Ivy League chords by Tennessee Ernie Ford

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I  went down to the clothing store
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to buy a brand new suit.
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The latest styles in wardrobe,
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complete from cap to boot.
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I found a haberdashery bazaar
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for men and boys.
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I  bought myself a set of threads
for culture and for poise,
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and now I'm Ivy, Ivy, Ivy League
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I feel like a Princeton graduate
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when I wear my brand new clothes because I'm Ivy,
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Ivy, Ivy League
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I'm definitely in the Ivy League
from head to toes
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I gave away my blue suede shoes
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my snap brim hat
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and my double -breasted blues
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complete new wardrobe
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the latest word
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and topped it off with a Thunderbird
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Ivy, Ivy, Ivy League.
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Yes, we're Ivy League.
The narrow tie and narrow lapel
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are really quite in style.
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The tighter, pleatless trouser
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will bring annoying smile.
They're saving a lot of cloth
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that way on that there's no dispute.
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I wonder if perhaps they use this cloth
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to make more suits and all of them
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Ivy, Ivy, Ivy League
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I  feel like a Princeton graduate
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when I wear my brand new clothes because I'm Ivy,
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Ivy, Ivy League
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I'm definitely in the Ivy League
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from head to toes
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Got a gabardine cap with
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a buckle in the back,
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a three -button coat with
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a vent in the back,
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a tattersall vest of navy blue,
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and a beautiful plain -tipped
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cordubon shoe.
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We have no money anymore,
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but very proudly we can say,
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We're Ivy League, all the way!