Levy Uke Up Songbook 7 Contents: 1. Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go? 2. Donald Where's Your Troosers? 3. Teenage Kicks 4. San Francisco Bay Blues 5. Gangsta's Paradise 6. Nantes 7. Tonight You Belong to Me 8. Only You 9. Minnie the Moocher 10. I Think We're Alone Now 11. Hallelujah 12. The Village Green Preservation Society 13. Those Were the Days 14. I Predict a Riot 15. New York Girls 1
Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday on Saturday Night? Lewis & Young, Meyer (Ian Whitcomb) [F] Thousands of years ago, or maybe more [C7] [F] Out on an island, on a southern shore [C7] [D7] Robinson Crusoe landed [G7] one fine day No rent to pay and no [C7] wife to obey [F] His good man Friday was his only friend [C7] [F7] They didn't borrow or [Bb] lend [G7] They built a little hut, lived there 'til Friday, but Saturday night it was [C7] shut... And [F] where did Robinson [D7] Crusoe go with [G7] Friday on Saturday night? Every [C7] Saturday night they would start in to roam [G7] Then on Sunday mornin' they'd come [Gm7] staggering home [C7] On this [D7] island lived wild men in cannibal trimmin' and [G7] where there are wild men there [Gm7] must be wild wom- [C7] en So [F] Where did Robinson [D7] Crusoe go with [G7] Friday on Sat- [C7] urday [F] night? Instrumental: [F] [D7] [G7] [C7] [G7] [Gm7] [C7] On this [D7] island lived wild men in cannibal trimmin' and [G7] where there are wild men there [Gm7] must be wild wom- [C7] en So [F] Where did Robinson [D7] Crusoe go with [G7] Friday on Sat- [C7] urday [F] night? (Oh, what's the [D7] story) with [G7] Friday on Sat- [C7] urday [F] night? (Reach your own con- [D7] clusions) with [G7] Friday on Sat- [C7] urday [F] night? F J K N Mn W 2
Donald Where's Your Troosers? Andy Stewart, Neil Grant [Am] I've just come down from the Isle of Skye [G] I'm no very big and I'm awful shy [Am] And the lassies shout as I go by [G] "Donald, Where's Your [Am] Troosers?" ag : [Am] Let the wind blow high and the wind blow low [G] Through the streets in my kilt I'll go [Am] All the lassies say, "Hello! [G] Donald, where's your [Am] troosers?" [Am] [Am] [Am] A lassie took me to a ball [G] And it was slippery in the hall [Am] I was feared that I wid fall [G] 'Cause I hadnae on ma [Am] troosers [Am] Now I went down to London town [G] And I had some fun in the underground [Am] All the ladies turned their heads around, saying [G] "Donald, where are your [Am] trousers?" [Am] To wear the kilt is my delight [G] It is not wrong, I know it's right [Am] The Highlanders would get a fright [G] If they saw me in my [Am] troosers [Am] The lassies want me every one [G] Well let them catch me if they can [Am] You cannae put the breeks on a Highland man [G] An' I don't wear the [Am] troosers Final [G] Donald, where's your [Am] troosers?" x3 at the end Follow with Elvis impersonation if you're feeling brave... 3
Teenage Kicks John O'Neill (The Undertones) Intro: [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7] [C] Are teenage dreams so hard to beat [Cmaj7] [Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7] [C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7] [Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good [Cmaj7] : [F] I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight Get [G] teenage kicks right through the night [C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7] [Am] Have her over cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7] [C] I need excitement, I need it bad [Cmaj7] [Am] And its the best, I've ever had [Cmaj7] CQ af G [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7] [C] Are teenage dreams so hard to beat [Cmaj7] [Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7] [C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7] [Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good [Cmaj7] [C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7] [Am] Have her over cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7] [C] I need excitement, I need it bad [Cmaj7] [Am] And its the best, I've ever had [Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7] Outro: [C] [F] [G] [C] 4
