1. Mother May-I
[CHORUS]
C Dm
Mother, may I? Tell me what to do
F G C
Tell me where to go and who to sock it to
F C Am
Mother, may I open up the door
G C
To the heart of the one I love?
[Verse 1]
C
If you may take another big step
F C
Closer to the one you love
C
Yes, you may take a giant step
G C
And sing for joy and shout for love
F
May I hug her, and may I kiss her
C Bm A7
And miss her till she comes again?
D7 G
She's something more than just a friend
Am G
I'll love her till the very end
[CHORUS]
C Dm
Mother, may I? Tell me what to do
F G C
Tell me where to go and who to sock it to
F C Am
Mother, may I open up the door
G C
To the heart of the one I love?
[Verse 2]
C
If you may take another big step
F C
Get closer to the one you love
C
Yes, you may take a giant step
G C
And sing it to the stars above
F
May I hug her, and may I squeeze her
C Bm A7
And please her till she comes again?
D7 G
She's something more than just a friend
Am G
Oh, I'll love her till the very end
[Ending]
C Dm
Mother, may I? Tell me what to do
F G
Tell me where to go...
2. How did-I ever get so lucky
[Verse 1]
E
How did I ever get so lucky
F#m B7
To find a boy as sweet as you
C#m F#m
My lucky star must have been shining
A B
And it led me straight to you
B7
Oh oh oh
[CHORUS]
E A B7
How did I ever get so lucky?
E A B7 E
How did I ever get so lucky?
[Verse 2]
E
I have known a lot of others
F#m B7
And they would always treat me bad
C#m F#m
But with you, it's so different
A B
'Cause you never make me sad
B7
Oh oh oh
[CHORUS]
E A B7
How did I ever get so lucky?
E A B7 E
How did I ever get so lucky?
[BRIDGE]
A
You don't play games
Am
Like all the other boys
G#m
To keep me guessing is not your thing
F#m A B E
I'm not a puppet on a string
[Verse 3]
E
How did I ever get so lucky
F#m B7
To find a boy as sweet as you
C#m F#m
My lucky star must have been shining
A B
And it led me straight to you
B7
Oh oh oh
[CHORUS]
E A B7
How did I ever get so lucky?
E A B7 E
How did I ever get so lucky?
3. Wait a minute for Country
[Verse 1]
F
Wait a minute for Country
C F
before you go away
F
Wait a minute for Country,
C F
hear what he has to say
A#
Maybe he didn't mean what he did
F
Maybe the reasons are better hid, oh!
Wait a minute for Country,
C F
let him have his day.
[Verse 2]
F
A second chance for Country
C F
Would only be fair
F
A second chance for Country
C F
Would let him know you care
A#
Don't believe all that you always hear
F
All that you see may be sincere, oh!
Second chance for Country,
C F
let him have his day.
[Bridge]
A#
There he comes walking down the street
F
Go halfway and then you meet,
G
shake his hand and understand
C
he's a good guy too, just like you
[Verse 3]
F
Wait a minute for Country
C F
before you go away
F
Wait a minute for Country,
C F
hear what he has to say
A#
Maybe he didn't mean what he did
F
Maybe the reasons are better hid, oh!
Wait a minute for Country,
C F
let him have his day.
[Coda]
F
Wait a minute for Country
C F
let him have his day
F
Wait a minute for Country
C F
let him have his day
4. My Group Has Too Many Cavities
[Intro]
A
Do doo doo, do doo doo doo do
Do doo doo, do doo doo doo do
[Verse 1]
A E
Baby, I'm really feeling down in the dumps
Bm A
My jaws are swollen and you'd think I got the mumps
A7 D
My dentist looked at me and said "You're in the wrong group"
A Bm A
And now that he's through with me, we're living on soup
[Chorus]
E
My group has too many cavities, too many cavities
A
My group
E
My group has too many cavities, too many cavities
A
Where did we go wrong?
E F
Too many cavities, too many cavities
[Verse 2]
A# F
I brushed with the fluoridized brand of the leading paste
Cm A#
And when I couldn't brush, I chewed the gum with the flavorful taste
A# A#7 D#
Test after test is made, I failed every one
A# Cm A#
I brushed, and brushed, but somehow I never won
[Chorus]
F
My group has too many cavities, too many cavities
A#
My group
F
My group has too many cavities, too many cavities
A#
Where did we go wrong?
