Author/Artist: Shakin' Stevens  
                      Title: Hey Mae
                    Album: Marie Marie (1980)







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Hey Mae
(Hey Mae-ae)
Why don't you come on out
(Let's play-ay)

What do you say?
(Okay-ay)
I say today is a - a good day
(Hey)
                                                    
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(Hey)                                              --------------0-------0-----0-  
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I say today is a - a good day to play              ------------------------------        
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G           C       G
I asked the weather man
G            C       G
How does the weather stand?
G         C          G     C
He said, "The sun is gonna shine
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I said, "Mmm, that'll be fine"


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Hey-ey Mae
(Hey Mae-ae)
Why don't you come on out?
(Let's play-ay)

What do you say?
(Okay-ay)
I say today is a - a good day
(Hey)


                                                    
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Hey Mae
(Hey Mae-ae)
Why don't you come on out
(Let's play-ay)

What do you say?
(Okay-ay)
I say today is a - a good day
(Hey)



G     G7       C          G
I say today is a - a good day
(Hey)
G     G7       C          G
I say today is a - a good day to play


G            C         G
We'll drink some soda pop
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Go to the record hop
G            C      G   
Where we can do the bop
C              G
Until her body flop


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Hey Mae
(Hey Mae-ae)
Why don't you come on out
(Let's play-ay)

What do you say
(Okay-ay)
I say today is a - a good day
(Hey)




G     G7       C          G
I say today is a - a good day
(Hey)
G     G7       C          G
I say today is a - a good day to play



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Hey Mae, hey Mae
Why don't you come on out?
Hey Mae, ah, let's play
We'll go skating
Hey Mae, ah, let's play
Why don't you come on out?

And we'll hang about
And we'll hang about
And we'll hang about