Bounce the ball chords by Louis Jordan

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Verse 1
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Do da diddlum, do da diddlum, do da diddlum, do da diddlum, bounce the ball,
do diddlum, bounce the ball, do da diddlum, bounce the ball, do diddlum day.
All good things should not be beat,
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but here's what puzzles me.
Why do they beat an egg that's good
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and let the bad ones be?
Answer that.
Do -di -diddle -um -bounce the ball,
do -diddle -um -bounce the ball.
Do -di -diddle -um -bounce the ball,
do -diddle -um -dee.
They say if you peel an onion underwater,
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you will never cry.
Ha -ha! I can't stay underwater that long,
and I ain't going to even try.
Do -di -diddle -um -bounce the ball,
do -diddle -um -bounce the ball.
Do -di -diddle -um -bounce the ball,
do -diddle -um -dee.
My shoes are like a man and wife
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that fights like dogs and cats.
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While I live a very happy life, yeah,
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both of my shoes have spats.
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-da -diddle -um -bounce -a -ball,
do -diddle -um -bounce -a -ball.
Do -da -diddle -um -bounce -a -ball,
do -diddle -um -day.
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What kind of tables are the best?
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Let's see you guess that, you bloke.
Veggie tables are the best.
Now, what do you think of that joke?
Very sad.
Do -da -diddle -um -bounce -a -ball,
do -diddle -um -bounce -a -ball.
Do -da -diddle -um -bounce -a -ball,
do -diddle -um -day.
Old
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Clance went sailing in a boat and
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bumped into a whale.
That cat couldn't even swim
or float.
Guess what?
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Now the boat's for sale.
Do -da -diddle -um -bounce -a -ball,
do -diddle -um -bounce -a -ball.
Do -da -diddle -um -bounce -a -ball,
do -diddle -um -day.
And here's another puzzler that
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almost makes me scream.
Nice fresh cream is always good.
Tell me, why do they whip the cream?
Do -da -diddle -um, bounce the
ball.
Do -diddle -um, bounce the ball.
Do -da -diddle -um,
bounce the ball.
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Do -diddle -um -dee.
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Do -da -diddle -um, do -da -diddle -um, do -da -diddle -um,
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do -da -diddle -um,
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Dave.
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