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The Trolleydrops Official ! Jug Song Book

Jug ‘till you drop…. The Trolley Drops Official Song Book

01. in the bottle 02. Come on down 03. Cornbread and butter beans 04. Deep Ellum Blues 05. Dollars not dimes 06. The dough won’t rise 07. Eight more miles to Louisville 08. Good Bye Booze 09. Got a letter from my baby 10. 11. I could complain 12. I like bananas 13. I’ve been blue 14. Let it Go 15. Jesus on the main line 16. Jug band music 17. Ragg mopp 18. Salty dog blues. 19. Soquel is a town 20. Stealin’ 21. 22. Take a whiff on me (a cautionary tale) 23. Tapping that thing 24. Tear it down 25. This will bring you back 26. Tight like that 27. Told that gal I was red hot 28. . 29. Wild about my lovin’ 30. You may leave

Blues in the Bottle

Chorus: G Blues in the bottle, blues in the bottle G7 Where do you think you're at, pretty mama C G Blues in the bottle, where do you think you're at D7 C7 G You went and kicked my dog, And now you've skinned my cat

G Rooster chews tobacco, rooster chews tobacco G7 And the hen uses snuff, pretty mama C G The rooster chews tobacco and the hen uses snuff D7 C7 G The baby chickens don't do nothin', they just strut their stuff (Chorus) G Well I’m going to Chatanoogie, going to Chatanoogie G7 To see my pony run, pretty mama C G I’m going to Chatanoogie, to see my pony run, D7 C7 G And if I win a prize, gonna give my baby some (Chorus) G Dig your taters, oh dig your taters G7 It's tater diggin' time, pretty mama C G Oh dig your taters, it's tater diggin' time D7 C7 G Old man Jack Frost, done an' killed your vine (Chorus) Come on Down to the Ugly Mug ! D B7! Come on down to the Ugly Mug Cafe,! E7 A7 D! We're playing jug band music today.! D B7! Come on down to the Ugly Mug Cafe,! E7 A7 ! We want to hear you play.! ! D D D7 D7! Washboard, jug, spoons or ,! G G7 ! Anything that makes a good sound will do.! D B7! So come on down to the Ugly Mug Cafe,! E7 A7 D B7! We’re playing jug band music today, I say,! E7 A7 D! We’re playing jug band music today.! ! D B7! Come on down to the Ugly Mug Cafe,! E7 A7 D! We're playing jug band music today.! D B7! Come on down to the Ugly Mug Cafe,! E7 A7 ! It don’t matter what you play!! ! D D D7 D7! Banjo, fiddle or uku-le-le,! G G7 ! Any instrument will be fine with me.! D B7! So come on down to the Ugly Mug Cafe,! E7 A7 D B7! We’re playing jug band music today, I say,! E7 A7 D! We’re playing jug band music today. Cornbread and Buterbeans ! Chorus:! C!!!!!! F! Cornbread and butter beans and you across the table,! G7!!!!!! C! Eatin’ them beans & making love as long as I am able,! C !!!!!! F! Growing corn and cotton too & when the day is over,! G7!!!!!! C! Ride the mule & cut the fool & love again all over.! ! C!!!!! F! Goodbye, don’t you cry I’m going to Louisiana,! G7!!!! C! Buy a coon dog & a big fat hog and marry my Suzanna,! C!!!! F! Same song, ding dong I’ll take a trip to China,! G7 C!! Cornbread & butter beans and back to North Carolina. + Chorus! ! C!!!!!! F! Wearin’ shoes & drinkin’ booze goes against the Bible,! G7!!!!!! C! A necktie will make you die & cause you lots of trouble,! C!!!!!! F! Streetcars & whiskey bars and kissing pretty women,! G7!!!!! C! Women yeah that’s the end of a terrible beginning.+ Chorus! ! C!!!!! F! I can’t read & don’t care & education’s awful,! G7!!!!!! C! Raisin’ heck & writing checks it ought to be unlawful,! C!!!!! F! Silk hose & frilly clothes is just a waste of money,! G7!!!!!! C! Come with me & stay with me & say you’ll be my honey! + Chorus! ! Deep Ellum Blues ! C! When you go down in Deep Ellum to have a little fun! C7! You better have your ten dollars ready when that policeman comes.! ! Chorus:! F C! Oh, sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Ellum Blues! G7 C! Oh, sweet mama, daddy's got them Deep Ellum Blues.! !