San Francisco Bay Blues Jesse Fuller Intro: [C] [F] [C] [C7] [F] [F] [C] [C7] [F] [F] [C] [A7] [D7] [D7] [G7] [G7] I got the [C] blues from my baby left me [F] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [C7] The [F] ocean liner she goin' so far a [C] way [C7] [F] Didn t mean to treat her so bad She was the [C] best girl I ever have [A7] had [D7] Said goodbye, I can take a cry [G7] I wanna lay down and die Well I [C] ain t got a nickel and I [F] ain t got a lousy dime [C] [C7] She [F] don t come back Think I m gonna lose my [E7] mind If I [F] ever get back to stay It s gonna [C] be another brand new [A7] day [D7] Walkin with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay Kazoo / Harmonica: [C] [F] [C] [C7] [F] [F] [C] [C7] [F] [F] [C] [A7] [D7] [G7] [C] [C] [C] Sittin down [F] looking from my [C] back door [C] Wonderin which [F] way to [C] go [F] The woman I m so crazy bout [C] She don t want me no more [F] Think I ll catch me a freight train [C] cos I m feeling [A7] blue [D7] And ride all the way to the end of the line [G7] thinkin only of you [C] Meanwhile [F] in another [C] city [C] Just about to [F] go in- [C] sane [F] Thought I heard my baby, Lord [E7] The way she used to call my name And if I [F] ever get back to stay It s gonna [C] be another brand new [A7] day [D7] Walkin with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay hey [A7] hey [D7] Walkin with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [A7] Yeahhh [D7] walkin with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay C F J H K N L G [C] [G7] [C] 5
Gangsta's Paradise Coolio/Rasheed/Sanders/Wonder (Coolio) [F] As I walk through the valley of the [Dm] shadow of death I take a [E] look at my life and [Am] realise there's nothing left 'Cause [F] I've been blasting and [Dm] laughing so long That [E] even my momma thinks that my [Am] mind has gone But I ain't [F] never crossed a man that [Dm] didn't deserve it Me be [E] treated like a punk, you [Am] know that's unheard of You [F] betta watch how ya talking [Dm] and where ya walking Or [E] you and your homies might be [Am] lined in chalk I [F] really hate to trip but I [Dm] gotta loc As they [E] croak, I see myself in the [Am] pistol smoke Fool, [F] I'm the kinda g that little [Dm] homie's wanna be like On my [E] knees in the night saying [Am] prayers in the street light : [F] We've been spending [Dm] most our lives living [E] in a gangsta's [Am] paradise [F] We keep spending [Dm] most our lives living [E] in a gangsta's [Am] paradise Look at the situation, they got me facing I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the state So I gotta be down with the 'hood team Too much television watching, got me chasing dreams I'm an educated fool with money on my mind Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye I'm a locked out gangsta, set tripping banger And my homies are down so don't arouse my anger Fool, death ain't nothing but a heart beat away I'm living life do or die, what can I say? I'm twenty three now, will I ever live to see twenty four The way things is going I don't know F d E a Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me? Power in the money, money in the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking It's going on in the kitchen But I don't know what's cooking They say I gotta learn But nobody's here to teach me If they can't understand it, how can they reach me? I guess they can't I guess they won't I guess they front That's why I know my life is out of luck, foo! Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me? (x2) x4 6
