Intro:
G D C B7 Em7 A D
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D A
A dessert has come to our fam’ly
D
A fruitcake with resolve to stay
G
We’ve offered a reward to take it
A D
But can’t seem to give it away
D A
We gave it to Henry, our neighbor
D
He gave it to Martha on the bus
G
Then Martha, she took it to Freddy
A D
And Freddy brought it back to us. Oh no!
G D
It’s an everlasting fruitcake
A D Dmaj7 D7
Just as soon as it’s gone, it will re-ap-pear
G D C B7
Though we’ve done our best to be rid of it
Em7 A D
It shows up at our house each year
D A
We figured that we could not eat it
D
Its walnuts and dates were kaput
G
It’s so dense, you would not believe it
A A
So, please don’t drop it on your foot! Oww!
D A
We sent it to Norway last summer
D
We put it into a big sack
G
I guess there was not enough postage
A D
And we got our ol’ fruitcake back!
G D
It’s an everlasting fruitcake
A D Dmaj7 D7
Just as soon as it’s gone, it will re-ap-pear
G D C B7
Though we’ve done our best to be rid of it
Em7 A D
It shows up at our house each year
D A
We tossed it into our big mulcher
D
We backed over it with our car
G
We ran over it with our mower
A D
That fruitcake was not even scarred
D A
We figured it must be resistant
D
Its toughness must be pretty great
G
So we turned it into a football
A D
That doubles as a paperweight
G D
It’s an everlasting fruitcake
A D Dmaj7 D7
Just as soon as it’s gone, it will re-ap-pear
G D C B7
Though we’ve done our best to be rid of it
Em7 A D
It shows up at our house each year
G D
Yes, it’s an everlasting fruitcake
A D Dmaj7 D7
Just as soon as it’s gone, it will re-ap-pear
G D C B7
Though we’ve done our best to be rid of it
Em7 A D
It shows up at our house each year
Em7 A D
I wish it didn’t show up ev’ry year
Em7 A D
Yes, it shows up at our house each year