{"id":28214,"date":"2026-01-04T06:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=28214"},"modified":"2026-01-04T06:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:46:57","slug":"super-skier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/super-skier\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Skier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kingston Trio<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre style=\"font-size: 13px;\" class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\">[Intro]\r\nN.C.                      A(hold)\r\nWell, they called him Super Skier\r\n      D (hold)\r\nAs he sat around the sundeck\r\n       A(hold                                E(hold)\r\nFor he swore that he would never take a spill\r\n           A\r\nWhen they finally brought him down\r\n            D\r\nThey had to use three toboggans\r\n   E                             A\r\nTo carry all the pieces down the hill\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n       A\r\nHe was comin' down that slope\r\n      D\r\nDoin' ninety miles an hour\r\n        A                     E\r\nWhen he caught an edge of his ski\r\n      A\r\nWell, his clothes, they were fast\r\n        D\r\nBut the slopes, they were faster\r\n           E                            A\r\nThat's the last of Super Skier we shall see\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n         A\r\nWell, he hollered, \"What the hell!\"\r\n      D\r\nAs he lined them parallel:\r\n   A                                  E\r\nHe figured there was nothing more to learn\r\n \r\n          A\r\nAnd as he started on his way\r\n   D\r\nHe shouted, \"Andele!\"\r\n   E                             A\r\nAssuming that he'd never have to turn\r\n             A\r\nWell, he was slippin' down that slope\r\n      D\r\nDoin' ninety miles an hour\r\n       A                        E\r\nWhen a mogul flipped him in the air\r\n    A\r\nHis jumping form was fine\r\n         D\r\nUntil he ran into that pine\r\n    E                               A\r\nAnd two one-legged skiers left from there\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n       A\r\nHe was comin' down that slope\r\n      <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D<\/span>\r\nDoin' ninety miles an hour\r\n        <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>                     <span data-name=\"E\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">E<\/span>\r\nWhen he caught an edge of his ski\r\n      <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nWell, his clothes, they were fast\r\n        <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D<\/span>\r\nBut the slopes, they were faster\r\n           <span data-name=\"E\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">E<\/span>                            <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nThat's the last of Super Skier we shall see\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n        <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nWhen he left that tree at last\r\n       <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D<\/span>\r\nHe was moving twice as fast\r\n     <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>                                  <span data-name=\"E\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">E<\/span>\r\nBoth halves were skimming moguls like a feather\r\n   <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nHe said, \"If I must be\r\n  <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D<\/span>\r\nA split personality\r\n    <span data-name=\"E\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">E<\/span>                        <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nHow can I ever keep my knees together?\"\r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n    <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nOne ski was headed north\r\n        <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D<\/span>\r\nAnd the other headed west\r\n       <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>                                   <span data-name=\"E\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">E<\/span>\r\n'Cause both of them, you see, were running free\r\n    <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nAnd folks up on Little Nell\r\n       <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D<\/span>\r\nLooked up, scared as hell\r\n       <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>              <span data-name=\"E\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">E<\/span>                   <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nSaid, \"It's a bird.\" \"No, it's a plane.\" \"It's Super Skier!\"\r\nN.C.\r\n(No, uh, it's a bird.)\r\n\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n       <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nHe was comin' down that slope\r\n      <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D<\/span>\r\nDoin' ninety miles an hour\r\n        <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>                     <span data-name=\"E\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">E<\/span>\r\nWhen he caught an edge of his ski\r\n      <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nWell, his clothes, they were fast\r\n        <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D<\/span>\r\nBut the slopes, they were faster\r\n           <span data-name=\"E\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">E<\/span>                            <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nThat's the last of Super Skier we shall see\r\n \r\n[Verse 4}\r\n        <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A<\/span>\r\nNow the moral of my story\r\n            <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D<\/span>\r\n(Though my story's kinda gory):\r\n            A                               E(hold)\r\nFor all you sundeck Charlies, there's still hope\r\n            A(hold)\r\nYou buy the fastest clothes you can\r\n          D(hold)\r\nThen talk skiing like a man\r\n    A                E                A\r\nBut don't let people catch you on the slope!\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n       A\r\nHe was comin' down that slope\r\n      D\r\nDoin' ninety miles an hour\r\n        A                     E\r\nWhen he caught an edge of his ski\r\n      A\r\nWell, his clothes, they were fast\r\n        D\r\nBut the slopes, they were faster\r\n           E                            A\r\nThat's the last of Super Skier we shall see\r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\nA             E               A\r\nAnd let's get Charlie off the M. T. A\r\n<div class=\"vxv2A\">X<\/div><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kingston Trio &nbsp; [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 &hellip; <span class=\"more-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/super-skier\/\" class=\"more-link\">CLICK TO VIEW SONG<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Super Skier<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28215,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28214\/revisions\/28215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}