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Country Joe & The Fish "Flying High"
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Country Joe & The Fish
Country Joe & The Fish
Performer
Country Joe McDonald
Country Joe McDonald
Vocals
Barry Melton
Barry Melton
Guitar
David Bennett Cohen
David Bennett Cohen
Rhythm Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Country Joe McDonald
Country Joe McDonald
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm stuck on the LA freeway
Got rainwater in my boots
My thumb's done froze, can't feel my toes
I'm feeling little destitute
Wheels throwin' water all over my axe
And Mr. Jones won't lend me a hand
Up come two cats in a Cadillac
And they say, "Won't you hop in, man?"
[Verse 2]
I went flying high
All the way
All the way
[Verse 3]
The one that's drivin's got a bowler hat
The other's got a fez on his head
They turn around and grin, and I grin back
But not a word was said
So I took out my harp and I played 'em a tune
I could see they were diggin' it
Then the one with the fez, well, he turns and he says
"We'd like to help you make your trip"
[Verse 4]
And I went flying high
All the way
All the way
[Verse 5]
He says, "We can't leave him out in the rain
He just might freeze and die
So why not put him on a plane
And send him home in the sky"
So they took me to the LA airport
Laid twenty dollars in my hand
Well, I paid my fare, I'm in the air
Flyin' back home again
[Verse 6]
And I went flying high
All the way
Yeah, all the way
All the way, you know I went flying high
All the way
Written by: Country Joe McDonald
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