Nantes (Beirut) [Dm] [C] [F] [F] x2 Well it's been a [Dm] long time, [C] long time [F] now Since I've [Dm] seen you [C] smile [F] And I'll [Dm] gamble [C] away my [F] fright And I'll [Dm] gamble [C] away my [F] time And in a [Dm] year, a [C] year or [F] so This will [Dm] slip into [C] the [F] sea Well it's been a [Dm] long time, [C] long time [F] now Since I've [Dm] seen you [C] smile [F] [F] dc F [Dm] [C] [F] [F] x4 [Dm] Nobody [C] raise their [F] voices [Dm] Just another [C] night in [F] Nantes [Dm] Nobody [C] raise their [F] voices [Dm] Just another [C] night in [F] Nantes [F] [Dm] [C] [F] x4 Well it's been a [Dm] long time, [C] long time [F] now Since I've [Dm] seen you [C] smile [F] And I'll [Dm] gamble [C] away my [F] fright And I'll [Dm] gamble [C] away my [F] time And in a [Dm] year, a [C] year or [F] so This will [Dm] slip into [C] the [F] sea Well it's been a [Dm] long time, [C] long time [F] now Since I've [Dm] seen you [C] smile [F] [F] [Dm] [C] [F] [F] x3 7
Tonight You Belong to Me Billy Rose & Lee David (Patience and Prudence) I [C] know (I know) You be- [Gm] long to [F] somebody [Fm] new But to- [C] night you Be- [G7] long to [C] me [G7] Al- [C] though (although) We're a- [Gm] part, you're [F] part of my [Fm] heart But to- [C] night you Be- [G7] long to [C] me [G7] Way [Fm] down, by the stream How sweet it would seem Once [C] more just To [A7] dream in the [D7] moonlight [G7] [No Chord] My honey Cg Ff NH K I [C] know (I know) With the [Gm] dawn that [F] you will be [Fm] gone And to- [C] night you Be- [G7] long to [C] me Instrumental Verse (play twice): [C] [Gm] [F] [Fm] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] Way [Fm] down, by the stream How sweet it would seem Once [C] more just To [A7] dream in the [D7] moonlight [G7] [No Chord] My honey I [C] know (I know) With the [Gm] dawn that [F] you will be [Fm] gone And to- [C] night you Be- [G7] long to [C] me Just to [G7] little old [C] me 8
Only You Vince Clarke (Yazoo) Intro: [G] [C] [D] [D] x2 [G] Looking from a [D] window [Em] above It's like a [D] story of [C] love Can you [G] hear [D] me [G] Came back only [D] yester- [Em] day I'm moving [D] farther [C] away Want you [G] near [D] me GC De : [C] All I needed was the [D] love you gave [G] All I needed for [Em] another day And [C] all I ever [Dsus4] knew Only you [G] [C] [D] [D] [G] Only you [C] [D] [D] [G] Sometimes when I [D] think of her [Em] name When it's [D] only a [C] game And I [G] need [D] you [G] Listening to the [D] words that you [Em] say It's getting [D] harder to [C] stay When I [G] see [D] you [G] [C] [D] [D] x2 [G] This is gonna [D] take a long [Em] time And I [D] wonder what's [C] mine Can't take [G] no [D] more [G] Wonder if you'll [D] under- [Em] stand It's just the [D] touch of your [C] hand Behind a [G] closed [D] door [G] [C] [D] [D] Only [G] you [G] [C] [D] [D] Only [G] you 9
Minnie the Moocher Cab Calloway & Irving Mills Intro: [Em] [B7] [Em] [Em] Folks, here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher [C7] She was a red-hot [B7] hoochie- [Em] cootcher [Em] She was the roughest, toughest frail But [C7] Minnie had a heart as [B7] big as a [Em] whale : [Em] Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!) [C7] Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!) [B7] He-de-he-de-he-de-he! (He-de-he-de-he-de-he!) [Em] Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de- [B7] ho! [Em] (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!) e J I [Em] She messed around with a bloke named Smokey [C7] She loved him though [B7] he was [Em] cokie [Em] He took her down to Chinatown [C7] And he showed her how to kick the [B7] gong [Em] around [Em] She had a dream about the king of Sweden [C7] He gave her things that [B7] she was [Em] needin' [Em] He gave her a home built of gold and steel (Double speed) [C7] A diamond car with the [B7] platinum [Em] wheels Fast : [Em] Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi! [Em] (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!) [C7] Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! [C7] (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-hi!) [B7] Scoodley-boo, scoodley-boo, scoodley-boodley-boodley-boo! [B7] (Scoodley-boo, scoodley-boo, scoodley-boodley-boodley-boo) [Em] Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de- [B7] ho! [Em] (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de- [B7] ho!) (Normal speed) [Em] He gave her his townhouse and his racing horses [C7] Each meal she ate was a [B7] dozen [Em] courses [Em] She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes (Double speed) She [C7] sat around and counted them all a [B7] million [Em] times Fast [Em] Poor [C7] Min [C7] Poor [B7] Min [B7] Poor [Em] Min 10
