Okolona River Bottom Band:Bobbie Gentry.
#54 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL Records
in 1967.
(Intro)
E Em A E Em A
Em G Am C B Em
La-----la-la-la-la.. oh, hey, hey, hey..
G A C B Em
La-la-la-la-la........
(Verse 1)
Em G
Every year about this time the local gentry,
Am B
have a meeting in Chickasaw land.
Em G
They all come to judge each and every entry
Am C B
that wants to try out for the Okolona band.
(Chorus)
E D E
All the way from the Kosciusko, up from Biloxi
D
Shore.
E D
All in all there's not a half grown man that
B A
wouldn't like to be in the Okolona River Bottom
Em
Band.
(Bridge)
(Ha! ha! ha!)
Em G Am C B Em
(Ha! ha! ha!)la-la-la-la.. oh, hey, hey, hey..
G A C B
la-la-la-la-la......
E A G A
The semi-annual, come as you can-ual, five man
D C G Em
band-ual Okolona River Bottom Band.
Em G Am C B Em
La-----la-la-la-la.. oh, hey, hey, hey..
G Am C B
la-la-la-la-la........
(Verse 2)
A Em A
The backwood majority, no hold barr-edy, come as you
D C B Em
are-edy, Okolona River Bottom Band.
G A C B
La-la-la-la-la.......
(Chorus)
E D E
All the way from the Kosciusko, up from Biloxi
D
Shore.
E D
All in all there's not a half grown man that
B A
wouldn't like to be in the Okolona River Bottom
Em G Am C
Band....la...la-la-la-la.....
(Verse 3)
B A C
The actual old year society, green apple pie-ety,
A D C B Em
Delta variety, Okolona River Bottom Band.
(Outro)
G Am C B Em
La-la-la-la.. oh, hey, hey, hey..
G Am
La-la-la-la-la ( I give you my dog)........
C B Em
(oh, I got a a dog)..(you gotta train 'im.)
...E Em Gbm Em D G..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.