Timothy by The Buoys

[Guy Haines II]

Does anyone have the lyrics to this 1971 top twenty hit about cannibalism?
If so, I'd appreciated seeing them. Thanks.
Guy

[Ronald E. Hontz]

From Andrew Rogers:

This was a #17 hit in 1971 for one-hit wonders the Buoys. I was
teaching
folk guitar at the Schenectady, NY YWCA at the time, and this and
'D.O.A.'
were the only songs the teenybops wanted to learn! My bar band once did
this as part of a medley with 'New York Mining Disaster 1941'. -- AWR

"Timothy"
(Rupert Holmes)

Intro:

Am G/B D [2x]
/ / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

Am G/B D
Trapped in a mine that had caved in
Fmaj7 [x33210] G6 [x55430]
And everyone knows the only ones left
Dm7 [x57565] G D
Were Joe and me and Tim

When they broke through to pull us free
The only ones left to tell the tale
Were Joe and me

Chorus 1:

C Bm7 Fmaj7 Am
Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
C Bm7 Fmaj7 (Am)
Timothy, Timothy, God why don't I know?

[repeat intro]

Verse 2:

Hungry as hell no food to eat
And Joe said that he would sell his soul
For just a piece of meat
Water enough to drink for two
And Joe said to me, "I'll have a swig
And then there's some for you."

Chorus 2:

Timothy, Timothy, Joe was looking at you
Timothy, Timothy, God what did we do?

[repeat intro]

Verse 3:

I must have blacked out just around then
'Cause the very next thing that I could see
Was the light of the day again
My stomach was full as it could be
And nobody ever got around
To finding Timothy

[repeat chorus 1]

Coda (repeat to fade):

Am G/B D
Timothy...

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers