Hoop-la-la papa chords by Jerome kern

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Verse 1
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 (G major)  (C major)  (F major) When I was but a little  (C major) child
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I  (F major) played with  (C major) every kid
And always at the very games
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my father would for (F major) bid
I used to be so very good
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till father  (C major) went away
And when the kids would
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 (F major) come around
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they'd  (G major) always hear me  (C major) say
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 (F major) Hoop -la -ba -ba doesn't care,
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he's not here to  (C major) see.
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Hoop -la -ba -ba doesn't  (G major) care,
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 (C major) come and play with  (F major) me.
To myself I always say,
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when the cat has  (C major) gone away,
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 (G major) that's the time the  (F major) mice will play.
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 (G major) Hoop -la  (C major) -la -ba  (F major) -ba.  (G major)  (C major) 
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 (F major) When I grew up,
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I grew to  (C major) know a  (F major) fascinating  (C major) man
who catered to my every whim
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until in debt he  (F major) ran.
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And in return for all he  (C major) did,
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he'd  (F major) sometimes  (C major) get a kiss,
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a thing that's apt to  (F major) happen
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when you  (G major) sing a song like  (C major) this.
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Hoop  (F major) -la -father doesn't care,
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he's not here to  (C major) see.
Hoop -la -father doesn't care,
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come and play with  (F major) me.
To myself I always say,
when the cat has gone away,
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 (G major) that's the time the  (F major) mice will play.
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 (C major) Hoop -la -la -pa  (F major) -pa.  (G major)  (C major) 
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 (F major) And now, no matter who they are,
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you meet in  (C major) Gayberry.
They seem to pattern
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all they do exactly after  (F major) me.
Some say they don't go far enough,
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and others much too  (C major) far.
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At any rate, they  (F major) cultivate
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my  (G major) hoopla -la -pa  (C major) -pa.
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 (F major) Hum -la -ba -da doesn't care,
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he's not here to  (C major) see.
Hum -la -ba -da doesn't care,
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come and play with  (F major) me.
To myself I always say,
when the cat has gone away,
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 (G major) that's the time the  (F major) mice will play.
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 (C major) Hum -la -ba -da.  (F major) 