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Buenas Noches, Little Roaches

June 14th, 2011 · 6 Comments

I’ve often performed this song on the ukulele. I recorded it with an obbligato for baritone uke; in performance, David Gold has joined me on viola. Here’s how it begins:

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6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Sean // Jun 26, 2011 at 6:32 pm

    Clap clap clap clap clap.

    So clever! Best lullaby I have ever heard. Tried to play it to my kids but I’m not sure chords like G7aug really exist(?!)

  • 2 Doug // Jun 26, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    You’ve never heard of an augmented chord? You just sharp the 5th…

  • 3 Sean // Jun 28, 2011 at 4:01 am

    Thanks, Doug. I’m mostly a double bass guy; new to uke chords. Couldn’t find G7aug in my chord book. Couldn’t find it online either. Anyway, great song.

  • 4 Doug // Jun 28, 2011 at 5:04 am

    Huh — well, if you Google G7aug and ukulele, you’ll get some hits. But, anyway, one fingering is 0312. And it’s nice to hear that you enjoy the song!

  • 5 Jeff Miner // Jan 28, 2017 at 4:07 pm

    Hi,

    Just heard Bill Irwin do this song (a capella, i.e. with his hat on) and would love to find complete lyrics or sheet music or a recording or something….?

    Really lovely and funny.

    I’m not familiar with your work at all – what sorts of things do you do?

  • 6 Doug // Jan 29, 2017 at 10:51 am

    Jeff — Well, this site is an archive of my work. I’m a writer and composer; among other things I wrote music for several of Bill’s shows, and spent years touring with him. I’m glad to hear the song went well!