Super Skier

Kingston Trio

[Intro]
N.C.                      A(hold)
Well, they called him Super Skier
      D (hold)
As he sat around the sundeck
       A(hold                                E(hold)
For he swore that he would never take a spill
           A
When they finally brought him down
            D
They had to use three toboggans
   E                             A
To carry all the pieces down the hill
 
{ CHORUS }
       A
He was comin' down that slope
      D
Doin' ninety miles an hour
        A                     E
When he caught an edge of his ski
      A
Well, his clothes, they were fast
        D
But the slopes, they were faster
           E                            A
That's the last of Super Skier we shall see
 
[Verse 1]
         A
Well, he hollered, "What the hell!"
      D
As he lined them parallel:
   A                                  E
He figured there was nothing more to learn
 
          A
And as he started on his way
   D
He shouted, "Andele!"
   E                             A
Assuming that he'd never have to turn
             A
Well, he was slippin' down that slope
      D
Doin' ninety miles an hour
       A                        E
When a mogul flipped him in the air
    A
His jumping form was fine
         D
Until he ran into that pine
    E                               A
And two one-legged skiers left from there
 
{ CHORUS }
       A
He was comin' down that slope
      D
Doin' ninety miles an hour
        A                     E
When he caught an edge of his ski
      A
Well, his clothes, they were fast
        D
But the slopes, they were faster
           E                            A
That's the last of Super Skier we shall see
 
[Verse 2]
        A
When he left that tree at last
       D
He was moving twice as fast
     A                                  E
Both halves were skimming moguls like a feather
   A
He said, "If I must be
  D
A split personality
    E                        A
How can I ever keep my knees together?"
 
[Verse 3]
    A
One ski was headed north
        D
And the other headed west
       A                                   E
'Cause both of them, you see, were running free
    A
And folks up on Little Nell
       D
Looked up, scared as hell
       A              E                   A
Said, "It's a bird." "No, it's a plane." "It's Super Skier!"
N.C.
(No, uh, it's a bird.)

 
{ CHORUS }
       A
He was comin' down that slope
      D
Doin' ninety miles an hour
        A                     E
When he caught an edge of his ski
      A
Well, his clothes, they were fast
        D
But the slopes, they were faster
           E                            A
That's the last of Super Skier we shall see
 
[Verse 4}
        A
Now the moral of my story
            D
(Though my story's kinda gory):
            A                               E(hold)
For all you sundeck Charlies, there's still hope
            A(hold)
You buy the fastest clothes you can
          D(hold)
Then talk skiing like a man
    A                E                A
But don't let people catch you on the slope!
 
{ CHORUS }
       A
He was comin' down that slope
      D
Doin' ninety miles an hour
        A                     E
When he caught an edge of his ski
      A
Well, his clothes, they were fast
        D
But the slopes, they were faster
           E                            A
That's the last of Super Skier we shall see
 
[Outro]
A             E               A
And let's get Charlie off the M. T. A
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