(C)! When you go down to Deep Ellum, put your money in your pants,! C7! ‘Cause women in Deep Ellum, they won't give a man a chance.! (+ Chorus)! !

When you go down to Deep Ellum, put your money in your shoes,! ‘Cause the women in Deep Ellum give them Deep Ellum Blues.! (+ Chorus)! !

When you go down to Deep Ellum, put your money in your socks,! Or the women in Deep Ellum, well they'll put you on the rocks,! (+ Chorus)! !

Once I knew a preacher, preached the Bible through and through,! But he went down to Deep Ellum, now his preachin' days are through.! (+ Chorus) Dollars not Dimes. Peter Thomas 2015

D I’m working for dollars but taking home dimes. I need money. (I need money) A7 The bills keep coming and that’s a sign. I got debt. (I got debt)

REFRAIN: D D7 I work work work work all of the time, G But I can’t keep ahold of what oughta be mine, D A7 D B7 It’s dollars not dimes that I need, if you please, E7 A7 D To be living in times as tough as these.

I have to pay my bills, and I have to pay my rent. I need money. But my next paycheck is already spent. I got debt.

I slide my debit card in the ATM machine. I need money. But nothing comes out and you know what that means. I got debt.

I know I’d win the lottery, ‘cause I have lots of luck. I need money. But I can’t buy a ticket cause I don’t have a buck. I got debt.

I heard about a place pennies fall from the sky. I need money. But I need more than pennies and that’s no lie. I got debt.

Well a nickel is a nickel and a dime is a dime. I need money. I got to go to work. Let’s end it this time. I got debt.

After final refrain end with tag: B7 E7 A7 D I should be living where the money grows on trees. Eight More Miles to Louisville C (G7) (C) F C G7 C I’ve traveled o'er this country wide seeking fortune fair (C) (G7) (C) F C G7 Up and down the two coast lines I've traveled everywhere F C G7 From Portland East to Portland West back along the line C (G7) (C) F C G7 C I'm going now to the place that's best that old home town of mine Chorus:! C F C! Eight more miles and Louisville will come into my view! (C) D7 G7! Eight more miles on this old road and I'll never more be blue! F C G7! I knew some day that I'd come back, I knew it from the start! C G7 C F C G7 C! Eight more miles to Louisville the home town of my heart! C (G7) (C) F C G7 C There's bound to be a girl somewhere that you like best of all (C) (G7) (C) F C G7 Mine lives down in Louisville she's long and she is tall F C G7 But she's the kind that you can't find a traveling through the land C (G7) (C) F C G7 C I'm on my way this very day to win her heart and hand (Chorus) C (G7) (C) F C G7 C Now I can picture in my mind a place we'll call our home (C) (G7) (C) F C G7 A humble little hut for two we'll never want to roam F C G7 The place that's right for that love site is in those bluegrass hills C (G7) (C) F C G7 C Where gently flows the O-hi-o by a place called Louisville (Chorus) The Dough Won’t Rise!! ! ! ! Its not an old one, its written by Lil Rev!! A! The Jews left Egypt they was on the fly,! A7! Wasn’t enough time for the dough to rise.! ! Chorus:! D A! Now the dough won’t rise. (Echo) Aahh the dough won’t rise. (Echo)! E7 D A! Why should I, be surprised when the, // dough won’t rise?! ! Now you want to bake some bread you got to put it in the oven! You want it to rise you got to push the right button. !

Chorus:!

Old Mr. Johnson he was quite surprised! After 50 years of baking now the dough won’t rise!

Chorus:!

I done surprised my baby with breakfast in bed! I got so excited that my jam wouldn’t spread!

Chorus:!

Some people say when you’re through, you’re through! But they should take Viagra, ‘cause it just won’t do!!!! ! FInal Chorus:! D A! That the dough won’t rise. Aahh the dough won’t rise.! E7 D A! Why should I be surprised when the // dough won’t rise? Goodbye Booze Jean Havez/Charlie Poole

Chorus F Bb F Well goodbye booze (echo) for evermore (echo) C F My boozing days (echo) will soon be o'er (echo) Bb F Oh, we had a good time, (echo) but we couldn't agree (echo) C F You see what booze has done to me! (sing line in unison)

(F) Bb F She's tore my clothes, she's swelled my head C F So goodbye booze, I'm going to bed Bb F Oh, we had a good time, but we couldn't agree C F You see what booze has done to me! (sing line in unison) + Chorus

