DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW "FREAKIN' AT THE FREAKER'S BALL" Lyrics

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Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show Freakin' at the Freaker's
Ball Lyrics Information:

"FREAKIN' AT THE FREAKER'S BALL" 1
Written by: Shel Silverstein
Produced by: Ron Haffkine
Performed by: Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show 2 2a 3
First released: 4
Single: None
Album: 1972

1 "Freakin' at the Freaker's Ball" was not released as a single, but the album
it first appeared on, Sloppy Seconds, which was known for its crude sense of
humor, reached #41 on the U.S. Album Top 200 chart in 1972 and remained in the
lineup for 31 weeks.

2 Personnel on this track:
1. Billy Francis (keyboards, vocals)
2. George Cummings (steel, electric & Hawaiian guitar, vocals)
3. John "Jay" David (drums)
4. Dennis Locorriere (guitar, vocals)
5. Rik Elswit (guitar)
6. Jance Garfat (bass)
7. Ray Sawyer (guitar, vocals)

2a When the band was forming and playing their first gig in Chicago, they were
told by the club owner that they needed a name to put on a poster in the window
of his establishment. So George Cummings made a sign that read, "Dr. Hook and
the Medicine Show: Tonic for the Soul." The name was inspired by the traveling
medicine shows of the old West. The "Dr. Hook" part was inspired by frontman Ray
Sawyer because of the eyepatch he wears as the result of a near-fatal 1967 car
accident in Oregon. Often, on their albums, they are billed as just "Dr. Hook."

3 Originally released by the composer, Shel Silverstein in 1969.
Covered by:
Dennis Locorriere (solo),
David Steinberg,
The String Cheese Incident,
et al.

4 Appears on: *
Album(s):
(1)Dr. Hook: Sloppy Seconds
1. Columbia, 12-Track, Stereo LP, #PC-31622, US-1972 .
2. Columbia, 12-Track, Stereo Cassette, #PCT-31622, US-1972.
3. CBS, 12-Track, Stereo LP, #S-65132, UK-1972.
4. Columbia, 12-Track, Stereo CD, #CK-31622, US-1989.
5. SBME Special Markets, 12-Track, Remastered, Stereo CD, #723857, US-2008.
et al.
* This list is not intended to be the complete discography
on which this song appears.

5 Transcribed from the track on this album.

(c) 1973 Tro-Essex Music Ltd.

	Freakin' at the Freaker's Ball lyrics, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show related songs
	1. Shel silverstein → (freakin' at the) freaker's ball 2. Dj quik → 8 ball 3. Goldie lookin chain → 21 onces 4. John loudermilk → The bully of the beach 5. The conells → Black to blue 6. Ookla the mok → Guggenheim love 7. Silkk the shocker → D-game (remix) 8. Jan howard → Belle of the ball 9. The cars → I'm not the one 10. Bright eyes → True blue 11. John d. loudermilk → Bully of the beach 12. Alice cooper → Blow me a kiss 13. All → Bail 14. Sticky fingaz → I don't know 15. Pretty ricky → Grill 'em 16. Earl thomas conley → Once in a blue moon 17. Royce da 5'9" → Blow dat 18. Strapping young lad → Two weeks 19. Destiny's child → Work it out 20. G. love & special sauce → Parasite