[Spoken Intro]
N.C.
"Did you ever see an elephant fly?"
N.C.
"I seen a horsefly"
N.C.
"I seen a dragonfly"
N.C.
"I seen a housefly"
N.C.
"I seen all that too!"
[Verse 1]
Edim D B7
I saw a peanut stand, heard a rubber band,
Em7 Edim D D6
I saw a needle that winked its eye.
F#7 B7
But I'd be done see'n about everything
E7 A6 A7 A7sus4 D
When I see an el - e - phant fly.
[Verse 2]
Em7 Edim D B7
I saw a front porch swing, heard a diamond ring,
Em7 Edim D D6
I saw a polka-dot railroad tie,
F#7 B7
But I'd be done see'n about everything
E7 A6 A7 A7sus4 D
When I see an el - e - phant fly.
[Bridge]
G Em7 G/B A7 D D7
Dah daht doo daht wow.
G Em Gm7 Gdim
I saw a clothes horse, he r'ar up and buck,
D G G/B D
And they tell me that a man made a vegetable truck;
G Em7 Gm7
I didn't see that, I only heard,
E7 Bm7 A7 E7 A7
But just to be sociable, I'll take your word.
Em7 Edim D B7
I heard a fireside chat, I saw a baseball bat,
Em7 Edim D D6
And I just laughed till I thought I'd die;
[Outro]
F#7 B7
But I'd be done see'n about everything
E7 A6 A7 A7sus4 D
When I see an el - e - phant fly.