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TEN GUITARS (C) I have a band of men and all they (G7) do is play for me They come from
miles around to hear them (C) play their melodies Beneath the stars my ten guitars will (G7) play a song for you And if you're
with the one you love this is what you'll (C) do Chorus: Oh (C) dance, dance, dance to my ten (G7) guitars
and very soon you'll know just where you (C) are through the (C7) eyes of love you'll see a thousand (F) stars When you (C) dance, dance, (G7)?dance to my ten (C) guitars. (C) Guitars were made for love my band of (G7) men will always say So give them all a pretty girl and (C) they will start to play Beneath the stars my ten guitars will (G7) play a song for
you And if you're with the one you love, this is what you (C) do. Chorus:
Aotearoa, no te katoa Lucy Summerfield 2019 Intro (riff) (C) (F) (C) x 2 Verse
One (C) Korowai of (F) stars across the (C) night (C) Southern Cross that (F) burns so (C) bright (C) The fraying
edge of (F) pounamu (C) land (C) Coarse blankets of (F) golden (C) sand Chorus Can you (F) feel the
(G) ground beneath your (C)fingertips? Can you (F) taste the (G) salt upon your (C) lips? Is (F) there a (G) reflection of (C) mountains in your (F) eyes?
Aotearo o (G) a nō te (C) katoa
Verse Two (C) Rivers that (F) unfurl like (C) ferns (C) Clear blue as (F) a wave (C) turns (C) The tui call (F) across the (C) dawn (C) Clip of shears as a (F) sheep is (C) shorn
Chorus Can you (F) feel the (G) ground beneath your (C)fingertips? Can you (F) taste the (G) salt upon your (C) lips? Is (F) there a (G) reflection of (C) mountains in your (F) eyes? Aotearo o (G) a nō te (C) Verse Three (C) Knife-edged (F) mountain (C)ridges (C) Gorges crossed (F) by swing (C)bridges (C) Tall kauri and (F) kōwhai (C)bloom (C) An upside-down (F)man in the (C) moon Chorus Can you (F) feel the (G) ground beneath your (C)fingertips? Can you (F) taste the (G) salt upon your (C) lips? Is (F) there a (G) reflection of (C) mountains in your (F) eyes? Aotearo o (G) a
nō te (C) katoa Bridge (F) Small island (G)nation, (C)full of sensations (F) Open your (G) eyes what can you
(C)see? (F) The perfect (G)location, (C)here's your invitation (F) Open your (G) eyes what can you (C) see? Chorus Can you (F) feel the (G) ground beneath your (C)fingertips? Can you (F) taste the (G) salt upon your (C) lips? Is (F) there a (G) reflection
of (C) mountains in your (F) eyes? Aotearo o (G) a nō te (C) katoa
UKULELE REBELS Shane McAlister [C] Our Mamas don't like it, the way we comb
our hair Our Papas think we’re crazy, in the clothes [G7] we wear They [C] took all our records [C7] that we played all [F] day We [C] are what we are and we’re [G7] gonna keep a rockin' that [C] way [NC] We’re Ukulele [C] rebels from head to toe We gotta keep a-strummin' everywhere
we [G7] go Everybody [C] join us, [C7] we're good compa[F]ny Be [C] real cool cats, be [G7] Ukulele rebels like [C] us. [C] The
kids in the schoolhouse they couldn't wait too long When the school is over, they put their cat clothes [G7] on You oughta [C] hear the slap bass, [C7] swingin' to the [F]
band It is a [C] real rockin' rhythm that is [G7] sweepin' all over this [C] land [NC] We’re Ukulele [C] rebels from head to toe We gotta keep a-strummin' everywhere we [G7] go Everybody [C] join us, [C7] we're good compa[F]ny Be [C] real cool cats, be [G7] Ukulele rebels like [C] us.
[C] Squares get the message, get the boppin' beat Let them tramp through your body, from your head to your [G7] feet Shakin' in [C] your
shoes, boy, oh, don't it [C7] make you feel [F] Wow! Well [C] if you can't dance, [G7] we're not gonna show you [C] how [NC] We’re Ukulele [C] rebels from head to
toe We gotta keep a-strummin' everywhere we [G7] go Everybody [C] join us, [C7] we're good compa[F]ny Be [C] real cool cats, be
[G7] Ukulele rebels like [C] us. Be [C] real cool cats, be [G7] Ukulele rebels like [C] us.
