G Em C G
Wanda had a baby in nineteen fifty one
Em C D7
The father was stranger and a stranger was the son
C D7 C D7
Call that child James Lewis call these rooms a home
G C D7 G
Changing all them diapers polish all that chrome
C D7 G
C'mon baby spend the night with me
G Em C G
All around the schoolyard playing all the games
Em C D7
Running laughing back and forth the kid with two first names
C D7 C D7
Stranger in the closet lock the diary
G C D7 G
The past is running faster singing harmony
C D7 G
C'mon baby spend the night with me
G Em C G
God bless this kitchen said the knick-knack shelf
Em C D7
The dinner's almost ready Go and wash yourself
C D7 C D7
Jimmy's growing up now and Wanda's growing old
G C D7 G
The time is growin' shorter the nights are long and cold
C D7 G
C'mon baby spend the night with me
G Em C G
Sneaking in the closet through the diary
Em C D7
Now don't you know all he saw was all there was to see
C D7 C D7
The whole town saw Jimmy on the six o'clock news
G C D7 G
His brains were on the sidewalk and blood was on his shoes
C D7 G
C'mon baby spend the night with me
C D7 G
[C'mon] baby xxxxx xxx xxxxx xxxx xx [D7] [G]