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Intro
| D D D G |
G D
Beatin' on the ding dong, All day long
G
I go around, just singin' this song
C
I got a gal, maybe two or three
D G
Beatin' on the ding dong, don't bother me
Verse 1:
D
Most folks worry, when they have no dough
G
It can't feel good, 'cause of feelin' low
C
I don't worry, if I'm broke no more
D G
I ain't rich, so I must be poor
Verse 2:
D7
Beatin' on the ding dong, don't mean a thing
G
Just some words, that you can sing
C
Makes no difference, if they're right or wrong
D G
Beating on the ding dong, all day long
Verse 3:
G D D7
Some are happy, when they have big cars
G
They ride around and they puff cigars
C
Give me a rattle trap, Model T
D G
I'm as happy, as a chickadee
Verse 4:
D
A house and a flea and a bunch of mice
G
Out in the barnyard, shootin' dice
C
The horse rolled forward and stepped on a flea
D G
The flea yells fellas, there's a horse on me
D7
Beating on the ding dong, all day long
G
I go around, just singin' this song
C
I got a gal, maybe two or three
D G
Beatin' on the ding dong, don't bother me
Break
| G D7 | D7 G | G C | D G/D |
Verse 5:
G D7
I stood with a gal, on the porch last night
G
A huggin' and a kissin' till it got daylight
C
Her pa said get him and I had to dance
D G
A bull dog had me by the seat of the pants
Verse 6:
D
I don't have nothin' to bother me
G
Happy as a possum in a salmon tree
C
If I had a wife, that'd work at all
D G
I wouldn't have work, this comin' fall
D7
Beating on the ding dong, all day long
G
I go around, just singin' this song
C
I got a gal, maybe two or three
D G
Beatin' on the ding dong, don't bother me
Outro
D G D D D G
Beatin' on the ding dong, don't bother me
Written by Idell Shelton