Chili Sauce
Louis Prima;Keely Smith Lyrics
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Who is just a stubborn fool
Her mother was a donkey
But her father was a mule
I like to go to marketplace
To buy some chili sauce
I hitch her to the wagon
She say "I'm no hoss"
Chili, chili sauce
Chili, chili sauce
Chili, chili, chili, chili
Chili, chile sauce!
This donkey, she is stupid
And she don't know wrong from right
She follow me to school one day
To learn to read and wright
We have examination, and you know one funny thing?
The donkey get a hundred, and I get nothing
Chili, chili sauce
Chili, chili sauce
Chili, chili, chili, chili
Chili, chile sauce!
This donkey, she is lazy
And she only eat and sleep
My father say he throw her in the water where it's deep
He take her on the river and he put her in a sack
The donkey rode the boat home
And my papa, he swim back
Chili, chili sauce
Chili, chili sauce
Chili, chili, chili, chili
Chili, chile sauce!
Chili, chili sauce
Chili, chili sauce
Chili, chili, chili, chili, chili, chili
Chili, chili
Chili, chile sauce!
The lyrics of "Chili Sauce" by Louis Prima and Keely Smith tell a humorous story about a stubborn and somewhat foolish donkey. The singer of the song owns a donkey who is the offspring of a donkey mother and a mule father. Despite her lineage, she refuses to be hitched to a wagon and insists that she is not a horse.
In a comical twist, the donkey follows the singer to school one day with the intention of learning to read and write. During an examination, the donkey surprisingly achieves a perfect score while the singer receives nothing. This highlights the irony of the situation and emphasizes the donkey's unexpected intelligence.
The song continues with the singer expressing frustration over the donkey's laziness, as she spends most of her time eating and sleeping. The singer's father decides to teach the donkey a lesson by throwing her into deep water. However, the donkey manages to ride a boat home while the father is left swimming back. This showcases the donkey's resourcefulness and ability to outsmart her owner.
Line by Line Meaning
I've had a little donkey
I used to own a small donkey
Who is just a stubborn fool
But she is very stubborn and foolish
Her mother was a donkey
Her mother was also a donkey
But her father was a mule
But her father was a crossbreed between a donkey and a horse
I like to go to marketplace
I enjoy going to the marketplace
To buy some chili sauce
To purchase chili sauce
I hitch her to the wagon
I attach her to the wagon
She say "I'm no hoss"
But she insists that she is not a horse
Chili, chili sauce
Chili sauce, oh chili sauce
Chili, chili sauce
Chili sauce, oh chili sauce
Chili, chili, chili, chili
Spicy, spicy, spicy, spicy
Chili, chile sauce!
Chili sauce!
This donkey, she is stupid
This donkey is very unintelligent
And she don't know wrong from right
And she lacks the understanding of what is right and wrong
She follow me to school one day
One day she followed me to school
To learn to read and wright
In an attempt to learn how to read and write
We have examination, and you know one funny thing?
During an examination, there was an amusing incident
The donkey get a hundred, and I get nothing
The donkey scored a perfect one hundred, while I received no marks
This donkey, she is lazy
This donkey is extremely lazy
And she only eat and sleep
Her only activities are eating and sleeping
My father say he throw her in the water where it's deep
My father said he would throw her into deep water
He take her on the river and he put her in a sack
He took her to the river and placed her inside a sack
The donkey rode the boat home
To everyone's surprise, the donkey returned home by riding a boat
And my papa, he swim back
While my father had to swim back
Chili, chili sauce
Chili sauce, oh chili sauce
Chili, chili sauce
Chili sauce, oh chili sauce
Chili, chili, chili, chili, chili, chili
Spicy, spicy, spicy, spicy, spicy, spicy
Chili, chili
Chili, chili
Chili, chile sauce!
Chili sauce!
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Benjamin Kinberg
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