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Melissa Slip 17

from Patience, my boy by John Tabacco

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Words and Music © 2007 by John Tabacco
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

This song was inspired by a friendly, attractive woman I met while I lived in Maui, Hawaii. Her name was Melissa and when I asked her what she did for fun, she told she was into marine biology. When she wasn't waitressing she could be found at slip 17 partaking in underwater activities. Consequently, she divulged to me that every Wednesday afternoon she'd be at slip 17 near the mariner. Of course I took this as a sign and proceeded to track her down later that week on Wednesday and then the following Wednesday. Both times she was nowhere to be found. The only good thing to come out of this encounter was the inspiration for the title which hung around in my mind for three years before crafting a melody around it.

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MELISSA SLIP 17

The shake and wiggle took me by surprise
Oh Yeah oh Yeah
The sexy giggle sent my stick into drive
Oh Yeah oh Yeah
Just like a blast from a plutonium bomb
I radiated to pieces
This was no dream this was a shot in the arm
And the vaccination made me see stars

Melissa Slip 17 - I bet ya don’t know what I mean
Melissa Slip 17 - She turn yer rotten apple green

She’ll goose you up when you are bored to tears
Oh Yeah oh yeah
She’ll kama sutra like a tool from Sears™
You’re the a-frame for a propane beater!
She’ll spit you out and make your best friend cry
with a fit of the envies
Just catch a glance of her magnesium eyes
and they’ll burn a bright hole in your soul

Melissa Slip 17 - I bet ya don’t know what I mean
Melissa Slip 17 - She’ll turn yer rotten apple green
Melissa Slip 17 from nowhere here
On Earth my dear
Melissa Slip 17!

She’s got a whisper that can bend your knees
Oh Yeah oh yeah
Remote control ya anytime she please
Oh Yeah oh yeah
Make no mistake you’re gonna pay for her sins
It’s the new inquisition
But you won’t mind because the pain from within
is like a power surge straight to your heart!

Melissa Slip 17 - I bet ya don’t know what I mean
Melissa Slip 17 - She’ll turn yer rotten apple green
Melissa Slip 17 from nowhere here
On Earth my dear
Melissa Slip 17

Twice a week she’s a scuba freak tour guide in Lahaina
Then by night she’s - a - serving you shrimp
on the finest of china
No one knows who she is in between
Well that’s Melissa Slip 17!

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from Patience, my boy, released March 31, 2015
JT: Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Bass

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John Tabacco Stony Brook, New York

John Tabacco is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and visual artist.

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined.

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