FUNKY ROBERTA

 

Author unknown

Sung by Bill Carle and  men of Alpha Co. 2/12

Guitar: Bill Klevins & John Stone

Recorded at Camp Rainier, Vietnam 1967

 

Funky Roberta put her drawers out on the line,

   (Funky woman, smelly woman)

Roberta, Roberta put her drawers out on the line,

   (Funky woman, smelly woman)

Her drawers so funky, sun refused to shine.

  (Funky woman, smelly woman)

 

Roberta, Roberta hung her drawers on “Buhl’s” front porch.

  (Funky woman, smelly woman)

Roberta, Roberta hung her drawers on “Buhl’s” front porch.

  (Funky woman, smelly woman)

Her drawers so funky, Buhl don’t live there no more.

  (Funky woman, smelly woman)

 

Roberta, Roberta hung her drawers on the railroad tracks.

  (Funky woman, smelly woman)

Roberta, Roberta hung her drawers on the railroad tracks.

  (Funky woman, smelly woman)

Her drawers so funky, the train started backing back!

  (Funky woman, smelly woman)

 

Roberta, Roberta hung her drawers out on the line.

  (Funky woman, smelly woman)

Roberta, Roberta hung her drawers out on the line.

  (Funky woman, smelly woman)

Her drawers so funky, sun refused to shine.

 

Guitar solo:

 

Roberta, Roberta— all night long,

Roberta, Roberta— all night long,

Roberta, Roberta— all night long,

Roberta, Roberta— all night long,

Ro-berta —

Ro-berta —

Funky woman….F-u-n-k-y!

TO RUNAWAY TAPE