Green Onions
Dave Lyrics

All right people, the rest of the hard working
Everyone, the other talented Blues Brothers will be here soon. They work hard.

All star blues brothers are gonna be out here in a minute
The talented Blues Brothers will be here shortly.

Including my little brother Jake
My younger brother Jake will be here with the other Blues Brothers.

But right now, I'd like to talk a little bit about thi
Before they arrive, I want to have a brief discussion.

E you're hearing this is of course the green onions tune
The song you're listening to is Green Onions.

It was a very big hit in the early sixties in this country
Green Onions was a popular song in the United States during the 1960s.

And of course it was composed and recorded in
The song was written and recorded in Memphis, Tennessee.

Memphis, Tennessee, right here
It was created in this very place: Memphis, Tennessee.

E, United States Of America, you know people
The United States of America, as you know,

I believe that this tune can be acquainted
I think this song can be compared

With the great classical music around the world
To other important types of music across the globe.

Now you go to Germany, you've got your bach
Like how Germany has Bach as an example,

Your Beethoven, your Brahms
and Beethoven and Brahms as important composers,

Here in America you've got your Fred McDowell
In America, we have great artists like Fred McDowell,

Your Irving Berlin, your Glenn Miller and your Booker T & The M.G.'s
as well as Irving Berlin, Glenn Miller, and Booker T & The M.G.'s.

Ple, another example of the great contributions
It's just another instance of the wonderful contributions

In music and culture that this country
that the country has made in the areas of music and culture.

Has made around the world and as you look around
As you can see around the world,

The world today, you see this country spurned
this country is being rejected by others.

You see backs turned on this country
People are turning their backs on this country.

Well people, I'm gonna tell you something,
I want to address something, everyone.

This continent, North America is the stronghold
North America is the place where we need to be strong.

This is where we're gonna make our stand in this decade, yeah
We will make an impact in this decade here in North America.

E, I've got something to say to the state department
I want to speak to the State Department.

I say take that archaic Monroe doctrine
We shouldn't follow the outdated Monroe Doctrine

And that Marshall plan that says we're supposed
or the Marshall Plan that makes us responsible

To police force the world and throw 'em out, let's
for policing the world and forcing people out. We should do something else.

Home for the next ten years people
Let's stay home for the next ten years,

Right here in North America
in North America.

And enjoy the music and culture that is ours
Let's appreciate and celebrate our own music and culture.

Yeah, I got one more thing to say
I have one more point to make.

I'm just talking about the music, people and what it does to me
I'm only referring to how music affects me personally and others.

And that is as you look around the world
On a global scale,

You go to the Soviet Union or Great Britain
whether it's the Soviet Union, Great Britain,

Or France, you name it any country, ev
France or any other country,

Dy is doing flips and twists just to get into
People are doing whatever it takes to obtain

A genuine pair of American blue jeans
authentic American blue jeans.

And to hear this music and we got it all here in America
And they want to hear music, which we have plenty of here in America.

The land of the Chrysler 440 cubic inch engine
And let's not forget, we are the home of the Chrysler 440 cubic inch engine.