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Thread #26789 Message #769798
Posted By: Jim Dixon
22-Aug-02 - 04:32 PM
Thread Name: Req: What's the Matter with the Baby?/Tippy Toeing
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: TIPPY TOEING (Bobby Harden)
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TIPPY TOEING Recorded by The Harden Trio (Arleen, Bobby and Robbie) Words and music by Bobby Harden
M: Well, [F] mama go a-tippy, tippy-[Bb] toein' through the house. M: Gotta [F] see what's the matter with the [C7] baby. M: It's been a-[F] bawlin' and a-squawlin' and a-[Bb] kickin' on the wall. M: I [C7] guess it dropped its little bottle, [F] maybe.
D: Oh! Daddy come a-runnin' with the [Bb] water and a rag. D: Gonna [F] need another little diaper, [C7] maybe. M: No [F] need o' hesitatin' or a-[Bb] wond'rin and a-waitin'. M: I [C7] know what's the matter with the [F] baby.
T: No need o' hesitatin' or a-[Bb] wond'rin and a-waitin'. T: We [C7] know what's the matter with the [F] baby.
T: Oh! Mama rock-a baby. Daddy [Bb] rock-a baby, too. T: It's a-[F] yawnin' and a-gettin' sleepy, [C7] maybe. T: So, [F] mama keep a-rockin'. Daddy [Bb] rock a little, too, T: And at [C7] last it's a sleepy, little [F] baby.
M: Well, mama tippy-toein'. Daddy [Bb] tippy-toein' too. M: Gonna [F] try to do a little sleepin', [C7] maybe. M: Whether [F] it'll be a minute or an [Bb] hour or two M: Is de-[C7] pending entirely on the [F] baby.
D: Well, I hear the clock a-ringin', just a-[Bb] dongin' and a-dingin'. D: Daddy [F] go and make a little money, [C7] maybe. M: Mama [F] sleep a little longer, but re-[Bb] member while I'm gone, M: Won't you [C7] please take care of the [F] baby. T: After [C7] all, it's just a little, bitty [F] baby.
T: Oh! Mama rock-a baby. Daddy [Bb] rock-a baby too. T: It's a-[F] yawnin' and a-gettin' sleepy, [C7] maybe. T: Well, [F] mama keep a-rockin'. Daddy [Bb] rock a little, too, T: And at [C7] last it's a sleepy, little [F] baby.
T: And at [C7] last it's a sleepy, little [F] baby, (Fade) T: And at [C7] last it's a sleepy, little [F] baby.