FAWM: "Jill Chicken and Billy Pig"

Jill Chicken and Billy Pig

3 days ago by @berni1954

Liner Notes

In this week's "Seasons of the Ukulele" we are being asked to write (or respond to) songs that are inspired by talented Tasmanian artist Sia Joo Hiang (Known as Joo). If you are interested in seeing more of her varied work check her website out: https://www.siajoohiang.com/

As a vegetarian living with an omnivore I was particularly attracted to the image that inspired this song. Though, happily, I don't have the problems of the protagonists in the song.

Instrument: Oscar Schmidt 6 String Ukulele (not a Guitalele) #fuc #artchallenge

Lyrics

INTRO: (G) (D) (G) (D) (G)

(G) Jill Chicken fell in love with (C) Billy (G) Pig A love affair I guess was (D) doomed He (G) loved eggs for breakfast (C) every (G) day While she, over her (D) bacon, just (G) drooled

(C) Billy had been a (G) vegetarian From the (C) time he'd had a last dip in the (G) swill But (C) watching Jill tuck in to (G) her bacon roll Gave poor Porky a de(D)sire to (G) kill

Jill (Bm) looked on in horror as he (C) wolfed down his (G) eggs As a (Bm) human would if "Baby" were first (C) course This (Bm) incompatibility could (C) not be over(G)come And it ended in a (D) messy di(G)vorce

Opposites attract, isn't (C) that what they (G) say? But believe me when I say I'm not (D) sure If (G) what you have in common is you're (C) poles a(G)part Your idyll soon may (D) end up in (G) war And that's not what (D) we're looking (C) for! ...(G)

Comments

@billwhite51 11h

this is a fun song with serious undertones. i enjoyed the humor but related to the problem.

@berni1954 7h

I am lucky that while my "other half of the orange" is an omnivore, she doesn't mind eating vegetarian, most of the time. If she fancies meat or fish I can still cook it for her and she adds it to whatever I have created without either.

@seemanski 2d

So much fun, and made me chuckle throughout, just what I needed after a crummy week at work. Thanks for sharing.

@mhol 3d

This song is just pure fun gave me a good chuckle well done

@coolparadisoMod 3d

Ha ha the bacon eggs bit is priceless. This is very funny Berni yeah i'm not sure either mate. Good stuff.

@mostlymediocremusic 3d

As a vegan married to a carnivore leaning omnivore trust me when I say that you can make it work. ;-) TBH, I was afraid this was going to go dark for Billy. Very cute and with a moral too.

@cindyrella 3d

I can relate! Such fun and so creative too! Enjoyed this!

@skylermf 3d

I love this (also hi fellow vegetarian)! Really fun listen, I love how you have a genuine kind of moral at the end (“if all you have in common is you’re poles apart…”)

@val 3d

Oh, farm animal murder ballad. Very fun! I enjoyed the rousing tune and the moral of the story. I also very much like the sound of your 6 string uke. Cool. I wasn't even aware they made 6 string ukes.

@berni1954 3d

On 6 String Ukes:

They are tuned GCEA as per normal, but what they have different is the C and the A strings are doubled up, but in octaves. That's what gives it that particular sound, Note: Having a bass and a treble string on the A string is fun when picking melodies. It has an effect like a guitar passed through an Octave Pedal.