Misc Unsigned Bands – Charlie Turner - Skinner (Guitar)

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A lady was a walkin' down Edison street,

                            C
A had a little trouble with her bad feet

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She stooped down just laced her shoe,

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and the wind whistled up Frederick Avenue

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Ah ha ho, bama lamb do-in', women and children is goin' to ruin

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Skinner, skinner, you know the rules,

                          C
Get up in the morning and curr your mule

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Curr your mule and you curr your horse,

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Oh, you'll have no trouble with the stable boss

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Ah ha ho, bama lamb do-in', women and children is goin' to ruin

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I head me down to see my gal, Bess,

                                C
She hollered downstairs, "here, I'm undressed!"

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Get up and slip on somethin' dear,

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She slipped a banana peel and broke her, ear

          Bb        F       C                     F
Ah ha ho, bama lamb do-in', women and children are goin' to ruin

                     Bb       F
Skinner skinner, you know the rules,

                          C
Get up in the mornin' and curr your mule

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Curr your mule and curr your horse,

                       C        F
you have no trouble on Saturday night

                            C                      F
Ah ha ho, bama lamb do-in', women and and children goin' to ruin

                   Bb      F
I went down to see my gal, Bess,

                                C
She hollered downstairs, "honey I'm undressed!"

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She started to me, she was headed pretty fast,

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She slipped a banana peel and hurt her, arm

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Ah ha ho, bama lamb do-in', women and children are goin' to ruin

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Told my woman, night 'fore last

                                          C
I caught her on the levee, gonna whip her

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Ah ha ho, bama lamb do-in', women and children are goin' to ruin

           Bb     F
Mary had a little lamb,

                    C
She kept him on the shelf

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And every time he wagged his tail,

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He spanked his little self

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Ah ha ho, bama lamb do-in', women and children is goin' to ruin

           Bb     F
Mary had a little lamb,

                        C
His fleece was black as jet

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I went home with Mary last night,

                 C          F
And I ain't done scratchin' yet

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Ah ha ho, bama lamb do-in', women and children are goin' to ruin