Lyrics to
Fat Jack

This version of Fat Jack was released by Steppenwolf in 1970.

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Rolly Poly Fat Man
Thunder down the hall
On your way to breakfast
You got to have it all
A plate of cold spaghetti
One day on the floor
Clean your chops and take time
To contemplate your stall

Every morning, pass by the mirror
Chuckle at your smiling face
“So good to see you-you’re looking good”
Good to see you
Now you’re on your way

Flag a cab to Getchell
“Hey boy, Guv’nah Way!
Hey now, where you headed?
The Albert’s on your right”

Fat Jack where are you going?
I can see you walking down the road
Fat Jack where are you going?
I can’t understand how you tote your own load

Rolly Poly Fat Man
Spin your swivel chair
Next time ’round you’ll catch up
If business war is fair
5 o’clock is closing
Give yourself a raise
Didn’t get no business
But you made my whole day

Every morning, pass by the mirror
Chuckle at your smiling face
Every morning, pass by the mirror
Strapped in a self embrace
“So good to see you-you’re looking good”
Good to see you
Now you’re on your way

Hey Jack, Fat Jack where you goin’?

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About Lyrics and Fat Jack by Steppenwolf

The lyrics for Fat Jack are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1970 song by Steppenwolf. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Fat Jack have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Fat Jack - Steppenwolf and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Fat Jack by Steppenwolf in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Fat Jack" means the words set to the music of Fat Jack, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Steppenwolf. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Fat Jack and the lyrics to Fat Jack are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Steppenwolf who came here looking just for the lyrics to Fat Jack, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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