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Uncle Jon's Music Ukulele Songbook Lombard 8-27-21

Jambalaya (Hank Williams) ... 3 I've Just Seen A Face (The Beatles) ... 4 I'm An Old Cowhand (Johnny Mercer) ... 5 Punk Rock Girl (Dead Milkmen) ... 6 Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue ... 8 What A Wonderful World (Sam Cooke) ... 9 My Toot Toot (Rockin' Sydney) ... 10 My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii ... 11 You And I (Ingrid Michaelson) ... 12 Shaving Cream ... 13 This Land Is Your Land ... 15 Folsom Prison Blues ... 16 End Of The Line ... 17 Sloop John B ... 19 Tiny Bubbles (Don Ho) ... 20 When The Saints Go Marching In ... 21

Jambalaya Hank Williams

C G7 Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh. C Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou. G7 My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh. C Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Chorus : G7 Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo C Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio. G7 Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o, C Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

C G7 Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin', C Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen. G7 We dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh. C Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Chorus

G7 Settle down far from town, get me a piroque C And I’ll catch all the fish in the bayou G7 Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o C Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

C G7

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 3 of 21 Page 3 of 21 I've Just Seen A Face The Beatles

C Am I’ve just seen a face I can't forget the time or place where we just met F She's just the girl for me and I want all the world to see we've met G C Na na na na na na

C Had it been another day I might have looked the other way and Am F I’d have never been aware but as it is I'll dream of her tonight G C Da da da da da da

Chorus: G F C F C Falling yes I am falling and she keeps calling me back again

C I have never known the likes of this I've been alone and I have Am F Missed things and kept out of sight but as it is I'll dream of her tonight G C Da da da da da da

Repeat chorus.

Guitar solo played to verse chords.

Repeat chorus.

Repeat first verse.

Repeat chorus 3 times to end.

Am C F G

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 4 of 21 Page 4 of 21 I'm An Old Cowhand Johnny Mercer

Dmi G7 C I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande Dmi G7 C But my legs ain't bowed, and my cheeks ain't tan Am Em Well I'm a cowboy who never saw a cow Am Em Never roped a steer 'cause I don't know how Am Em And I sure ain't fixin' to startin now Dm G7 C Dm G7 C Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay

Dmi G7 C I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande Dm G7 C And I learned to ride before I learned to stand Am Em Well I'm a ridin fool who is up to date Am Em I know every trail in the Lone Star State Am Em 'Cause I ride the range in a Ford V-8 Dm G7 C Dm G7 C Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay

Dmi G7 C I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande Dm G7 C And I come to town just to hear the band Am Em I know all the songs that the cowboys know Am Em 'Bout the big corral where the dogies go Am Em 'Cause I learned them all on the radio Dm G7 C Dm G7 C Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay

Am C Dm Em G7

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 5 of 21 Page 5 of 21 Punk Rock Girl Dead Milkmen

C F C F G One Saturday I took a walk to Zipperhead I met a girl there And she almost knocked me dead Am F Em F (Punk rock girl) please look at me (Punk rock girl) what do you see? C G Am F G C Let's travel round the world Just you and me punk rock girl

C F C I tapped her on the shoulder And said do you have a beau? F G She looked at me and smiled And said she did not know Am F Em F (Punk rock girl) give me a chance (Punk rock girl) let's go slam dance C G Am F G C We'll dress like Minnie Pearl Just you and me punk rock girl

G D G D G We went to the Phillie Pizza Company And ordered some hot tea D G D G The waitress said "Well no, we only have it iced" D G D G So we jumped up on the table And shouted "anarchy" D G D G And someone played a Beach Boys song On the jukebox D G D G D G G7 It was “California Dreamin'" So we started screamin' "On such a winter's day"

C F C F G She took me to her parents For a Sunday meal Her father took one look at me And he began to squeal Am F Em F (Punk rock girl) it makes no sense (Punk rock girl) your dad is the Vice President C G Am F G C Rich as the Yeah you're for me punk rock girl

Guitar Solo over verse

G D G D G We went to a shopping mall And laughed at all the shoppers D G D G And security guards trailed us To a D G D G We asked for They said "He don't work here" D G D G G7 We said "If you don't got Mojo Nixon Then your store could use some fixin'"

C F C We got into a car Away we started rollin' F G I asked "How much you pay for this?" She said ”Nothing man, it's stolen" Am F Em F (Punk rock girl) you look so wild (Punk rock girl) let's have a child

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 6 of 21 Page 6 of 21 Punk Rock Girl

C G Am F G C G Am F G We'll name her Minnie Pearl Just you and me Eating fudge banana swirl Just you and me C G Am F G7 C We'll travel round the world Just you and me Punk Rock Girl!

Am C D Em F G G7

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 7 of 21 Page 7 of 21 Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue

C E7 Five foot two, eyes of blue A7 But oh! what those five foot could do, D7 G7 C G7 Has anybody seen my gal?

C E7 Turned up nose, turned down hose A7 Never had no other beaus. D7 G7 C Has anybody seen my gal?