She swelled my head, she broke my heart So goodbye booze, we now shall part Oh, we had a good time, but we couldn't agree You see what booze has done to me! (sing line in unison) + Chorus

She whispered low, how sweet it sounds! Take another ride on the merry-go-round Oh, we had a good time, but we couldn't agree You see what booze has done to me! (sing line in unison) + Chorus Got a Letter from my Darlin D G - D E7 A7 D /// Got a letter from my darling, says hurry home D G - D E7 A7 I got a letter from my darling, says how long you been gone? D (rest) D7 (rest) G (rest) G7 (rest) She's little and neat, and so sweet, great big legs and toes on her feet D G - D E7 A7 D B7 E7 A7 D Got a letter from my darling, says hurry home, I say: Says hurry home.

D G - D E7 A7 D /// I got a letter from my darling, says hurry home D G - D E7 A7 I got a letter from my darling, says how long you been gone? D (rest) D7 (rest) G (rest) G7 (rest) She's got great big eyes, & rosy cheeks, now boys you know she must be a peach D G - D E7 A7 D B7 E7 A7 D Got a letter from my darling, says hurry home, I say: Says hurry home.

D G - D E7 A7 D /// I'm coming home mama, if I have to catch the cannonball D G - D E7 A7 I'm coming home mama, if I have to ride the rods D (rest) D7 (rest) G (rest) G7 (rest) You know you're as sweet as a candy doll, hope you don’t have another man in my stall. D G - D E7 A7 D B7 E7 A7 D Got a letter from my darling, says hurry home, I say: Says hurry home.

D G - D E7 A7 D /// Got a letter from my darling, says hurry home D G - D E7 A7 Got a letter from my darling, she didn't have a single dime D (rest) D7 (rest) G (rest) G7 (rest) I'm going in the morning, ain't gonna lose no time, oh anywhere you go I'm right behind. D G - D E7 A7 D B7 E7 A7 D Got a letter from my darling, says hurry home, I say: Says hurry home. Hesitation Blues

Am E7 Am E7 Well, a nickel is a nickel and a dime is a dime Am E7 Am C7 I need a woman who will give me the time. ! Chorus: F7 C Tell me how long, do I have to wait? G7 F7 C G7 Can I get me one now, or Lord, must I hesitate? ! Am E7 Am E7 I got the hesitation feet with those hesitation shoes Am E7 Am C7 You know, Lord, I got them hesitation blues + Chorus ! I’m walking down that road with my hat in my hand Looking for a woman that is looking for a man… + Chorus ! Wish I had a needle. wish that I could sew. I’d stitch some girlie to my coat and down the road we’d go… + Chorus Well, If the river was whiskey and I was a duck I'd swim to the bottom and never come up! + Chorus ! Well, nickel is a nickel, I said, dime is a dime This songs gone long enough lets end it this time. Tell me how long do I have to wait? Can we end it now, or Lord, must I hesitate? Said, can I get you now, how long must I hesitate? I Could Complain Peter Thomas! Chorus:! D! I’m feeling fine, Life is good! A! Everything’s sort of going like it should.! E7 A A7! I could complain, but what good would it do.! ! D! I went and bought a ticket at the lottery store.! A! I only won a buck, and I could have won more! E7 A A7! I could complain, but what good would it do…’cause (Chorus)! ! D! Had my money in my pocket folded up in a square,! A! When I got to the bank found it was not there. ! E7 A A7! !I could complain, but what good would it do…’cause (Chorus)! I ordered a sirloin stake for dinner! It was thin, but it could have been thinner.! !I could complain, but what good would it do….’cause (Chorus)! Well the Mailman comes at half past three! I look in the box and there’s nothing for me.! !I could complain, but what good would it do….’cause (Chorus)! A nickel is a nickel and a penny is a penny! But what good is money if you haven’t got any.! !I could complain, but what good would it do….’cause (Chorus)! A nickel is a nickel and and dime is a dime! This songs long enough, lets end it this time.! You could complain, but what good would it do…(Chorus) I like Bananas - The Hoosier Hot Shots! ! ! C D7! I don’t like your peaches, they’re full of stones,! G7 C! I like bananas, because they have no bones.! ! C D7! Don’t give me tomatoes, can’t stand ice cream cones,! G7 C! But I like bananas, because they have no bones.! ! F C! No matter where I go, with Susie, May or Hanna,! D7 G7! I want the world to know, I must have bananas.! ! C D7! Cabbages and onions, hurt my singing tone,! G7 C! I like bananas, because they have no bones.! ! ! ! ! ! ! I've Been Blue Sluetown Strutters ! ! F D7 ! I've been blue ever since you, went away baby, won’t you! G7 C7 F! please come back to me.! F D7 ! I've been blue ever since you, went away baby, won’t you! G7 C7 ! please come back to me.! ! F F7! You told me once, late last fall,! Bb Bb7! You didn’t have no man at all.! ! F D7 ! I've been blue ever since you, went away baby, won’t you! G7 C7 F ! please come back to me.! ! (Repeat whole song inserting second and third verses:)! ! Ashes to ashes, man to man.! Show me a woman ain’t got a back door man… ! ! Ashes to ashes, dust to dust! Show me a woman that a man can trust.! ! (end)! F D7 ! I've been blue ever since you, went away baby won’t you! G7 C7 F D7! please come back to me, I say, ! G7 C7 F ! Won’t you please come back to me.! Let It Go Pat Donohue!