YABBIE SONG
(C) You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey, You get a line and I'll get a pole, (G7)
babe (C) You get a line and I'll get a pole, (F) We'll go fishin' in the yabbie hole, (C) Honey, (G) Baby (C) mine
(C) Sitting on the bank until my feet get cold Honey, Sitting on the bank until my feet get cold (G7) babe (C) Sitting on the bank until my feet get cold (F) Looking down that yabbie hole, (C) Honey, (G) Baby (C) mine (C) Yonder comes a man with a sack on his back, Honey, Yonder comes a man with a sack on his back, (G7)
babe (C) Yonder comes a man with a sack on his back (F) Packin' all the yabbies he can
pack (C) Honey, (G) Baby (C) mine (C) The man fell down and broke that sack, Honey, The man fell down and broke that sack, ( G7) babe (C) The
man fell down and broke that sack, (F) See those yabbies crawlin' back (C)
Honey, (G) Baby (C) mine (C) I heard the duck say to the drake , Honey, I heard the duck say to the drake ,
(G7) babe (C) I heard the duck say to the drake (F) Ain't no yabbies in this lake! (C)
Honey, (G) Baby (C) mine (C) You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey, You get a line and I'll get a pole, (G7) babe (C) You get a line and I'll get a pole, (F) We'll go fishin' in the yabbie hole, (C) Honey, (G) Baby (C) mine
Someone to Lava Singalong
I’m Gonna Mail Myself to You Woody Guthrie Intro: (C) (G7) (C) (G7) Chorus:
(C)I'm gonna wrap my (G7) self in paper. (C) I’m gonna daub my (G7) self with glue (C) Stick some stamps on the (F) top of my head (C)I'm gonna mail my (G7) self to (C) you
[Verse 1] I'm gonna tie me up in red string. I'm gonna tie blue ribbons too I'm gonna climb up in my mailbox. I'm gonna mail myself
to you Chorus: C)I'm gonna wrap my (G7) self in paper. (C) I’m gonna daub my (G7) self with glue (C) Stick some
stamps on the (F) top of my head (C)I'm gonna mail my (G7) self to (C) you [Verse 2] When you find me in your mailbox. Cut the string and let me out
Wash the glue off of my fingers Stick some bubble gum in my mouth Chorus: C)I'm gonna wrap my (G7) self in paper. (C) I’m gonna
daub my (G7) self with glue (C) Stick some stamps on the (F) top of my head (C)I'm gonna mail my (G7) self to (C) you [Verse 3] Take me out of my wrapping paper Wash the stamps all off my head Pour me full of some ice cream soda. Tuck me into a nice warm bed Chorus: C)I'm gonna wrap my (G7) self in paper. (C) I’m gonna daub my (G7) self with glue (C) Stick some stamps on the (F) top of my head (C)I'm gonna mail my (G7) self to (C) you
IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMING If I (C) knew you were comin'
I'd've baked a cake (G7) baked a cake, (C) baked a cake If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake Howd-ya (G7) do, howd-ya
do, howd-ya (C) do Had you dropped me a letter, I'd a- hired a band (G7) Grandest band (C) in the land Had you dropped me a letter,
I'd a- hired a band And spread the (G7) welcome mat for (C) you If I (C) knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake (G7) baked a cake, (C) baked a
cake If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake Howd-ya (G7) do, howd-ya do, howd-ya (C) do
Doo Wah Diddy Manfred Mann Intro: [C] [F] [C] (Tacet) There she was just a walkin' down the street
Singin' [C] doo wah diddy diddy [F] dum diddy [C] doo [C] Snappin' her fingers and [F] shufflin' her [C] feet Singin' [C] doo wah diddy diddy [F] dum diddy [C] doo [C] She looked good (looked good) she looked fine (looked fine)
[C] She looked good she looked fine and I nearly lost my mind Be[C] fore I knew it she was [F] walkin' next to [C] me Singin' ' [C] doo wah diddy diddy [F] dum diddy [C] doo [ [C] Holdin' my hand just as [F]
natural as can [C] be Singin' ' [C] doo wah diddy diddy [F] dum diddy [C] doo [C] We walked on (walked on) to my door (my door) [C] We walked on to my door then we kissed a little more Now [C] we're together nearly [F] every single
[C] day Singin' [C] doo wah diddy diddy [F] dum diddy [C] doo Oh [C] we're so happy and that’s [F] how we're gonna [C] stay Singin' [C] doo wah diddy diddy [F] dum diddy [C] doo
THE GUMBOOOT SONG “Ok - kick it in the guts Trev!” (C) Gumboots they are (G7) wonderful (F) Gumboots they are (C) swell Coz they (F) keep out the (C) water and they ( G7) keep in the smell and (C) when you’re sittin’ (G7) round at
at home (F) you can always (C) tell (F) When one of the Trev’s has (C) taken off his (G7) gum (C)boots CHORUS:
If it (C) weren’t for your (G7) gumboots (F) where would you (C) be (F) You’d be in the (C) hospital or (G7) infirmary
‘coz (C) you would have a (G7) dose of the flu (F) or even (C) pleurisy If (F) ya didn’t have yer (C) feet in yer (G7) gum (C) boots Now there’s (C) rugby boots and (G7) racing boots and (F) boots for drinking (C) rum But the (F) only boots we’re (C) never without are the (G7) ones that start with ”gum”
