I Tripped Over The Ottoman Available on: Metaphysical Graffiti (Enigma, 1990) Sung by: Rodney Anonymous Length: 3:06

Lyrics: They call me Robert Petrie and I live in New Rochelle With my wife Laura and son Ritchie But now my life's a living hell cause... I tripped over the ottoman One too many times I tripped over the ottoman Until I lost my mind I was head writer for Alan Brady Maybe you've seen his show It's not very funny and it makes my ears bleed This week's guest star isn't Danny Thomas This week's guest star is Death! All day long I crank out one-liners With Buddy, Sal and Mel Once I laughed at Buddy's jokes But now my life's a living hell cause... I tripped over the ottoman One too many times I tripped over the ottoman Until I lost my mind Morey Amsterdam can make a sane man crazy Morey Amsterdam could make a nice guy kill (x2) and... I tripped over the ottoman One too many times I tripped over the ottoman Until I lost my mind Come here Laura; come to me I've been up all night listening to Ice-T albums Now it's time for you to get yours Hello Mel! This is my friend, Mr. Chain Saw! Hello Buddy! It's time you die, like the pig you are In the gutter, gasping for air This is a hand grenade, Sal A hand grenade! Ya know what a hand grenade does? It EXPLODES! What did you bring me daddy? (x3) Well, I brought you death! All right!

Tablature: None yet Notes: The Dick Van Dyke Show - Basically, this song is about the show which centers around the life of Robert Petrie (Dick Van Dyke), a New York comedy writer who lives in New Rochelle with his wife Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) and son Ritchie. Rob is the head writer of the Alan Brady show, working alongside Buddy and Sal under the supervision of Mel. Morey Amsterdam is the actor who plays the role of Buddy. Danny Thomas was the executive producer of the show, and many others. He passed away in '91, after this was recorded. That covers basically all the references except the ottoman, which I freely admit is a mystery to me. The Ottoman - The mystery (well, to me anyway) has been solved by Chris Davis who says: the "ottoman" reference in "I Tripped Over The Ottoman" comes from the opening sequence of the Dick Van Dyke show. In it, Dick Van Dyke enters his house, home from work, and while greeting his family, trips over the ottoman on the floor. It's kinda cool because he does a graceful little roll-type thing and is instantly back on his feet. Anyways...... thought you should know. =] Ice-T - Rapper that would make me homicidal if I was up all night listening to his albums. Comments: