She doesn't laugh at my jokes
(Appears on Bootleg 1, Action Packed and Having a Party With Jonathan Richman)
Having a Party version - Chords
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
F#
I've got this fine sense of humour, yes, I'm full of glee
even my first grade teacher used to laugh at me
B
I've got a fine sense of humour, got a full repertoire
F#
I've tell her fine, fine jokes when we're in the boudoir
C# B F#
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
B
well I wake up great
F#
my sense of humour really rates
B
I wake up hilarious
C#
how come she's so serious
F#
I think I'll call up somebody important
maybe sigmeund frood
and say hello hello
I'm a hilarious dude
B
Well, did something in her childhood bother her bad, now?' I think so!
F#
cause like, I'm really really funny
and it's just makin her mad now
C# B F#
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
F#
if she's up there in the mornin
cookin breakfast cereal
I'm up there borin her
with my comic material
she's there frying up eggs and yolks
C#
and I'm there thinkin up ha ha jokes
F#
I think I'll call up somebody intelligent
maybe Jean-Luc Godard,
and say, 'How come making her laugh is so hard?'
B
I think I'll call up somebody intelligent
maybe Albert Camus
F#
and say I've got some hot hot jokes I want to try on vous
C# B F#
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
Having a Party version - Chordpro
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
[F#] I've got this fine sense of humour, yes, I'm full of glee
even my first grade teacher used to laugh at me
I've got a [B] fine sense of humour, got a full repertoire
I've tell her [F#] fine, fine jokes when we're in the boudoir
Because [C#] I got a [B] fine sense of humour but [F#] she doesn't laugh at my jokes
well [B] I wake up great
[F#] my sense of humour really rates
[B] I wake up hilarious
[C#] how come she's so serious
[F#] I think I'll call up somebody important
maybe sigmeund frood
and say hello hello
I'm a hilarious dude
[B] Well, did something in her childhood bother her bad, now?' I think so!
cause like, I'm [F#] really really funny
and it's just makin her mad now
Because [C#] I got a [B] fine sense of humour but [F#] she doesn't laugh at my jokes
[F#] if she's up there in the mornin
cookin breakfast cereal
I'm up there borin her
with my comic material
she's there frying up eggs and yolks
and [C#] I'm there thinkin up ha ha jokes
[F#] I think I'll call up somebody intelligent
maybe Jean-Luc Godard,
and say, 'How come making her laugh is so hard?'
I think I'll [B] call up somebody intelligent
maybe Albert Camus
and say I've got some [F#] hot hot jokes I want to try on vous
Because [C#] I got a [B] fine sense of humour but [F#] she doesn't laugh at my jokes
Having a Party version - Chords (capo 2)
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
E
I've got this fine sense of humour, yes, I'm full of glee
even my first grade teacher used to laugh at me
A
I've got a fine sense of humour, got a full repertoire
E
I've tell her fine, fine jokes when we're in the boudoir
B A E
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
A
well I wake up great
E
my sense of humour really rates
A
I wake up hilarious
B
how come she's so serious
E
I think I'll call up somebody important
maybe sigmeund frood
and say hello hello
I'm a hilarious dude
A
Well, did something in her childhood bother her bad, now?' I think so!
E
cause like, I'm really really funny
and it's just makin her mad now
B A E
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
E
if she's up there in the mornin
cookin breakfast cereal
I'm up there borin her
with my comic material
she's there frying up eggs and yolks
B
and I'm there thinkin up ha ha jokes
E
I think I'll call up somebody intelligent
maybe Jean-Luc Godard,
and say, 'How come making her laugh is so hard?'
