It's Howdy Doody Time chords by Buffalo Bob Smith

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Say, kids, what time is it?
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Howdy Doody time!
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Well, howdy doody, boys and girls!
And howdy, Buffalo Bob!
Well, howdy, Mr. Doody.
And boys and girls at home
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in all our peanut galleries, let's go!
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It's Howdy Doody time!
It's Howdy Doody time!
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Bob Smith and Howdy Do say
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Howdy Do to you!
Let's give a rousing cheer,
cause Howdy Doody's here!
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It's time to start the show,
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so kids let's go!
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Oh!
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And first, kids, Howdy and I know
that all of you can see us
on your television sets.
But did you know that Howdy and I
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can see every one of you, too?
Yes, sir, kids! Ho -ho!
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When I look out across the nation,
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what a thrill, what a sensation,
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because I see you,
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and I see that you're seeing me.
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Wowee! In the cities and the farmlands,
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you're so close that we
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can shake hands,
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because I see you,
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an  d I see that you're seeing me.
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And thanks to television,
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you're near me every day.
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And thanks to television,
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you can hear me say, howdy doody,
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cross the country,
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time to join me in a fun spree,
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because I see you,
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an d I see that you're seeing me.
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And kids, Howdy Doody time
also means time to meet one of your
favorite television stars,
our wonderful Princess Summer, Fall,
Winter, Spring.
Howdy, Princess.
Well, howdy, Buffalo Bob.
And listen now, kids,
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and you can sing along with the princess.
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Every day you meet a  friend,
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but do    you know how to greet a friend?
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Well, if    you don't,
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I'll tell you how, just yell.
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Howdy dody, ho ho!
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Every day you see a pal,
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but do    you know how to be  a pal?
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Well, if    you don't,
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I'll tell you how, just yell.
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Howdy dody, ho ho!
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Since I've tried this friendly game,
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I've been  as happy as a bird.
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You are sure to feel the same
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when you say those magic words.
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So when a buddy shakes your hand,
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be sure  as soon as he takes your hand,
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you let   him know
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you think he's grand.
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Just yell. Howdy doody.
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Do do do do do do do do do do do  do
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do do do  do do do do do.
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It's Howdy Doody time,
it's Howdy Doody time,
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Bob Smith and Howdy too,
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now say goodbye to you,
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let's give a rowdy cheer,
next time that Howdy's here,
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until tomorrow's show,
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it's time to go!
And now, kids, the big surprise,
my Howdy Doody One Man Band!
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Rock, pop, sing, boom, bop!
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Hear the Howdy Doody One Man Band
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Hear the Howdy Doody
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One Man Band
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He taps with his feet to drum out the beat
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He has a horn in each and every head
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It's the greatest music north or  south,
when he blows two whistles
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with one mouth.
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Any group of men that you pick
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couldn't whoop up half the music
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of the Howdy Doody One Man Band.
Ho ho, and kids,
now here's the way I play
the One Man Band.
First I have to bum bum the bass
like this.
Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum
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bum bum bum bum bum bum.
And then with the boom -booms,
I play my ukulele.
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Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,
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boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
And then I rub my foot
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along my washboard and frying pan.
Oh, and then I play them together.
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Boom, boom, boom, boom,
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boom, boom, boom.
And now I play the whistles.
First one whistle. whistle.
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And then I play my slide whistle.
And now I'm going to play both
whistles together.
And then I put all the instruments together,
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and you'll hear my howdy -doody one -man band. it.
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Oh, and kids, here's another surprise.
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While I'm playing all the other
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instruments,
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I'm also going to play the bicycle horns
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with my elbows.
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Oh, and that,
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is my howdy -doody one -man band!
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It's the greatest music north or south
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When he blows two whistles
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with one mouth
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Many scoop up men that you pick
couldn't whoop up half the music
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of the howdy -doody one -man band.