I’ve got (C) short ones and (G7) long ones and (F) some up to me (C) belt I’m (F) never dressed ‘til (C) I’ve got on me (G7) gum (C) boots CHORUS: Whenever I sing at the (G7) opera my (F) gum boots are a (C) must They (F) help me hit the (C) high notes and (G7) protect my feet from dust They (C) keep the water (G7) well Away so me (F) voice won’t get no (C) rust
You will (F) not never (C) see me without me (G7) gum (C) boots. CHORUS:
WITCHDOCTOR 1. (C) I told the witchdoctor, I was in love with you, I
told the witchdoctor, I was in love with you, (G7) and then the witchdoctor, he (C) told me what to do, he said that : (C) Ooh eeh, (F) ooh ahah, (C) ting
tang, (G7) wallawalla bingbang, (C) ooh eeh, (F) ooh ahah, ting (C) tang, walla (G7) Walla (C) bing bang . (2x) 2. (C) I told the witchdoctor, you didn't love me true,
I told the witchdoctor, you didn't love me nice, and (G7) then the witchdoctor, he gave me this (C) advice, he said that :
C) Ooh eeh, (F) ooh ahah, (C) ting tang, (G7) wallawalla bingbang, (C) ooh eeh, (F) ooh ahah, ting (C) tang, walla (G7) Walla (C) bing bang . (2x)
3. My friend the witchdoctor, he taught me what to say, my friend the witchdoctor, he taught me what to do,
(G7) I know that you'll be mine when(C) I say this to you. (C) Ooh eeh, (F) ooh ahah, (C) ting tang, (G7) wallawalla bingbang, (C) ooh eeh, (F) ooh ahah, ting (C) tang, walla
(G7) Walla (C) bing bang . (2x)
RIPPY THE ‘GATOR
(C) Billy and his family went (G7) on a holiday They went down to Florida to (C) laugh and dance and play
Bill (F) went in for a swim, he (C) didn't see the harm But (G7) when he came back out again, he was short an (C) arm
CHORUS: ’Cause (C) Rippy the Gator went (G7) chomp,
chomp, chomp! Rippy the Gator went (C) chomp, chomp, chomp! (F) Passing the time by (C) ending children's
lives (G7) Down in the bottom of the (C) swamp, swamp, swamp! Billy
and his father went out to play some catch But Billy missed the pass because his arm was unattached The
ball flew past his shoulder and it rolled into the swamp When he went wading after it his leg became a stump Billy and his father joined a three-legged race They
were tearing up the field, no one could keep the pace But Billy tripped and did a flip and landed in the muck He was running out of limbs and also out of luck Billy was all dirty, he really had to wash He couldn’t Use a towel ‘cause his limbs had been gnawed off He went into the water to get all keen and bright
But when his bath was finished he was only half his height Billy’s
father rolled his wheelchair up upon a hill He wanted to put Bill where he would not be killed But he
left him on a slope , and into the swamp he rolled They dragged out his head because there was nothing left below.
- Ghost Chickens in the Sky
- (To the tune of "Ghost Riders in the Sky")
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A chicken Farmer went out one dark and windy day Am
C - And by the coop he rested as he went along his way
Am - When all at once a rotten egg hit him in the eye
F
Am - It was the sight he dreaded, ghost chickens in the sky
Chorus: C Am Squawk cluck, squawk cluck
F Am Ghost chickens in the sky This (Am) farmer had these chickens since (C) he was twenty four, Working
(Am) for the Colonel for (C) thirty years or more Killing all these (Am) chickens and sending them to fry. And (F) now they want revenge, ghost chickens in the (Am) sky. - Their (Am) beaks were black and shining
their (C) eyes were burning red
They (Am) had no meat or feathers these (C) chickens were all dead. They picked the (Am) farmer up and he died by the claw They (F) cooked him extra crispy, (pause)
and ate him with cole (Am) slaw
- GHOST CHICKENS IN THE SKY
- CLUCK
I MET A BEAR The Other Day, I Met A Bear, A Great
Big Bear, Oh Way Out There The Other Day I Met A Bear, A Great Big Bear Oh Way Out There He Looked At Me, I Looked At Him, He Sized Up Me, I Sized Up Him He Looked At Me I Looked At Him, He Sized Up Me I Sized Up Him He Said To Me, Why Don't You Run, I See You Ain't, Got Any Gun He Said To Me Why Don't You
Run, I See You Ain't Got Any Gun And So I Ran, Away From There, But Right Behind, Me Was That Bear And So I Ran Away From There, But Right Behind Me Was That Bear Ahead Of Me, There Was A Tree,
A Great Big Tree, Oh Glory Bee! Ahead Of Me There Was A Tree, A Great Big Tree Oh Glory Bee! The Nearest Branch, Was Ten Feet Up, I'd Have To Jump, And Trust My Luck The Nearest Branch Was Ten Feet Up, I'd Have To Jump And Trust My Luck
And So I Jumped, Into The Air, And Missed That Branch, Oh Way Up There And
So I Jumped Into The Air, And Missed That Branch Oh Way Up There Now Don't You Fret, And Don't You Frown, I Caught That Branch, On The
way down This is the end There ain’t no more Unless I meet that bear once more This is the end There ain’t no more Unless I meet that bear once more
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