Ray Stevens - The Haircut Song Lyrics

Lyrics The Haircut Song - Ray Stevens



(Chorus)
Well, when you get a haircut, you'd better go back home
When you get a haircut, get a barber you have known
Since you were a little bitty boy sittin' in a booster chair
'Cause you might look like Larry, Moe or Curly if a stranger cuts your hair
Well, Butte, Montana just a-passin' through, one thing I just had to do
Had to get a haircut and I was worried for my hair
I had a feeling of impending doom the minute I stepped into that room
And laid my eyes upon that barber chair... oh yeah
It was a macho barber shop. Hair dryers were mounted on a rifle rack.
Wasn't no mirrors. The barber chair was a Peterbilt. Barber walked in;
He was huge, seven feet tall, three hundred pounds of spring steel and
Rawhide. Wearin' a hard hat, chewin' a cigar, had a t-shirt on -- said,
"I hate musicians." Threw me in the chair, sneered and said, "What'll it
Be pal?" Now a lot of people would be intimidated in a situation like
This... I was not. I am what I am, play my piano, sing my little
Songs. I looked him right in the eye and I said, "I'm a logger... just up in Coos Bay, Oregon. Been toppin' trees -- quite possibly the toughest
Man in the entire world. He said, "All right!" He gave me a haircut and I walked out of there, my hair was gone! Made Kojak look like Bill Golden. Yeah, had a tremendous craving to operate heavy equipment.
Now, you may think that Butte, Montana haircut's the worst any man could ever get... Wrong!
Well, a few months later I was in L.A., truckin' along on a smoggy day
I needed a haircut so bad, I looked like Bozo the Clown
I was looking shaggy, not too good, I'd put it off as long as I could
And Lord, I hate to get a haircut out of town
Well, I walked in immediately and realized immediately that this guy was into punk rock. The walls were done in black leather. Had chains and whips and handcuffs hangin' on 'em. Barber walked in, he had orange hair. Black mascara. Stainless steel teeth. Black leather jacket with zinc studs. He threw me in the chair, hit me a couple times -- whap, whap --
Chained me down, threw a Nazi flag over me. Said, I'm gonna tell you something might make you a little nervous. I laughed, ha ha ha. I said, "What could possibly make me nervous?" He said, "I'm gay." Nooo problem. I'm not threatened in any way. I mean, I'm secure in my manhood, everything is cool... I am what I am, play my little piano, sing my little songs. I looked him right in the eye. I said, "I'm a logger. Played football in high school. I was in the Marine Corps." He said, "All right," and he gave me a haircut. I walked out of there, friends, my hair was purple. Well, at least that mohawk section down the middle was purple. Had a white streak down one side... other side looked like Mr. T. Had a couple safety pins in my cheeks. Felt a teeny bit conspicuous. Luckily, my next job was in San Fransisco. Shoot, I got up there and I didn't even stand out at all. Wasn't even close! Those people thought I was an insurance salesman!
Well, a few months later, I was way down South, grits and gravy and a-hush your mouth
Hair so long I'm startin' to look like a man in drag
It was then that the sheriff came up and said, "Boy, you got too much hair on your head
You better get yourself a haircut or a dog tag!"
Well, when I stepped into the shop, I realized immediately that I was dealing with a born-again barber. Don't see too many barber shops with a steeple. Had an organ in the corner, a choir... an usher led me to the barber chair. Barber walked in, started saying grace, "Oh Lord, for these haircuts we are about to receive, may we be truly thankful. Dominus possum pax probiscus, post mortem, et tu Brute, puella carborundum. He was sorta half-Baptist, half-Catholic... kind of a Cathtist. He started cuttin' my hair and preachin' at the same time. I
Mean he's a wild man, scissors and razors a-flyin' around my head, he's talkin' about the liquor and wild women and music and sex and the evils of dancing and the music business in general. Then he looked down at me and he said, "What do you do for a living?" Now, I'm not ashamed of what I do for a livin'. Workin' bars and casinos, around liquor and wild women, I just play my piano, sing my little songs. I looked him right in the eye and I said, "I run this church for loggers..."
(Chorus)
When you get a haircut, be sure to go back home
When you get a haircut, get a barber you have known
Since you were a little bitty boy sittin' in a booster chair
Or you might look like Larry, Moe or Curly if a stranger cuts your hair



Writer(s): Ray Stevens, Mike Neun, C.w. Kalb Jr.


Ray Stevens - Box Set
Album Box Set
date of release
28-02-2006

1 It's Me Again, Margaret
2 Too Drunk Too Fish
3 Misty
4 Freudian Slip
5 Sittin' Up With The Dead
6 Everything Is Beautiful
7 Power Tools
8 Drivers Education
9 Hang Up And Drive
10 Ahab, The Arab
11 The Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone (The Beginning)
12 Blue Angel
13 The Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone (The End?)
14 Pledging My Love
15 The Woogie Boogie
16 Love Will Beat Your Brains Out
17 The Haircut Song
18 The Streak
19 The Mississippi Squirrel Revival
20 Family Funeral Fight
21 Deerslayer
22 Safe At Home
23 Boogie Woogie
24 Virgil And The Moonshot
25 The Hustler
26 Osama Yo’ Mama
27 Hello Mama
28 Let’s Roll
29 We’re Havin’ A Baby
30 When The Kids Are Gone
31 Turn Your Radio On
32 Kitty Cat’s Revenge
33 Juanita & The Kids
34 Thank You
35 Shriner's Convention
36 Nashville
37 Erik The Awful
38 The Dog Song
39 The Cat Song
40 When I Get Over You
41 The Pirate Song
42 Come On Home To Baseball
43 Gitarzan
44 Bridget The Midget
45 Bon Temps Roulette
46 Freddie Feelgood (And His Funky Little Five-Piece Band)
47 Gone For Good
48 Stand Up
49 The King Of Christmas
50 Be Your Own Best Friend
51 Jeremiah Peabody’s Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant Tasting Green And Purple Pills




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