Everybody get out your oldest guitar/dobro, & try yer basic old time hammer on the E7/A7/B7 laid back slow-so's-I-can-learn-them-licks-Blues on the gee-tar with these words: (oh yeah! uh, remember that in the blues, one may spit out the lyrics as fast or slow as needed to make them fit the blues! oh, yeah, one more thing, remember dat de blues ain't always grammatically correct! & watch out for the "big finish!")

      De Waterfall for Christmas Blues
E7                              
Had Christmas dinner,
A7                   E7
goin' to m' couch to flop;
A7
Had Christmas dinner,
                      E7
goin' t m' couch to flop;
    B7                                    
m' nineteen year ol'downstairs in his room,
A7          E7      B7
   hears ker-PLOP!


E7
Run to m' little girl's room,
      A7                      E7
    Sonny's screamin' "waterfall!"
A7
Run to m' little girl's room,
      
    Sonny's screamin' "waterfall!"
B7
Race upstairs n shut off de ra-dee-a-tor,
       A7                            B7
       Ain't no drips from de wall.   
E7
Ma's in de kitchen,
   A7                   E7
    I get m' nap after all;
A7
Ma's in de kitchen,
                        E7
    I get m' nap after all;
B7
Den I wakes up hearin' shoutin',
   A7                      E7    B7
    When dey screams "waterfall!"

E7
Stop washin' dem dishes, Ma!
    A7                         E7
    an' shut off dat water, I call!
A7
Stop washin' dem dishes, Ma!
                               E7
    an' shut dat water off, I call!
B7
Guess I'll get out m' phone book,
A7                           E7   B7
   n' give m' insurance man a call.

E7
"No problem, Bubba," sez de man,
    A7                            E7
"call de plumber, & we pay him off."
A7
"No problem, Bubba," sez de man,
                                 E7
"call de plumber, & we pay him off."
B7
    Well, I called out dat plumber,
A7                                 E7
    But dat insurance man ripped ME off!

E7
Oh, I ain't done no nappin'
A7                      E7
    I got dem Waterfall blues.
A7
   Yeah, I ain't done no nappin'
A7                     E7
    I got dem Waterfall blues.
B7
    I done paid dat plumber,
    (big finish here--stretch it out & really moan!!)
    A7
      An' de man layin' down dere under de waterfall . . .
            
                     (pause for effect!)
                                             E7 B7 E7
                     wearin' cee-me-e-e-ent shoes!