44 Sycamore chords by Phil Harris
Verse 1
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Hey,
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listen, anytime you want some fun
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and you can't find anyone who says
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she'd like to keep you company.
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Ah, get dressed up, my friend,
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and go to a place that's never slow,
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and there you'll have some
fun, I guarantee.
Now, the four young
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daughters of William Brown
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are the most unusual gals in town.
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The fellas talk about them night and day.
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But listen boy, take my advice,
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although all of them seem mighty nice,
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experience gives me the right to say.
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When you go to 44 Sycamore,
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knock, knock,
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knock on the big front door and say,
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is Mabel coming out tonight?
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Mabel is the one that's cute,
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so don't take any substitute,
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be sure it's Mabel and you'll be all right.
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Now Papa Brown will try and try to
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find some unsuspecting guy
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to make him meet his powerful
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daughter Faye.
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While shaking hands just for a laugh,
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she's liable to break your arm in half,
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there's muscles in her bustles,
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people say.
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A guy I know fell for her charms
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and finally held her in his arms,
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he said tonight I'm gonna make you mine.
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He hugged her once,
she hugged him back,
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and suddenly they heard a crack,
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the doctors say the x
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-rays turned out fine.
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So when you go to 44 Sycamore,
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knock, knock,
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knock on the big front door and say,
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is Mabel coming out tonight?
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That Ma bel is the one that's cute,
so don't take any substitute,
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be sure it's Mabel and you'll
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be alright.
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Listen now,
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and don't you date the eldest daughter,
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known as Kate,
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she's got a temper that will
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start a riot.
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There's a tale I've heard a lot,
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that when Miss Katie was a tot,
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they gave her tiger's milk
to keep her quiet.
Now when she's mad,
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she blows her top,
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makes you think she's gonna pop,
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the things she says
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would make a strong man wince.
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Once a guy refused a kiss
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from this temperamental miss
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they say the poor guy
ain't been heard of since.
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So when you go to 44 Sycamore
knock knock knock on the big front door
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and say is Mabel coming out tonight?
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Mabel is the one that's cute
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so don't take any substitute
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be sure it's Mabel
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and you'll be all right.
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Now I've got just
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one more tip daughter
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Susie is adrift they call her someplace
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cause she's not all there a
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ruler in her bed
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she keeps just to see how
long she sleeps
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she thinks Western Uni
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on's cowboys underwear
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she went out to dine one night
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I thought that I would do things right
and order something
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that would quench her thirst
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I asked her if she'd like some rye
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and she answered with a
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tender sigh oh yes
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but put some butter on it first
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so when you go do 44 sycamore knock
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knock knock on the big front door
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and say is Mabel coming out tonight.
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Ma bel is the one that's cute,
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so don't take any substitute.
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Be sure it's Mabel and you'll be all right.
Hey, wait a minute. I just remembered,
maybe you'd better find your own address on Sycamore.
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Me and Mabel, uh, got married last week.
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