Key: Eb major
Verse 1
D
A
D
G
D
G
A
Don't ask me
D
A
not to sing. I've simply got to sing.
D
Em
A
In two or three, four time,
D
A
He's felt so low so long.
D
F#
His eyes do vocalize,
C#
F#
recognize no restraining.
Em
E
A
B
Maybe you will view his ef forts with pain,
E
C#
F#
even so you know he cannot refrain.
A
D
A
There's not a thing about for him to sing about,
D
Bm
D
A
D
but there's no reason he won't furnish you a song.
E
A
D
Why was I born with a
Em
E
Em
A
song in my heart?
D
A
On most every occasion, with little persuasion,
D
A
B
I find that a ballad's about to start.
F#
B
F#
With carols gay, his paths are strewn.
B
E
For whatever I'm do ing,
F#
B
F#
Bm
I'm sure to be brewing a dear little ditty or tinkling to you.
A
D
Don't ask him not to sing,
D
A
Into a three -four time,
A
D
F#
And you can bet your eyes that when I fletcherize a juicy steak or chop,
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F#
I don't stop my refraining
Em
E
A
Afternoon I croon then
B
E
sing in the dark in my tub
C#
F#
I scrub and sing like a lark though. I may
Em
A
D
A
lose the soap. I yodel as I grope
D
E
D
There's not a thing I do I don't do
A
D
Bm
Bbaug
D
with a song
A
D
Bm
Bbaug
D
Melody settles this my head -dripping,
E
A
D
A
D
daily -dipping world along.
A
D
A
When day is done an d my prayers are said,
D
A
D
I am chirping some one -steps or popular fun
B
F#
B
F#
And dawns the day with rainbow hues.
B
E
While putting my pants on, yodel a chanson,
F#
B
Bm
or syn copate sadly the breakfast blues.
he's simply got to sing.
D
A
Into a three -four time,
D
A
I sing to wenches there.
D
C#
And though we may get wet,
Bm
Bbaug
D
A
Melody soft and cold, melody loud and strong,
D
melody senseless, so melodic, idiotic, diatonic, megaphonic,
Rousy, rousy, oh so rousy!
D
A
Well done!
Outro 1
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D
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