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lyrics
I relocated to Chicago early January.
The weather was atrocious and the Red Line kinda scary.
I found a place, I found some work and started getting cheques,
So next I turned to Tinder in the hope of getting sex.
I chatted with a lovely lady by the name of Lauren,
We met up in a North Side bar, she liked that I was foreign.
We got on well, some spark was there, she seemed like a good sort.
It’s at that point she asked me, “Robbie, have you tried Malört?”
I lifted up the shot glass with anxiety and fear.
Den holy craep! My aeccent’s weird! It sounds like I’m frum here!
A shot o’ Malört, a shot o’ Malört will make ya feel new.
A shot o’ Malört, hey! puts Chicago inta you.
With da Bears and da Bulls and da Hawks
And eider da Cubs or da Sox.
Daaa CPL, da CPS, da CTA,
A shot o’ Malört will make everyting okay.
Hey hey!
I’m Lars from Minnesota, and I studied architecture,
But we don’t have tall buildings there, so everything’s conjecture.
I moved to Chi to be exploited as a cheap intern.
But den I haed a shot o’ Malört and now I own da firm!
A shot o’ Malört, a shot o’ Malört will make ya feel new.
A shot o’ Malört, hey! puts Chicago inta you.
With da Hancock, da Sears and da [no thanks].
Daaa Water Tower, Aqua and da shiny Bean,
Malört is da finest drink daet you ever seen.
Go team!
I’m Clint, I ran an improv team at U of Mississippi.
I came here to take classes, A through E at Second City.
Conservatory turned me down, that turned my life to hell.
But Malört got me ta Mainstage and den ta SNL!
A shot o’ Malört, a shot o’ Malört will make ya feel new.
A shot o’ Malört, hey! puts Chicago inta you.
With Revival, iO, CIC,
De Annoyance, LOL, CSz,
Daaa Playground, MCL and Under The Gun,
Malört’ll send you straight to number one.
Well done!
Yo. I was born in Brooklyn in a big Italian home.
I moved here in 1919, hello, I’m Al Capone.
I used to get my way round here with a baseball bat.
But den I learned about Malört and now I use daet!
A shot o’ Malört, a shot o’ Malört will make ya feel new.
A shot o’ Malört, hey! puts Chicago inta you.
With da Green Mill, Colosimo’s Café
and Clark St on Valentine’s Day.
Daaa speakeasies where dey serve you booze,
Malört is a drink you caen’t refuse.
Good news.
One hundred years ago the Poles owned the Near Northwest Side,
But I’m new here, I can’t afford it. Lord knows I have tried.
I live at Harlem and Devon, that makes me really dark.
But Malört let me kick da hipsters outta Wicker Park!
A shot o’ Malört, a shot o’ Malört will make ya feel new.
A shot o’ Malört, hey! puts Chicago inta you.
With da [fast forward].
De Michoacán en México en julio yo salí
Para estudiar la matemática en UIC.
La vida estaba dura con problemas en el norte.
Pero desaparecieron cuando yo bebí Malörte!
Un poco Malört, un poco Malört will make ya feel new.
Un poco Malört, ¡sí! puts Chicago inta you.
Con los Bears y los Bulls y los Hawks
Y cualquiera de los Cubs o los Sox.
Eeel CDOT y el WGN,
Malört’ll make everything todo bien.
Amén!
And if you’re wondering how my Tinder meet-up turned out in the end...
Nothing happened, she said “Let’s be friends.”
credits
from Pumpkins,
released April 2, 2018
Robbie Ellis · vocals, piano, double bass
Tom Harris · accordion
Zach Stinnett and Matt Griffo · Chicago crowd vocals
Engineered by Michael Bell and Thom O’Connor at Orange Studios, Christchurch, except:
- Chicago crowd vocals engineered by Matt Griffo.
Edited by Michael Bell and Robbie Ellis.
Mixed by Thom O’Connor.
Mastered by Peter Rattray.
Chicago-based New Zealander Robbie Ellis makes comedy songs. He also composes concert music; is a music director for improv and sketch; and presents classical music radio.
Awesome track! I also love the "tribute" at the end to that old D&D audio, genius!
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