(G7) C! Well the little red rooster said to the hen:! G! Ain’t had no lovin’ since I don’t know when.! D7!!!!! G G7! Hey, hey, buddy better let it go! C! Well I had a gal, but not for long! G! Woke up one morning, and she was gone! D7 G G7! Hey, hey, buddy better let it go… ! ! (Chorus)! C! I said hey now Buddy, don’t look back,! G! We’re all headed down a one-way track! D7 G G7! Hey, hey, buddy better let it go! C! Yeah, let go, leave it behind! G! Or else you’re bound to lose your mind,! D7 G G7 …… (C to start verse)! Hey, hey, buddy better let it go! ! Well my baby she’s walkin’ out that door! Won’t be back around here no more,! Hey, hey, buddy better let it go! Gotta do what you say, say what you mean! But don’t get caught in the in between,! Hey, hey, buddy better let it go… (+ Chorus) then repeat Chorus! ! D7 G! End by tagging last line: Hey, hey, buddy better let it go.! ! Jesus on the Main Line ! ! D D7! Jesus on the main line, tell Him what you want! G D! Jesus on the main line, tell Him what you want! Bm! Jesus on the main line, tell Him what you want! D A7 D! You can call him up and tell Him what you want! ! D D7! If you’re sick and you want to get well, tell Him what you want! G D! If you’re sick and you want to get well, tell Him what you want! Bm! If you’re sick and you want to get well, tell Him what you want! D A7 D! You can call him up and tell Him what you want! ! D D7! That line is never busy, tell Him what you want! G D! That line is never busy, tell Him what you want! Bm! That line is never busy, tell Him what you want! D A7 D! You can call him up and tell Him what you want! ! End with:! (D) A7 D G7! Call him up, call him up. Call him up, call him up.! D A7 G…….D! You can call him up and tell Him what you want Jug Band Music Will Slade Jug Band Quartet! G! Way down south in Memphis, Tennessee,! (G) G7! Jug Band music sounds so sweet to me,! ! Chorus:! C7! ‘Cause it sounds so sweet, (Ahhhh……)! G! It’s hard to beat (Ahhhh……)! D7 C7 G! Jug Band music, certainly was a treat to me! ! G! Out with my gal, put my hand on her knee,! (G) G7! Says if you can’t play that jug then you can’t play with me. (Chorus)! ! G! Took off my socks, took off my shoes! (G) G7! Danced all night to the jug band blues. (Chorus)! ! G! I heard the boys playin’ jug the other day,! (G) G7! You know jug band music drove my blues away. (Chorus)! ! G! Tell all the people near and far,! (G) G7! Playin’ jug band music got us where we are. (Chorus)! ! !! Ragg Mopp GGGG, CCGG, DDGG(stop) ! G G M (Echo) I say M-O (Echo) A I say A-B C G C G M-O-P (Echo) M-O-P-P (Echo) A-B-C A-B-C-D D D G (Stop) Mop (Pause then echo) A-B-C-D-E A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H