A
I think I'll call up somebody intelligent
maybe Albert Camus
E
and say I've got some hot hot jokes I want to try on vous
B A E
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
Having a Party version - Chordpro (capo 2)
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
[E] I've got this fine sense of humour, yes, I'm full of glee
even my first grade teacher used to laugh at me
I've got a [A] fine sense of humour, got a full repertoire
I've tell her [E] fine, fine jokes when we're in the boudoir
Because [B] I got a [A] fine sense of humour but [E] she doesn't laugh at my jokes
well [A] I wake up great
[E] my sense of humour really rates
[A] I wake up hilarious
[B] how come she's so serious
[E] I think I'll call up somebody important
maybe sigmeund frood
and say hello hello
I'm a hilarious dude
[A] Well, did something in her childhood bother her bad, now?' I think so!
cause like, I'm [E] really really funny
and it's just makin her mad now
Because [B] I got a [A] fine sense of humour but [E] she doesn't laugh at my jokes
[E] if she's up there in the mornin
cookin breakfast cereal
I'm up there borin her
with my comic material
she's there frying up eggs and yolks
and [B] I'm there thinkin up ha ha jokes
[E] I think I'll call up somebody intelligent
maybe Jean-Luc Godard,
and say, 'How come making her laugh is so hard?'
I think I'll [A] call up somebody intelligent
maybe Albert Camus
and say I've got some [E] hot hot jokes I want to try on vous
Because [B] I got a [A] fine sense of humour but [E] she doesn't laugh at my jokes
Having a Party version - Lyrics
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
I've got this fine sense of humour, yes, I'm full of glee
even my first grade teacher used to laugh at me
I've got a fine sense of humour, got a full repertoire
I've tell her fine, fine jokes when we're in the boudoir
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
well I wake up great
my sense of humour really rates
I wake up hilarious
how come she's so serious
I think I'll call up somebody important
maybe sigmeund frood
and say hello hello
I'm a hilarious dude
Well, did something in her childhood bother her bad, now?' I think so!
cause like, I'm really really funny
and it's just makin her mad now
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
if she's up there in the mornin
cookin breakfast cereal
I'm up there borin her
with my comic material
she's there frying up eggs and yolks
and I'm there thinkin up ha ha jokes
I think I'll call up somebody intelligent
maybe Jean-Luc Godard,
and say, 'How come making her laugh is so hard?'
I think I'll call up somebody intelligent
maybe Albert Camus
and say I've got some hot hot jokes I want to try on vous
Because I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
me and you got a good thing goin well
well now, I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
I've got this fine sense of humour, yes, I'm full of glee
even my first grade teacher used to laugh at me
I've got a fine sense of humour, I've got a full repertoire
I've tell her fine, fine jokes when we're in the boudoir
cause I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
I wake up great
my sense of humour communicates
I wake up hilarious
how come she's so serious
I think I'll call up somebody important
maybe sigmeund frood
and say hello hello
I'm a hilarious dude
Well, did something in her childhood bother her bad, now?' Yeah!
cause like, I'm real funny
but it's just makin her mad now
cause I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
if she's up there in the mornin
cookin her breakfast cereal
I'm up there borin her
with my comic material
she's there frying up eggs and yolks
but I'm tryin out these hot jokes
maybe I'll call up somebody intelligent
like Jean-Luc Godard,
and say, 'Pardon for making her laughin just too hard'
maybe I'll call up somebody real serious
like Albert Camus
and say I've got these hot jokes I want to try out on vous
cause I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
they're not tryin much there on the floor
they're movin me more
they're just hangin around the bar
there the dancin starts
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
(a lot of times when I go out to a bar to dance, the people I watch aren't the ones who are the athletic ones. my favourite dancers a lot of times are the ones who just showed up maybe have a drink and didn't even feel like dancin but then all of a sudden they dance a little and just move a little like that yeah the ones that aren't tryin, a lot of times they're my favourite ones)
Doin no one thing that I could mention
you see they're not tryin to get your attention
and they're not showin you all they got
they don't care if you're there or not
like Sheboygan or Eau Claire
they're just there
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
well I be sure they're not showin you all they got
they don't care if you're there or not
whoa, they're not movin very much
they just have that rockin touch
and that's really all there is to it
if they don't feel it they won't do it
like Centralia or Duluth
well they're tellin ya the truth
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
they're not tryin much there on the floor
and they're movin me more