Small Sad Sam

Phil McLean Versatile VER 107

(Sunny Skylar/E. V. Deane) R.F.D. Music Pub. Co., Inc. ASCAP



(Small sad Sam, small sad Sam)

Here's a tale of a man who was puny and weak

Stood four foot six in his stocking feet

Kinda narrow in the shoulder and heavy in the waist

Everything about him seemed to be misplaced, small Sam

(Small sad Sam)



He slid into town one rainy night

Runnin' like a dog away from a fight

He had a pretty big mouth for a guy his size

And everything he said was a pack of lies, small Sam

(Small sad Sam)



One day he got on a downtown bus

First thing you know there was an awful fuss

They threw Sam off into the street

For trying to steal an old lady's seat, bad Sam

(Small bad Sam)



One day nobody know's what for

An elevator stuck on the eighty-fifth floor

Some cables broke and so it's said

That car just hung there by a thread

The women were calm and the men were balm

But Sam screamed and cried like a little child

He squeezed himself through the emergency door

And pulled himself up to the eighty-sixth floor,

Small Sam, chicken Sam (Small chicken Sam)



And then instead of helpin' others get free

Sam said, "I'm lookin' out for me"

The cable snapped and all the way down

They cursed out Sam when they hit the ground, small Sam

(Small sad Sam)



Now someday Sam's gonna get his due

And when he does I'll make a bet with you

There ain't nobody even gonna pass a hat

Cause Sam was nothin' but a no good cat

(Small sad Sam) Yes, small Sam

(Small sad Sam) Chicken Sam

(Small sad Sam) No good Sam

(Small sad Sam)

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(Small sad Sam)



Transcribed by Little John

These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording referenced

above, and are for personal use and research interest only.