It’s a Big Old Goofy World

Single (2022)

On a whim, musical collaborators Alice Howe and Freebo shot an iPhone video of John Prine’s “It’s a Big Old Goofy World” at home in LA. The charming video, featuring Freebo on tuba and Alice on guitar and vocals, was an instant hit, garnering over half a million combined views across social platforms. Alice & Freebo have taken this lighthearted classic by one of Americana’s most beloved songwriters into the studio, capturing the same honest and joyful spirit that made the video so compelling.

Song Credits:

© Music and lyrics by John Prine

Engineered, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Dan Canter
Notable Productions, Brighton, MA

Cover design by Alice Howe

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Alice Howe - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Freebo - harmony vocal, tuba

Released December 16, 2022

Lyrics

Up in the morning, work like a dog
Better than sitting like a bump on a log
Mind all your manners, be quiet as a mouse
Someday you'll own a home that's as big as a house

I know a fella, he eats like a horse
Knocks his old balls round the old golf course
You oughta see his wife, she's a cute little dish
She smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish

There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby, it's a big old goofy world

Elvis had a woman with a head like a rock
I wished I had a woman that made my knees knock
She'd sing like an angel and eat like a bird
And if I wrote a song, she'd know every single word

There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby, it's a big old goofy world

Kiss a little baby, give the world a smile
And if you take an inch, give 'em back a mile
'Cause if you lie like a rug and you don't give a damn
You're never gonna be as happy as a clam

I'm sitting in a hotel trying to write a song
My head is just as empty as the day is long
Why, it's clear as a bell I should have gone to school
I'd be wise as an owl instead of stubborn as a mule

There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby, it's a big old goofy world
Ooh baby, it's a big old goofy world