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Sheye ADD: Coconut (Harry Nilsson) 'put de lime in' (10) Lyr Add: COCONUT (Harry Nilsson) 17 Jan 99


Ok, here ya go:

You know how when you go to the doctor and say, "Doc, it hurts when I do dat", and he says, "Don't do dat den"?


COCONUT
(Harry Nilsson)


She put de (A7) lime in de (D7) coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder
She put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' up.
She put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder
Put de lime in de coconut, call de doctor woke him up, an' say

Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take, I say
Doctor! To relieve dis belly ache, I say
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take, I say
Doctor! To relieve my belly ache?

I put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot togeder,
Put de lime in de coconut, I drink 'em bot' down,
I put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder,
Put de lime in de coco nut, call de Doctor, woke him up an' say

Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take? I say
Doctor! To relieve my belly ache. I say
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take? I say
Doctor! And he say Lemme get dis straight

You put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot togeder,
Put de lime in de coconut, you drink 'em bot' up.
You put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder,
Put de lime in de coconut, call de Doctor, woke him up, an' say

Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take, you say
Doctor! To relieve your belly ache, you say
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take, you say
Doctor! You such a silly woman!

Put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder,
Put de lime in de coconut. Den you feel better.
Put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot down.
Put de lime in de coconut, an' call me in da mo-o-o-ornin'.

REPEAT ONCE FROM START, THEN:

Woo Woo, ain't der notin I can take, I say
Woo Woo, to relieve my belly ache,
I say Doctor! Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take, I say
Yaah Yaah! To relieve my belly ache.

Put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot togeder
(Go on and fade)


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