Ma Says Pa Says chords by 
Doris DayJohnnie Ray 
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Go tell your mother
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you're steppin' out with me,
Say that we'll be dancing and
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you won't be home till three!
Go tell your father he needn't
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pace the floor,
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Promise at the stroke of three
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you'll tiptoe through the door!
Verse 2
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I told my mother And
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I told my father
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And they
Yes?
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Say; What did they say?
Verse 3
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Ma
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says, pa says,
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We must keep on dancin'!
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Ma says, pa says,
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We must keep on dancin'!
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For if we keep on dancin',
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We won't start ro mancin'!
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But if we start ro mancin',
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We won't keep on dancin'!
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Verse 4
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Well now, go tell your mother
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I'm taking you out to dine,
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Tell her this here restaurant,
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the cookin' is di vine!
Then go tell your father
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you've got an appet ite,
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Say that you're so hungry,
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you could eat all through the night!
Verse 5
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I told my mother And
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I told my father
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And they
Yes?
Verse 6
Say; What did they say?
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Ma says, pa says,
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We must keep on eating!
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Ma says, pa says,
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We must keep on eating!
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For if we keep on eating,
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Our lips won't be meeting!
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But if our lips are meeting,
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We won't keep on eating!
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Verse 7
Well now, go tell your mother tonight
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you've got a date,
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Say that you and I will be
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attending a little de bate!
Go tell your father I'm gonna
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make a speech,
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Say that the lec ture will be
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held upon a sandy beach!
Verse 8
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I told my mother And
I told my father
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And they
Yes?
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Say; What did they say?
Verse 9
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Ma says, pa says,
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We must keep on talkin'!
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Ma says, pa says,
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We must keep on talkin'!
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For if we keep on talkin',
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We won't go out walkin'!
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But if we go out walkin',
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We won't keep on talkin'!
Verse 10
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We'll date and debate!
Verse 11
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We'll meet and eat!
Verse 12
We'll walk and talk beneath
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the moon!
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'Cause
Verse 13
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ma says, ma says,
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We can marry soon!
Outro 1
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