!G (Stop) (All sing together) ! M-O-P-P MopMopMopMop G ! I I say M-O G C G R I say R-A M-O-P M-O-P-P C G D G (Stop) R-A-G R-A-G-G Mop M-O-P-P MopMopMopMop D G (Stop) Rag R-A-G-G M-O-P-P ! ! G R I say R-A Chorus: G C G Rag Mop R-A-G R-A-G-G Do-do-do-DAH-de-ah-dah D G (Stop) G Rag R-A-G-G M-O-P-P Rag Mop Do-do-do-DAH-de-ah-dah Chorus: C G Rag Mop Rag Mop Do-do-do-DAH-de-ah-dah Do-do-do-DAH-de-ah-dah G G Rag Mop Do-do-do-DAH-de-ah-dah Rag Mop C Do-do-do-DAH-de-ah-dah Rag Mop Do-do-do-DAH-de-ah-dah D G Rag Mop Rag Mop Do-do-do-DAH-de-ah-dah Do-do-do-DAH-de-ah-dah D G (Stop) Rag Mop Do-do-do-DAH-de-ah-dah

R-A-G-G-M-O-P-P Rag Mop! G (Stop) ! R-A-G-G-M-O-P-P Rag Mop! Instrumental Break Salty Dog Blues

G E7 Standing on the corner with the low down blues, A7 Great big hole in the bottom of my shoes.

CHORUS D7 G Honey let me be your salty dog. (G) E7 Let me be your salty dog A7 Or I won't be your man at all D7 G Honey let me be your salty dog.

Listen here Sal, well I know you, Run down stockin' and a worn out shoe. CHORUS

“Come here, gal, what’s on your mind? Why is it you won’t give me the time. CHORUS

It’s like lookin' for a needle that’s in the sand, Tryin' to find a gal ain't got no man, CHORUS

There’s just one thing that grieves my mind, All these women and none of them mine. CHORUS

Soquel. It’s a Polka Town! by Dave Peters ! Chorus:! D G! Hey let’s polka, polka round and round! A7 D! I’m goin’ back to Soquel, it’s a polka town. 2x! ! D G! Polka to the Ugly Mug for your morning latte.! A7 D! Polka with that barista if they seem quite hotte.! G! Polka down to Wilson’s get new tires for your wheels! A7 D! Then polka to the boom box sounding as those tires squeal.! ! (Chorus 2x)! ! D G! Polka to Cabrillo Liquor for some Gentleman Jack,! A7 D! Polka down to Main Street for your favorite snack.! G! While some folks are born as saints, others beyond believin’,! A7 D! All they really care about is boom boom, drinkin’ and eatin’.! ! (Chorus 2x)! ! D G! When people provoke us, like a plague of locus,! A7 D! It’s time to change our focus, and listen to more .! G! Polkas may be out of style, who cares what they say,! A7 D! Sing along with the uum pas paa, your cares will fade away.! ! (Chorus 2x) then end repeating last line:! “I’m going back to Soquel” 3x and retard “It’s…a…polka…town.”! Stealin’ ! ! G G7! Now put your arms around me like a circle 'round the sun! C C7! I wanna love you Mama, like your easy rider done! ! Chorus! G! If you don't believe I love ya, look what a fool I've been! (G)! If you don't believe I'm sinkin', look what a hole I'm in! (G)! G7 C C7! Stealin', stealin', pretty mama don't you tell on me! G! D7 G! I'm stealin' back to my same old used to be! ! G G7! That woman I love is just my size and height! C C7! She’s a married gal so don’t you know she treats me right.! (Chorus)! ! G G7! I love that gal, she give me all she got! C C7! She always give me honey from the sweetest pot! (Chorus)! ! G G7! Now put your arms around me like a circle 'round the sun! C C7! I wanna love you Mama, like your easy rider done! (Chorus) ! Tag last line of Chorus to end! Take a Whiff on Me !The Cocaine Habit Blues The Memphis Jug Band Chorus: G C Take a whiff, take a whiff, take a whiff on me. Everybody take a whiff on me. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. (2x) ! G C Walked up Ellum and I come down Main, Tryin' to bum a nickel, just to buy cocaine. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. G C Goin' up State Street, comin' down Main, Lookin' for the woman that uses cocaine. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. ! Chorus 2x ! G C I've got a nickel, you've got a dime. You buy the coke and I'll buy the wine. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. G C I love my whisky. I love my gin. But the way I love coke its a doggone sin. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. ! Chorus 2x ! G C Cocaine's for horses and not for men. Say it’ll kill you but they don't say when. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. G C Whiff-a-ree and whiff-a-rye, Gonna keep on a whiffin', boys, 'till I die. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. ! Chorus 2x Take a Whiff on Me ! A cautionary tale…. The Anti-cocaine Habit Blues Chorus: G C Take a whiff, take a whiff, take a whiff on me, Everybody take a whiff on me , D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. (2x) ! G C The Memphis Jug Band wrote a song, ‘bout how cocaine makes life go wrong. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. G C But that was a long time ago and I wondered if it still were so. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. ! Chorus 2x ! G C I thought I’d kick the gong around and wandered down to Memphis town. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. G C Wandered over to Beale and Main, saw lots of people using cocaine. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. ! Chorus 2x ! G C I asked them if cocaine was bad. “Worse darn habit I ever had!” D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. G C The moral of the story, and it’s true, cocaine’s for horses not for you. D7 G Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on me. ! Chorus 2x Tappin’ That Thing ! D Well listen here people I’m going to sing a song D7 It goes like this and it won’t take to long (Its about) ! Chorus G Tapping that thing (tapping that thing) D Tapping that thing (tapping that thing) A7 G7 D Great God Almighty everybody’s tapping that thing ! D Tappin’ that thing is easy do. D7 Tap that thing just like I do… (Chorus) ! Tap it in the morning, tap it at night, Tap that thing till you tap it right… (Chorus) Now six times six makes thirty six. We’re only going to tap about six more licks… (Chorus) ! Tear It Down ! ! D G! I had a girl, her name was Eve. Every time I’d kiss her she’d holler “Please!”! D G! Cook them biscuits, cook 'em brown. I’m gonna see her when I get to town.! C G E7 A7 D7 G! If I catch another mule kickin' in my stall, Lord I’m gonna tear it down.! ! Chorus:! D! Oh, tear it down (bed, slats and all)! G! Oh, tear it down (bed, slats and all)! D! Oh, tear it down (bed, slats and all)! G! Oh, tear it down (bed, slats and all)! C G (E7)! If I catch another mule kickin' in my stall ! (A7) D7 G! (Lord) I’m gonna tear it down ! ! D G! I went upstairs about four o’clock. Rapped on the door ‘cause the door was locked,! D G! Peeked through a crack & looked around. Bedsheets lying all over the ground.! C G E7 A7 D7 G! If I catch another mule kickin' in my stall, Lord I’m gonna tear it down.! + Chorus:! D G! Went to the window, what did I see? That gal of mine on another man's knee.! D G! Cook them biscuits, cook 'em brown. He’s the man brought pork to town.! C G E7 A7 D7 G! I caught another mule kickin' in my stall, Lord I’m gonna tear it down.! + Chorus:! Last verse:! “Amah Doodle Amah Doodle” sing this through verse + Chorus & end. This Will Bring You Back Memphis Jug Band ! ! C ! My daddy was a jockey let me ride behind,! G ! You know by that, I got a job anytime, ! D7 G G7 ! You may leave, but this will bring you back...! ! C! Well I went around the corner to the peanut stand,! G ! My gal got stuck on the peanut man, ! D7 G G7 ! You may leave, but this will bring you back.... ! ! You quit me pretty mama ‘cause you couldn't be my boss ! But a rolling stone don’t gather no moss, ! You may leave, but this will bring you back….! ! A nickel is a nickel, and a dime is a dime! I want a good woman who can give me the time.! You may leave, but this will bring you back….! ! Instrumental breaks! ! I’m satisfied, satisfied,! With my todolo shaker right by my side.! You may leave, but this will bring you back.! ! (Strum) G G D7 G! Repeat and end: back, back, bring you back. Tight Like That ’s melody with other traditional words! ! F! Listen here folk, we wanna sing a little song! F7 ! Don't get mad, we don't mean no wrong! ! Chorus:! Bb ! You know it's tight like that, beedle-um-bum.! F! Yeah it's tight like that, beedle-um-bum.! C ! Don’t you hear me talking to you,! (C#) C F! I mean it's tight like that!! ! F! The little red hen said to the big brown rooster,! F7 ! Why don't you come round here like you uster? + Chorus! ! Well the rooster said to the little red hen,! I'll meet you in the barnyard ‘bout half past ten. + Chorus! ! Well the night was dark. She couldn't see a thing.! But the hen soon felt something made her sing: + Chorus! ! Oh mister Rooster! said the little red hen,! I haven't felt this way since lord knows when… + Chorus! ! Then she heard a voice say this ain't no rooster.! That’s when the hen knew the gander had goosed her. + Chorus

Told that Gal I was Red Hot

Guys: C A7 D7 G7 C Told that gal I was red hot. She said show me your stuff. C A7 D7 G7 Told that gal I was red hot. She said I’m calling your bluff:

Gals (verse 1): C C7 You say you’re hot, it could be be true, F F7 But I heard a lot of guys who talk like you.

All: C A7 D7 G7 C If you say that you’re red hot. You’re goina have to show ‘em your stuff, A7 D7 G7 C Oh yeah! You’re goina have to show ‘em your stuff.

Additional verses: Sing whole song over inserting additional Gal verses:

Gals (verse 2): If you’re so hot, if that’s a fact. Show me what you got, that the other guys lack.

Gals (verse 3): You say you’re red hot, might be the truth. At least might have been, back in your youth.

Gals (verse 4): Put down your beer. If you’re so hot, Put your money where your mouth is, show what you got.

Walk Right In ! by and H. Woods (1929)! G (G,Gb,F) E! Walk right in, sit right down. ! A7 D7 G ! Daddy let your mind roll on. ! G (G,Gb,F) E! Walk right in, sit right down. ! A7 D! Daddy you been gone too long. ! ! G G7! Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin'.! C C7! Do you wanna lose your mind? ! G (G,Gb,F) E! Walk right in, sit right down. ! A7 D7 G ! Daddy let your mind roll on.! ! G (G,Gb,F) E! Walk right in, sit right down. ! A7 D7 G ! Baby let your hair hang down. ! G (G,Gb,F) E! Walk right in, sit right down. ! A7 D! Baby you been gone too long. ! ! G G7! Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin'.! C C7! Do you wanna lose your mind? ! G (G,Gb,F) E! Walk right in, sit right down. ! A7 D7 G E7 A7 D7 G! Baby let your hair hang down, yeah, Baby let your hair hang down. Wild About My Lovin’ ! G! Well, now, listen here people, 'bout to sing a song! G7! I'm goin' to St. Louis, and I won't be long.! ! Chorus! C G! Cause I'm wild about my lovin', I like to have my fun.! D7! If you wanna be a girl of mine,! C7 G! You got to bring it with you when you come.! ! G! Well, hello central, what's the matter with your line?! G7! I want to talk to that sweet gal of mine. (Chorus) ! G! I ain’t no fireman, ain’t no fireman’s son. G7! But I can keep you warm until your fireman comes. (Chorus)! ! G I ain't no [occupation], I ain't no [occupation]'s son. G7 But I can [sexual euphemism related to occupation] until your [occupation] comes. (Chorus)! ! G! Well, sergeant Jones, chief of police,! G7! The women 'round here won't give me no peace. (Chorus)! End by tagging last two lines of chorus You May Leave Portland Barbecue Orchestra version! ! C ! My daddy was a jockey let me ride behind,! G ! You know by that, I got a job anytime, ! D7 G G7 ! You may leave, but this will bring you back…! ! Chorus! C ! I’m satisfied, satisfied, ! G ! with my todolo shaker right by my side,! D7 G G7 ! You may leave, but this will bring you back…! ! C! Well I went around the corner to the peanut stand,! G ! My gal got stuck on the peanut man, ! D7 G G7 ! You may leave, but this will bring you back…! Chorus! ! You quit me pretty mama ‘cause you couldn't be my boss ! But a rolling stone don’t gather no moss, ! You may leave, but this will bring you back….! Chorus! ! A nickel is a nickel, and a dime is a dime! I want a good woman who can give me the time.! You may leave, but this will bring you back….! Chorus! ! Stealin’

The Christmas Tree by Dr. Suess ! ! G G7! Now the Grinch hated Christmas, the whole Christmas season! C C7! Please don’t ask why, we don’t quite know the reason.! ! Chorus! G! You don’t believe he took them, what would a Grinch do?! (G)! You don’t believe he took them, even took the tree too!! (G)! G7 C C7! He stole em’, stole em’, the Grinch hated Christmas you see.! G! D7 G! He tried to stop Christmas by stealing the Christmas tree.! ! G G7! He took all the stockings, the Christmas tree trappings,! C C7! He took all the packages, the ribbons and wrappings…! (Chorus)! ! G G7! Then he took all those things to the top of Mt. Crumpet.! C C7! But he heard Christmas singing as he started to dump it…! (Chorus)! ! G G7! He couldn’t stop Christmas from coming it came! C C7! Somehow or other it came just the same.! (Chorus) ! Tag last line of Chorus to end!