E7 A7 Now if you run into a five foot two, covered in fur, D7 Diamond rings and all those things, G7 Betcha' life it isn't her.

C E7 Could she love, could she woo? A7 Could she, could she, could she coo? D7 G7 C Has anybody seen my girl?

A7 C D7 E7 G7

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 8 of 21 Page 8 of 21 What A Wonderful World Sam Cooke

F Dm Bb C7 Don’t know much about history Don’t know much biology F Dm Bb C7 Don’t know much about a science book Don’t know much about the French I took F Bb F Bb But I do know that I love you And I know that if you love me too C7 F What a wonderful world this could be

F Dm Bb C7 Don’t know much about ge ography Don’t know much trigo nometry F Dm Bb C7 Don’t know much about algebra Don’t know what a slide rule is for F Bb F Bb But I do know one and one is two And if this one could be with you C7 F What a wonderful world this could be

C7 F Now I don’t claim… to be an ‘A’ student C7 F But I’m tryin’ to be G7 For maybe by being an ‘A’ student baby C7 I could win your love for me

F Dm Bb C7 Don’t know much about history Don’t know much biology F Dm Bb C7 Don’t know much about a science book Don’t know much about the French I took F Bb F Bb But I do know that I love you And I know that if you love me too C7 F What a wonderful world this could be

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Bb C7 Dm F G7

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 9 of 21 Page 9 of 21 My Toot Toot Rockin' Sydney

G Don't mess with my toot toot Don't mess with my toot toot D7 Now you could have the other woman G But don't mess with my toot toot

Well, she was born in a birth suit The doctor slap her behind He said, 'You're gonna be special My Sweet Little toot toot

A-you can look as much But if you much as touch You're gonna have yourself a case I'm gonna break your face

So don't mess with my toot toot Don't mess with my toot toot Now, you could have the other woman But don't mess with my toot toot

D7 G

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 10 of 21 Page 10 of 21 My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii

G A7 I want to go back to my little grass shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii D7 G I want to be with all the kanes and wahines That I used to know... so long ago

B7 E7 I can hear the old guitars a-playing On the beach at Honaunau A7 D7 I can hear the old Hawaiians saying "Komo mai no kaua i ka hale welakahau"

G A7 It won't be long till my ship will be sailing Back to Kona D7 B7 A grand old place That's always fair to see... you're telling me

E7 I'm just a little Hawaiian and a homesick island boy A7 I want to go back to my fish and poi

G A7 I want to go back to my little grass shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii D7 G Where the humu-humu nuku-nuku a pua'a Go swimming by

D7 G Where the humu-humu nuku-nuku a pua'a Go swimming by

A7 B7 D7 E7 G

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 11 of 21 Page 11 of 21 You And I Ingrid Michaelson

C F don't you worry, there my honey we might not have any money Am F but we've got our love to pay the bills C F Am maybe I think you're cute and funny, maybe I wanna do what bunnies do with you, F if you know what I mean

C E7 F C Oh, let's get rich and buy our parents homes in the South of France E7 F G let's get rich and give everybody nice sweaters and teach them how to dance C E7 F D let's get rich and build our house on a mountain making everybody look like ants C F G C from way up there, you and I, you and I

F well you might be a bit confused and you might be a little bit bruised Am F C but baby how we spoon like no one else so I will help you read those books F Am F if you will soothe my worried looks and we will put the lonesome on the shelf

C E7 F C Oh, let's get rich and buy our parents homes in the South of France E7 F G let's get rich and give everybody nice sweaters and teach them how to dance C E7 F D let's get rich and build our house on a mountain making everybody look like ants C F G C from way up there, you and I, you and I

Am C D E7 F G

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 12 of 21 Page 12 of 21 Shaving Cream

C G7 I have a sad story to tell you It may hurt your feelings a bit C A7 D7 G7 Last night when I walked into my bathroom /// I stepped in a big pile of

C Shaving cream, be nice and clean F C G7 C Shave everyday and you'll always look keen

C G7 I think I'll break off with my girlfriend Her antics are queer I'll admit C A7 D7 G7 Each time I say, "Darling, I love you" She tells me that I'm full of

Chorus

C G7 Our baby fell out of the window You'd think that her head would be split C A7 D7 G7 But good luck was with her that morning She fell in a barrel of

Chorus

C G7 An old lady died in a bathtub She died from a terrible fit C A7 D7 G7 In order to fulfill her wishes She was buried in six feet of

Chorus

C G7 When I was in France with the army One day I looked into my kit C A7 D7 G7 I thought I would find me a sandwich But the darn thing was loaded with

Chorus

C G7 And now, folks, my story is ended I think it is time I should quit C A7 D7 G7 If any of you feel offended Stick your head in a barrel of

Chorus

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A7 C D7 F G7

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 14 of 21 Page 14 of 21 This Land Is Your Land

F C This land is your land, this land is my land, G7 C C7 From California, to the New York Island, F C Am From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream Waters, G7 C This land was made for you and me.

