Crowd in a woman’s favorite room
This can’t possibly be real
Watching men prepare a meal
Men who cook
I can’t believe they let men into the kitchen tonight
Men who cook
Men with spatulas and aprons, such a silly sight
Men who cook
Men who cook
Deluxe edition depending on the dough we raise
Those disciple statues do not come cheap these days
Someone give me a pinch
Men cooking without female chaperones
We must be in the Twilight Zone
An astonishing display
Watching the boys bake French Soufflé
Men who cook
I can’t believe they let men into the kitchen tonight
Men who cook
Men with wooden spoons and sauce pans, such a silly sight
Men who cook
Men who cook
Men who cook
Men who cook
|
||||
3. |
Tonight
02:41
|
|||
It’s the anniversary
Of my baby and me
Unfortunately, no monies
Thanks to our collective advanced degrees
Can’t wine
Can’t dine
Credit
Declined
My bank account has bought the farm
So tonight we dine at Cumberland Farms
Bill collectors up in arms
So tonight we dine at Cumberland Farms
Tonight we dine at Cumberland Farms
I swear to God some day
We’ll dine in decadence
But until that day we pray
For a healthy inheritance
Paid bills
Paid rent
Net worth
One cent
My bank account has bought the farm
So tonight, we dine at Cumberland Farms
Bill collectors up in arms
So tonight, we dine at Cumberland Farms
Tonight, we dine at Cumberland Farms
Let’s put on our best outfits
The clothes with fewest holes
And if the car starts up
We’ll avoid highway routes with tolls
We’ll close our eyes and fantasize of fancy bistros by the sea
But in reality, we purchase processed food on EBT
Processed food on EBT
On our anniversary
|
||||
4. |
No White After Labor Day
01:44
|
|||
You can steal a baby from an orphanage
Orphanage
Blast Slayer way past the town noise ordinance
Ordinance
Let the children play with matches
Cut the label off the mattress
Fill the woods with packing peanuts
Toss the body in the sea
But
No white after Labor Day
Labor Day
No white after Labor Day
Labor Day
No white after Labor Day
Labor Day
No white after Labor Day
Spread a bunch of broken glass on teacher’s seat
Teacher’s seat
Swipe the bag of some old bird on Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street
Drop mothballs in the Minestrone
Ride your puppy like a pony
Wife’s asleep, give her a haircut
Then run off with the Au Pair
But
No white after Labor Day
Labor Day
No white after Labor Day
Labor Day
No white after Labor Day
Labor Day
No white after Labor Day
After Labor Day
Bring books back late to the library
Molotov a monastery
Stick tacks in Halloween candy
Spike the AA punch with brandy
Kick your kitty, make a field goal
Push the mailman down a manhole
Offer diabetics donuts
Throw a brick through a window
But
No white after Labor Day
Labor Day
No white after Labor Day
Labor Day
No white after Labor Day
Labor Day
No white
|
||||
5. |
World’s Best Landlord
02:36
|
|||
He trims the hedges with a friendly smile
Goes the extra mile when he calks our tile
Upgraded our toilet with a cushioned seat
And places Andes on our pillows for a bedtime treat
He’s the world’s best landlord
He’s the world’s best landlord
He’s the world’s best landlord
He’s the world’s best landlord
Salutations to you, John
Are the words he uses when he mows our lawn
When it snows he’s quick to shovel out my car
And he even helps me program my VCR
He’s the world’s best landlord
He’s the world’s best landlord
He’s the world’s best landlord
He’s the world’s best landlord
When it was time for us to buy our own home
Broke down in tears breaking the news on the phone
Tender warm embracing on the day we moved out
He gave us our deposit in the full amount
He’s the world’s best landlord
He’s the world’s best landlord
He’s the world’s best landlord
The world’s best landlord
|
||||
6. |
I Ruined Your Wedding
03:44
|
|||
Connecticut Fall scenery is so lovely
Foliage enjoyed by people with money
Months prior received the invite that stunned me
Marked my calendar: wedding of my ex-honey
Groom’s such a great guy, full head of hair
Looks like he works out, looks quite debonair
She brought up that time at the Renaissance Fair
As he shook my hand, I shook in despair
At an old banquet hall in Redding, hall in Redding, hall in Redding
I ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding
Old banquet hall in Redding, hall in Redding, hall in Redding
I ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding
In the warm, early Fall, New England air
The bride takes the alter, I slump in my chair
Vows are recited, rings are exchanged
Occurred to me that we’d been 10 years estranged
Until the day you met me at the café
Had called with the news about my fiancé
Just needed an old friend I could talk to
Believe I stopped breathing when you said, “I do”
At an old banquet hall in Redding, hall in Redding, hall in Redding
I ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding
Old banquet hall in Redding, hall in Redding, hall in Redding
I ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding
Told myself one drink, don’t act bitter or mean
But Tom Collins 1 became Tom Collins 14
My poor coordination and clowning around
Caused the whole wedding cake to come tumbling down
The tears that you shed are what I regret most
From my impromptu, unsolicited toast
From my understanding the very last straw
Was when I put the moves on your mother-in-law
At an old banquet hall in Redding, hall in Redding, hall in Redding
I ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding
Old banquet hall in Redding, hall in Redding, hall in Redding
I ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding
Old banquet hall in Redding, hall in Redding, hall in Redding
I ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding, ruined your wedding
|
Streaming and Download help
If you like The Great Gambino, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp