MUG Songsheets: Beginners Songs : Contents 1. Clementine Percy Montrose 2. He’s Got the Whole World in his Hands Traditional 3. Down in the Valley Traditional 4. Jambalaya Hank Williams 5. The Drunken Sailor Traditional 6. Goodnight Irene Leadbelly 7. You Can’t Always Get What You Want Rolling Stones 8. See You Later Alligator Bill Haley 9. I’ve Just Seen a Face The Beatles 10. Hound Dog Elvis Presley 11. Alphabet Song/ Twinkle Little Star Traditional 12. Early One Morning Traditional 13. Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho Traditional 14. Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley 15. I Have A Dream Abba 16. Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash 17. Freight Train Elizabeth Cotten 18. The Times They are A-Changin’ Bob Dylan 19. Peggy Sue Buddy Holly 20. Show Me the Way to Go Home Irving King 21. Pretty Flamingo Manfred Mann 22. Da Doo Ron Ron The Crystals 23. Walking on Sunshine Katrina and the Waves 24. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For U2 25. A Teenager in Love Dion & the Belmonts 26. Save The Last Dance For Me The Drifters 27. Colours Donovan 28. It’s All Over Now Rolling Stones 29. Zip a Dee Doo Dah Wrubel and Gilbert 30. Putting On The Style Lonnie Donegan 31. Get Back The Beatles 32. Spirit in the Sky Norman Greenbaum 33. I’m Yours Jason Mraz 34. All Shook Up Elvis Presley 35. Waltzing Matilda Banjo Paterson 36. The Last Thing On My Mind Tom Paxton 37. Bring Me Sunshine Morecambe & Wise 38. Tell Me Ma Traditional 39. Return To Sender Elvis Presley MUG Songsheets: Beginners Songs - Alphabetical 25. A Teenager in Love Dion & the Belmonts 34. All Shook Up Elvis Presley 11. Alphabet Song/ Twinkle Little Star Traditional 37. Bring Me Sunshine Morecambe & Wise 1. Clementine Percy Montrose 27. Colours Donovan 22. Da Doo Ron Ron The Crystals 3. Down in the Valley Traditional 12. Early One Morning Traditional 16. Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash 17. Freight Train Elizabeth Cotten 31. Get Back The Beatles 6. Goodnight Irene Leadbelly 2. He’s Got the Whole World in his Hands Traditional 10. Hound Dog Elvis Presley 15. I Have A Dream Abba 24. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For U2 33. I’m Yours Jason Mraz 9. I’ve Just Seen a Face The Beatles 28. It’s All Over Now Rolling Stones 4. Jambalaya Hank Williams 13. Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho Traditional 19. Peggy Sue Buddy Holly 21. Pretty Flamingo Manfred Mann 30. Putting On The Style Lonnie Donegan 39. Return To Sender Elvis Presley 14. Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley 26. Save The Last Dance For Me The Drifters 8. See You Later Alligator Bill Haley 20. Show Me the Way to Go Home Irving King 32. Spirit in the Sky Norman Greenbaum 38. Tell Me Ma Traditional 5. The Drunken Sailor Traditional 36. The Last Thing On My Mind Tom Paxton 18. The Times They are A-Changin’ Bob Dylan 23. Walking on Sunshine Katrina and the 35. Waltzing Matilda WavesBanjo Paterson 7. You Can’t Always Get What You Want Rolling Stones 29. Zip a Dee Doo Dah Wrubel and Gilbert Clementine (V1.5) – Percy Montrose (3/4 Waltz time) Intro : C / / / (3 beats of C) x 4 Chords .. start singing on the last beat =============================================================================================== C / / G7 In a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mine, / C G7 C Dwelt a miner, forty-niner, and his daughter Clementine. Chorus C / / G7 Oh my darling, oh my darling, Oh my darling Clementine / C G7 C Thou art lost and gone forever, Dreadful sorry, Clementine. C / / G7 Light she was, and like a fairy, and her shoes were number nine, / C G7 C Herring boxes without topses, sandals were for Clementine. =============================================================================================== Chorus =============================================================================================== C / / G7 Drove she ducklings to the water, every morning just at nine, / C G7 C Hit her foot against a splinter, fell in-to the foaming brine. =============================================================================================== Chorus =============================================================================================== C / / G7 Ruby lips above the water, Blowing bubbles soft and fine, / C G7 C But alas, I was no swimmer, Neither was my Clementine. =============================================================================================== Chorus =============================================================================================== C / / G7 In my dreams she still doth haunt me, robed in garments soaked in brine, / C G7 C Then she rises from the waters, and I kiss my Clementine. =============================================================================================== Chorus =============================================================================================== C / / G7 How I missed her, how I missed her, How I missed my Clementine, / C G7 C Till I kissed her little sister, and forgot my Clementine. =============================================================================================== Chorus =============================================================================================== NOTE: / means ‘Repeat what went before’ (in this case 3 beats of a chord) Marlow Ukulele Group Beginners Book: Page 1 Brian Ward He’s Got the Whole World in his Hands (V1.5) -- traditional Intro: C / / / ( 4 beats of C ) x 4 Chords … start singing before last beat =========================================================================== C / He's got the whole world in his hands G7 / He's got the whole wide world in his hands C / He's got the whole world in his hands G7 C He's got the whole world in his hands =========================================================================== C / He's got the little bitty baby in his hands G7 / He's got the little bitty baby in his hands C / He's got the little bitty baby in his hands G7 C He's got the whole world in his hands =========================================================================== C / He's got you and me, brother, in his hands G7 / He's got you and me, sister, in his hands C / He's got you and me, brother, in his hands G7 C He's got the whole world in his hands =========================================================================== C / He's got a little ukulele in his hands G7 / He's got a little ukulele in his hands C / He's got a little ukulele in his hands G7 C He's got the whole world in his hands =========================================================================== Verse 1 again (repeating the last line, slower to finish) Marlow Ukulele Group Beginners Book: Page 2 Brian Ward Down in the Valley (V1.5) – Traditional (¾ Waltz Time) Intro: C G7 C Chords ============================================ C / / / G7 / Down in the val - ley, the valley so low G7 / / / C / / Late in the eve - ning … hear the wind blow C / / / G7 / Hear the wind blow … love, hear the wind blow G7 / / / C / / Late in the eve - ning … hear the wind blow ============================================ C / / / G7 / Write me a letter, send it by mail G7 / / / C / / Send it in care of … Birmingham Jail C / / / G7 / Birmingham Jail, dear, Birmingham Jail G7 / / / C / / Send it in care of Birmingham Jail ============================================ C / / / G7 / Roses love sun - shine, violets love dew G7 / / / C / / Angels in hea - ven know I love you C / / / G7 / Know I love you, dear, know I love you G7 / / / C / / Angels in heav - en know I love you ============================================ Repeat song ============================================ G7 / / / C G7 C{stop} Angels in heav - en know I love you Marlow Ukulele Group Beginners Book: Page 3 Brian Ward Jambalaya (V1.5) – Hank Williams (1952) Intro: F C F / Chords ============================================== F / C / Good-bye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my - oh / / F / He gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou F / C / My Y-vonne, the sweetest one, me oh my - oh / / F / Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Chorus F / C / Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo / / F / For tonight, I'm a-gonna see my ma cher a-mie-o F / C / Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o / / F / Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou F / C / Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin' / / F / Kin-folk come to see Y-vonne by the dozen F / C / Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my - oh / / F / Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou ============================================== Chorus: ============================================== F / C / Good-bye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my - oh / / F / He gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou F / C / My Y-vonne, the sweetest one, me oh my - oh / / F / Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou C / F / Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou C / F C - F{stop} Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Marlow Ukulele Group Beginners Book: Page 4 Brian Ward The Drunken Sailor (V1.5) – Traditional Sea Shanty Intro : Am / / / Chords ================================================ Am / What shall we do with the drunken sailor? G / What shall we do with the drunken sailor? Am / What shall we do with the drunken sailor? Am - G - Am Ear - ly in the morning Chorus Am / G / Hooray, and up she rises, Hooray, and up she rises Am / Am - G - Am Hooray, and up she rises, Ear - ly in the morning ================================================ Repeat Verse (then chorus) using different words: ================================================ Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober ... Chorus. ================================================ Tie him