(same chords throughout)

I roamed and rambled, and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me a voice was This land was made for you and me!

Chorus

As I went walking that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway I saw below me those golden valleys This land was made for you and me!

Chorus

As the sun was shining, and I was strolling, And the wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling, As the fog was lifting, a voice was saying "This land was made for you and me!"

Chorus

Am C C7 F G7

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 15 of 21 Page 15 of 21 Folsom Prison Blues

F I hear the train a comin' it's rolling round the bend F7 And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when Bb F I'm stuck in Folsom prison and time keeps draggin' on C7 F But that train keeps a rolling, down to San Antone

F When I was just a baby, my mama told me son F7 Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns Bb F But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die C7 F Now when I hear that lonesome whistle I hang my head and cry

F I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car F7 They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars Bb F Well I know I had it coming I know I can't be free C7 F But those people keep moving And that's what tortures me

F Well if they free me from this prison, If that railroad train was mine F7 I bet I'd move it all a little farther down the line Bb F Far from Folsom prison that's where I want to stay C7 F And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away

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Bb C7 F F7

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F C F C F G F G C Intro: ////////////////////// - / - / - //////// C G F C G C Well it's all right, riding around in the breeze Well it's all right, if you live the life you please C G F C G C Well it's all right, doing the best you can Well it's all right, as long as you lend a hand / / / /

F C F C You can sit around and wait for the phone to ring Waiting for someone to tell you everything F C G Sit around and wonder what tomorrow will bring Maybe a diamond ring

C G F C G C Well it's all right, even if they say you're wrong Well it's all right, sometimes you gotta be strong C G F C G C Well it's all right, As long as you got somewhere to lay Well it's all right, everyday is Judgement Day / / / /

F C F C Maybe somewhere down the road aways You'll think of me, and wonder where I am these days F C G Maybe somewhere down the road when somebody plays Purple haze

C G F C G C Well it's all right, even when push comes to shove Well it's all right, if you got someone to love C G F C G C Well it's all right, everything'll work out fine Well it's all right, we're going to the end of the line / / / /

F C F C Don't have to be ashamed of the car I drive I'm just glad to be here, happy to be alive F C G It don't matter if you're by my side I'm satisfied

C G F C G C Well it's all right, even if you're old and grey Well it's all right, you still got something to say C G F C G C Well it's all right, remember to live and let live Well it's all right, the best you can do is forgive C G F C G C Well it's all right, riding around in the breeze Well it's all right, if you live the life you please C G F C G C Well it's all right, doing the best you can Well it's all right, as long as you lend a hand / / / /

F C F C F G F G C ////////////////////// - / - / Uncle Jon's Music Ukulele Circle

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C F G

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 18 of 21 Page 18 of 21 Sloop John B

G We come on the sloop John B My grandfather and me D7 Around Nassau town we did roam G G7 C Am Drinking all night got into a fight G D7 G Well I feel so broke up I want to go home

G So hoist up the John B’s sail See how the mainsail sets D7 Call for the captain ashore let me go home G G7 C Am Let me go home I wanna go home yeah yeah G D7 G Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home

G The first mate he got drunk And broke in the captain’s trunk D7 The constable had to come and take him away G G7 C Am Sheriff John Stone Why don’t you leave me alone yeah yeah G D7 G Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home

Chorus

G The poor cook he caught the fits And threw away all my grits D7 And then he took and he ate up all of my corn G G7 C Am Let me go home Why don’t they let me go home G D7 G This is the worst trip I’ve ever been on

Chorus x 2

Am C D7 G G7

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 19 of 21 Page 19 of 21 Tiny Bubbles Don Ho

F C7 Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles) In the wine (in the wine) F Make me happy (make me happy) Make me feel fine (make me feel fine) F7 Bb Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles) Make me warm all over F C7 F With a feeling that I'm gonna Love you till the end of time

Bb F So here's to the golden moon And here's to the silver sea G7 C7 And mostly here's a toast To you and me

F C7 Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles) In the wine (in the wine) F Make me happy (make me happy) Make me feel fine (make me feel fine) F7 Bb Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles) Make me warm all over F C7 F With a feeling that I'm gonna Love you till the end of time

Bb F So here's to the ginger lei I give to you today G7 C7 And here's a kiss That will not fade away

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Bb C7 F F7 G7

08-20-21 unclejonsmusic.com Page 20 of 21 Page 20 of 21 When The Saints Go Marching In

C Oh when the saints go marching in G7 When the saints go marching in C C7 F Oh lord I want to be in that number C G7 C When the saints go marching in

C Oh when the sun refuse to shine G7 Oh when the sun refuse to shine C C7 F Oh lord I want to be in that number C G7 C When the sun refuse to shine

C Oh when the stars fall from the sky G7 Oh when the stars fall from the sky C C7 F Oh lord I want to be in that number C G7 C When the stars fall from the sky

C Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call G7 Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call C C7 F Oh lord I want to be in that number C G7 C When the trumpet sounds its call

Repeat Chorus

C C7 F G7

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