Ben Folds Five - Uncle Walter

Ok my memory may be going but on the old cassette I had after he says "but he's not!" , midway through the breakdown he says "so fuck you!" ...at least I swear he did.....

jon stewart is uncle walter

Aaaand Uncle Walter became president.

I reeeally liked the video for this one when it first came out back in the day... featuring the motorized recliner... wish someone would post it pleeeeeease!

Lyrics:

Your Uncle Walter's going on and on
Bout everything he's seen and done
The voice of 50 years experience
Drunk, watching the television
You know he's been around the world
Last night he flew to Baghdad
In his magical armchair
Cigarettes and a six pack, he just got back
Now the spit's flying everywhere

Hey, hey, hey, hey (Your Uncle Walter's going on and on)
You're back so late (Where did you go that you were gone so long)
how could you leave me here so long
With Uncle Walter

Your Uncle Walter saw who fired the shots
He drove his chair in the cavalcade
He's flown from South Africa
To countries where
They beat themselves on the backs with chains
There was a fleet of battleships
And 1 reclining chair
Headed north on the Arabian sea
Now he's back and he'll tell us what
He and his oldest boy Blair
Are getting rich with their mail order scheme

Oh, oh, oh, oh
We're glad you're home
But how could you leave me here so long
With Uncle Walter

Your Uncle Walter told me
Everything he'd do if he was president
Oh what a perfect world
This world would be
If he were President now

And he sees the children
Smoking pot
He knows that in a moment
They'll be shooting up heroin
Teardrops in his armchair
A 50 minute lecture
And tobacco juice rolling down his chin

Hey, hey, hey, hey
You're back so late
How could you leave me here so long
With Uncle Walter

I'm in high school right now...

Reminds me of high school days

There is always trying to play it by ear, I had to. It's hard, but worth it.

I've just realised Donald Trump is Uncle Walter

Naw, Mr. Burns. Geez-Louise.

I'd vote for Uncle Walter.

Does anyone have a torrent or place to get this?

How do you play it on the piano? Is there any tutorials or sheet music?

@Simon0 This song isn't from 2 years ago lol, that's just when it was uploaded. This song is actually 15 years old :)

@Revidescent84 yeah i know man! I can play it on the piano i learned it about 12 years ago.

@LadyofWar1980 2 years? You shold give yourself a little rest now i think!

unreal!!!!

Hot Damn! I've been looking for this song for years! :D

I'll upload this when the cyber police take it off.

The great thing about BFF was that their albums were great all the way through

I sure do miss these guys...Ben is great but he ain't much without the 5

i can play this on the piano. i love ben folds. i learned to play a lot of their stuff on the piano.