F F#
Too many cavities, too many cavities
[Ending]
F#
Oh, oh, oh, too many cavities, too many cavities
B
My group
5. Alee alee oxen free
[Chorus]
A E
Alee Alee Oxen Free,
E7 A
Come and run on home with me.
E
Just be nimble and be quick
E7 D A
We're gonna jump the candlestick.
E
Hold me close and hold me tight
E7 D A
Ain't no bears out tonight
E,
Kick the can and run with me
E7 A
Alee Alee Oxen Free
[Verse 1]
A
Hey, little girl
E
staring down at me
E7
from your window
A
can't you see
E
it's gonna be a groovy day
E7 D A
Why don't you come out and play
NC
Ah-One-two-three-four
come around and round some more
[Chorus]
A E
Alee Alee Oxen Free,
E7 A
Come and run on home with me.
E
Just be nimble and be quick
E7 D A
We're gonna jump the candlestick.
E
Hold me close and hold me tight
E7 D A
Ain't no bears out tonight
E,
Kick the can and run with me
E7 A
Alee Alee Oxen Free
[Verse 2]
A
Hey, little girl,
E
don't be afraid
E7
this little game
A
for you it's made
E
It's gonna be just you and me
E7 A
no one in the world could see
N.C.
Ah-One-two-three-four
come around and round some more
[Chorus]
A E
Alee Alee Oxen Free,
E7 A
Come and run on home with me.
E
Just be nimble and be quick
E7 D A
We're gonna jump the candlestick.
E
Hold me close and hold me tight
E7 D A
Ain't no bears out tonight
E,
Kick the can and run with me
E7 A
Alee Alee Oxen Free
A# F
Alee Alee Oxen Free,
F7 A#
Come and run on home with me.
F
Just be nimble and be quick
F7 D# A#
We're gonna jump the candlestick.
F
Hold me close and hold me tight
F7 D# A#
Ain't no bears out tonight
F,
Kick the can and run with me
F7 A#
Alee Alee Oxen Free
6. Cattanooga cats theme
A# F
Jabbadah! Jabbadah!
A# F
Say Jabbadah!
A# F
Jabbadah! Jabbadah!
F
Say Jabbadah!
F A# F
The Cattanooga Cats dont ever purr
G C
They know how, but not what ferr
A# G
The Cattanooga Cats dont go meow
C C7
Wouldnt try, but they know how
A# F
Doin' their thing
A# F
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
A# F
They're doin' their thing
A# F
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
A# F
Doin' their thing
A# F
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
F A# F
The Cattanooga Cats are doin' their thing
A# F
Doin' their thing
A# F
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
A# F
They're doin' their thing
A# F
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
A# F
Doin' their thing
A# F
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
F A# F
The Cattanooga Cats are doin' their thing
A# F
Jabbadah! Jabbadah!
A# F
Say Jabbadah!
A# F
Jabbadah! Jabbadah!
A# F
Say Jabbadah!
7. Country Carnival
CHORUS:
A
Country carnival, and you and me
Bm D E
Down towards Nashville, Tennessee
A
Cotton candy and a ferris wheel
Bm A
A country carnival is how I feel
I:
C Dm
It's almost on the riverbed (riverbed)
G C
Kewpie dolls and sugarheads (sugarheads)
Em Am
All the glitter, all the fun
Dm G
All the smiles on everyone
CHORUS:
A
Country carnival, and you and me
Bm D E
Down towards Nashville, Tennessee
A
Cotton candy and a ferris wheel
Bm A
A country carnival is how I feel
II:
C Dm
It's almost on the riverbed (riverbed)
G C
Kewpie dolls and sugarheads (sugarheads)
Em Am
All the glitter, all the fun
Dm G
All the smiles on everyone
CHORUS:
A
Country carnival, and you and me
Bm D E
Down towards Nashville, Tennessee
A
Cotton candy and a ferris wheel
Bm A
A country carnival is how I feel
A
Country carnival, and you and me
Bm D E
Down towards Nashville, Tennessee
A
Cotton candy and a ferris wheel
Bm A
A country carnival is how I feel
7. Johnny Johnny jump up
CHORUS:
C G
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, where you gonna go?
G7 C
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, don't you know?
F C
Little girl blue is waitin for you
F G C
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, whatcha gonna do?
I:
C
Little Jack Horner sat in a corner
G
Always in a hurry to find
G7
"What's it gonna be now? What's in it for me now?"
C
Everything good, but takes time
II:
C G
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, where you gonna go?
G7 C
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, don't you know?
