MAY THE BIRD OF PARADISE FLY UP YOUR NOSE

LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS



CAPO 4TH FRET PLAY IN C

INTRO: C G C

VERSE 1:

(C) ONE FINE DAY WHILE I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET

SPOTTED A BEGGAR MAN WITH RAGS AROUND HIS (G) FEET

TOOK A (C) PENNY FROM MY POCKET (NC) IN HIS TIN CAN I DID DROP IT

AND I (C) HEARD HIM SAY AS (G) I MADE MY (C) RETREAT (C) (G) (C)


CHORUS:

(C) MAY THE BIRD OF PARADISE FLY UP YOUR NOSE

MAY AN ELEPHANT CARRESS YOU WITH HIS (G) TOES

MAY YOUR (C) WIFE BE PLAGUED WITH RUNNERS IN HER (F) HOSE

MAY THE (C) BIRD OF PARAD(G)ISE FLY UP YOUR (C) NOSE


VERSE2:

(C) MY LAUNDRY MAN IS REALLY ON HIS TOES

FOUND A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL AMONG MY (G) CLOTHES

WHEN HE (C) CALLED ME I CAME RUNNING (NC) GAVE HIM BACK HIS DIME FOR PHONEING

AND I (C) HEARD HIM SAYING (G) AS I TURNED TO (C) GO (C) (G) (C)


CHORUS

(C) I WAS WAY BEHIND ONE DAY TO CATCH A TRAIN

THE TAXI DRIVER SAID WE'D MAKE IT JUST THE (G) SAME

A SPEED (C) COP MADE IT WITH US (NC) AND AS HE WROTE OUT THE TICKET

I STOOD (C) BY POLITLY (G) WAITING FOR MY (C) CHANGE


CHORUS X 2 AND FADE