Key: A minor
Verse 1
Am
Meine Damen und Herren,
Mesdames et Messieurs,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
and now the KitKat Club
E
Am
is proud to present the Toast of Mayfair
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A
Am
E
for a Lying Sally Balls!
Am
F
E
Am
Mama thinks I'm living in a convent,
F
a secluded little convent
Bdim
E
in the southern part
Am
E
Am
of France.
F
Am
Mama doesn't even have an inkling
F
that I'm working in a nightclub
E
Am
in a pair of lacy pants.
A
Dm
So please, sir,
G
C
if you run into my mama,
Am
Dm
don't reveal my indiscretion,
Bdim
Bm
E
give a working girl a chance.
A
F
Hush up, don't tell Mama,
A
F
E
shush up, don't tell Mama,
A
Adim
Ebdim
E
don't tell Mama, whatever you do.
Bm
E
If you had a secret, you bet I could keep it,
B
E
I would never tell on you.
A
I'm breaking every promise that I gave her.
E
G
F#
So won't you kindly do a girl
E
a great big favor
A
And please my sweet potato
E
keep this from the mater
G
Though my dance is not
C#
F#m
against the law
D
Ebdim
You can tell my papa that's all right
E
F#
Cos he comes in here every night
F#m
Bm
E
A
But don't tell Mama what you
Am
E
Am
E
Am
saw
F
Am
Mama, thinks I'm on a tour of Europe,
F
fits a couple of my school chaps,
E
Am
E
and a lady chaperone.
A
F
A
Mama, doesn't even have an inkling,
F
that I left them all in Hanford,
E
A
and I'm touring on my own.
Am
Dm
So please, sir,
G
if you're runnin' to my mama,
Am
Dm
don't reveal my indiscretion,
Bdim
Bm
E
just leave well enough alone.
A
F
E
Hush up, don't tell mama.
A
F
A
Shush up, don't tell mama.
Ebdim
E
A
Don't tell mama, whatever you do.
E
Bm
E
Bm
E
If you had a secret, you bet I could keep it,
B
E
I would never tell on you.
Em
A
D
You wouldn't want to get me in a pickle.
A
G
F#
And have her go and cut me
B
D
off without a nickel.
A
F
So let's trust one another,
A
E
keep this from my mother,
F#
Bm
E
though I'm still as pure as
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F#m
mountain snow.
D
You can tell my uncle,
Ebdim
here and now,
A
F#m
cos he's my agent any how
Bm
E
F#m
But don't tell Mama what you know
D
Ebdim
You can tell my grandma, suits me fine,
E
A
E
F#
just yesterday she joined the line
Bm
E
F#m
But don't tell Mama what you know
D
You can tell my brother,
A
Ebdim
that ain't grim,
E
A
cos if he squeals on me
F#
I'll squeal on him
Bm
E
But don't tell Mama Lisa,
Bm
E
don't tell Mama Lisa,
Bm
E
Am
Am
don't tell Mama what you know
If you see my mummy, mum's the word
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