F C
Little girl blue is waitin for you
F G C
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, whatcha gonna do?
II:
C
Now, Simple Simon was a good pieman
G
But he had a problem one day
G7
Cooked too many, couldn't sell any
C
Then he had to give them away
CHORUS:
C G
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, where you gonna go?
G7 C
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, don't you know?
F C
Little girl blue is waitin for you
F G C
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, whatcha gonna do?
III:
C
Then Henny Penny ran himself skinny
G
Yellin' that the sky might fall
G7
Everyone knew now, that wasn't true, now
C
But that didn't save them at all
CHORUS(fading):
D A
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, where you gonna go?
A7 D
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, don't you know?
G D
Little girl blue is waitin for you
G A D
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, whatcha gonna do?
D A
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, where you gonna go?
A7
Johnny, Johnny...
8. My girlfriend is a witch
I:
Am
Riding high
G#m G Am
Leaving trails of smoke across the sky
Am
On a broom
G#m Dm A
Glad that I am safe within my room
Dm C# F# Am
I know my girlfriend is a witch
II:
Am
Smoke fills the air
G#m G Am
I think I hear foosteps on my stair
Am
Coming near
G#m Dm A
Her thoughts are telling me that she's here'
Dm C# F# Am
I know my girlfriend is a witch
Dm C# F# Am
I know my girlfriend is a witch
III:
Am
What a fate
G#m G Am
A worshipper of magic for a date
Am
But tonight
G#m Dm A
I become a warlock just for spite
Dm C# F# Am
I know my girlfriend is a witch
9. My birthday suit
[Chorus]
C F
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
C G
Am I cute in my birthday suit?
C F
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
G C
I'm just crazy 'bout my birthday suit.
[Verse 1]
C F
Out in the party, it's my birthday
C G
Lots of presents for me today
C F
But most of all, i wanna show
G
the present for the roar that loves me so, tell me
[Chorus]
C F
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
C G
Am I cute in my birthday suit?
C F
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
G C
I'm just crazy 'bout my birthday suit.
[Verse 2]
D G
It's divine, it's all mine
D A
It's a beaut' my summer suit
D G
An attraction in any crowd
A
My birthday suit makes me feel so proud, tell me
[Chorus]
C F
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
C G
Am I cute in my birthday suit?
C F
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
G C
I'm just crazy 'bout my birthday suit.
C F
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
C G
Am I cute in my birthday suit?
C F
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
G C
I'm just crazy 'bout my birthday suit.
10. Merry go round
[Verse 1]
A D A D
Children on the playground, watching merry-go-round
A D A F#
Grabbing for the brass ring, laughing at the plaything
Bm E A D A D
Merry-go-round, merry-go-round, merry-go-round
[Chorus]
A Bm Em A
How can you tell a carousel the world cannot stay happy
D E A D A D
Better go 'round, let her go 'round, merry-go-round
[Verse 2]
A D A D
Children, how you do sound, yelling "merry-go-round"
A D A F#
Soon enough you'll grow up, moments start to show up
Bm E A
Merry-go-round, merry-go-round, merry-go-round
[Chorus]
A Bm Em A
How can you tell a carousel the blue skies may turn cloudy?
D E A D
Better go 'round, let her go 'round, merry-go-round
[Bridge]
A C#m F# B
Children go downtown and forget merry-go-round
Bm E A D E
Soon enough will come December, and then you shall remember
D E D E A D A D
Better go 'round, let her go 'round, merry-go-round
[Verse 3]
A D A D
Children on the playground, watching merry-go-round
A D A F#
Grabbing for the brass ring, laughing at the plaything
Bm E A D A D
Merry-go-round, merry-go-round, merry-go-round
[Bridge]
A C#m F# B
Children go downtown and forget merry-go-round
Bm E A D E
Soon enough will come December, and then you shall remember
D E D E A D A D
Better go 'round, let her go 'round, merry-go-round
[Verse 4]
A D A D
Children on the playground, watching merry-go-round
A D A F#
Grabbing for the brass ring, laughing at the plaything
Bm E A D A D
Merry-go-round, merry-go-round, merry-go-round
A D A D
Children on the playground, watching merry-go-round
A D A F#
Grabbing for the brass ring, laughing at the plaything
Bm E A D A D
Merry-go-round, merry-go-round, merry-go-round
A D A D
Children on the playground, watching merry-go-round
A D A F#
Grabbing for the brass ring, laughing at the plaything...