Story Behind The Song
TITO HAD AN UNUSUAL CRAVING FOR FRITOS WHICH TURNED HIM INTO AN OUTLAW KNOWN AS "TITO THE FRITO BANDITO"
Song Description
FUN SONG ABOUT SUPPOSED OUTLAW IN THE OLD WEST
| Song Length |
2:21 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful |
Subject |
Fun |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
IN THE TOWN OF TOLEDO, LIVED A YOUNG BOY NAMED TITO, AND HE
WAS A GOOD BOY BY DAY. BUT AT NIGHT LITTLE TITO AND HIS HORSE HE
CALLED SPEEDO WOULD QUIETLY RIDE AWAY. AS THE SUN WOULD GO
DOWN THEY?D RIDE INTO TOWN ?CAUSE HE HAD A HUNGER TO FEED, AND
THE PEOPLE IN STORES WOULD BE LOCKIN? THEIR DOORS, THEY FEARED
TITO AND HIS FIERY STEED.
HIS IDEA OF HEAVEN WAS A 7-11 WITH FRITOS ON EVERY SHELF. UP AND
DOWN ALL THE AISLES, HIS FACE WAS ALL SMILES, AND HE QUICKLY
HELPED HIMSELF. BEFORE THEY COULD GRAB HIM HE?D HOP ON HIS NAG
AND TITO WOULD FLY AWAY. HE?D MUNCH AND HE?D CRUNCH THROUGH
DINNER AND LUNCH AND HE?D GO BACK THE VERY NEXT DAY.
WILD STORIES ARE TOLD ?BOUT THE OUTLAWS OF OLD BUT OF TITO
THERE?S NARY A TRACE. IN AND OUT SO QUICK, THAT WAS HIS TRICK, SO
NO ONE GOT A LOOK AT HIS FACE. FOR MANY A YEAR STOREKEEPERS
DID FEAR, THE FRITO BANDITO IT?S SAID, BUT THEN HE QUIT RIDIN?? WAS
HE IN HIDIN?? OR MAYBE OLD TITO WAS DEAD.
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER WAS TITO GOT FATTER FROM ALL OF THOSE
FRITOS HE ATE, AND SPEEDO SAID NO! ON MY BACK YOU CAN?T GO TILL
YOU LOSE A WHOLE LOT OF WEIGHT. INTO HISTORY THEY FADE, NO MORE
GLORY DAYS, BUT I SWEAR THAT THIS STORY IS TRUE. TITO WORKS
DAILY AT BARNUM AND BAILY, AND SPEEDO WAS MADE INTO GLUE.
COPYRIGHT © 2007 BOB NIERSTEDT