Here are the lyrics [corrected] and chords we learned through the folk process about two years ago.
(YOU GOTTA HAVE) SKIN
Tune: (YOU GOTTA HAVE) HEART, by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, from "Damn Yankees" (1955)
As recorded by Allan Sherman on "Allan in Wonderland" (1964)
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You gotta have skin, all you really need is skin,
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Skin's the thing that if you've got it outside,
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It helps keep your in sides in.
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It covers your nose and it's wrapped around your toes,
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And inside it you put lemon meringue, and outside you hang your clothes.
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Skin is what you feel at home in, and without it, furthermore,
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Both your liver and abdomen would keep falling on the floor,
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(You'd be dressed in your intestine)
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A Siamese twin needs an extra set of skin,
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When the doctor knows that you're feeling sick,
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E7 Am7 D7 G-Am7-G
In the end of your skin.
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All your friends and all your kinfolks, whether poor or whether rich
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Oh, they all have lots of skin, folks: it's convenient when they itch,
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(Nothing can match it when you scratch it)
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It fits perfectly, yours fits you and mine fits me
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When you're sitting down, it folds and looks grand,
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And then when you stand, it's where it's been,
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Ain't you glad you got skin?!
When you were just a little baby, why, your skin fit fine,
And it still is gonna fit you when you're six foot nine,
So whether you're fat, tall, big, small, chubby or thin,
Ain't you glad you got skin?
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