I Think We're Alone Now Ritchie Cordell (Tommy James and The Shondells) Intro: [C] [Em] [Am] [F] [G7] [C] Children [Em] behave [Am] That's what they [F] say when we're to- [G7] gether [C] And watch how you [Em] play [Am] they don't under- [F] stand And [G7] so we're [Em] running just as fast as we [C] can [Em] Holding on to one another's [C] hands [Bb] Trying to get away into the night And then you [G7] put your arms around me and we tumble to the ground and then you [C] say : [C] I think we're [G] alone now There [Am] doesn't seem to be [F] anyone around [C] I think we're [G] alone now The [Am] beating of our hearts is the [F] only sound [C] Look at the [Em] way [Am] we gotta [F] hide what we're [G7] doing [C] Cause what would they [Em] say [Am] if they ever [F] knew? And [G7] so we're [Em] running just as fast as we [C] can [Em] Holding on to one another's [C] hands [Bb] Trying to get away into the night And then you [G7] put your arms around me and we tumble to the ground and then you [C] say C e a F N W Q Instrumental: [C] [Em] [Am] [F] [G7] [C] [Em] [Am] [F] And [G7] so we're [Em] running just as fast as we [C] can [Em] Holding on to one another's [C] hands [Bb] Trying to get away into the night And then you [G7] put your arms around me and we tumble to the ground and then you [C] say x2 ( Final Chord: [Cmaj7] ) 11
Intro: [C] [Am] x4 Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Now I've [C] heard there was a [Am] secret chord That [C] David played and it [Am] pleased the Lord But [F] you don't really [G] care for music, [C] do you? [G] It [C] goes like this, the [F] fourth, the [G] fifth The [Am] minor fall, the [F] major lift The [G] baffled king com- [E7] posing Halle- [Am] lujah : Halle- [F] lujah Halle- [Am] lujah Halle- [F] lujah Halle- [C] lu- [G] jah [C] [Am] [C] [Am] Ca FG L Your [C] faith was strong but you [Am] needed proof You [C] saw her bathing [Am] on the roof Her [F] beauty and the [G] moonlight over- [C] threw you [G] She [C] tied you to a [F] kitchen [G] chair She [Am] broke your throne and she [F] cut your hair And [G] from your lips she [E7] drew the Halle- [Am] lujah You [C] say I took the [Am] name in vain [C] I don't even [Am] know the name But [F] if I did, well [G] really, what's it [C] to you? [G] There's a [C] blaze of light in [F] every [G] word It [Am] doesn't matter [F] which you heard The [G] holy or the [E7] broken Halle- [Am] lujah I [C] did my best, it [Am] wasn't much I [C] couldn't feel, so I [Am] tried to touch I've [F] told the truth, I [G] didn't come to [C] fool you [G] And [C] even though it [F] all went [G] wrong I'll [Am] stand before the [F] Lord of Song With [G] nothing on my [E7] tongue but Halle- [Am] lujah 12
The Village Green Preservation Society Ray Davies (The Kinks) [C] [G] [F] [G] - [C] [G] [F] [C] [C] We are the the [G] Village Green [F] Preservation [G] Society [C] God save [G] Donald Duck, [F] vaudeville and [C] variety [C] We are the [G] Desperate Dan [F] Appreciation [G] Society [C] God save [G] strawberry jam and [F] all the different [C] varieties [C] Preserving the [G] old ways [F] from being [C] abused [C] Protecting the [G] new ways for [F] me and for [E] you [F] What more can we [C] do? [C] We are the [G] Draught Beer [F] Preservation [G] Society [C] God save [G] Mrs. Mopp and [F] good old Mother [C] Riley [C] We are the [G] Custard Pie [F] Appreciation [G] Consortium [C] God save the [G] George Cross and [F] all those who were [C] awarded 'em [C] [G] [F] [G] - [C] [G] [F] [G] Oo-wo-oo oo-wo-oo [D] We are the [A] Sherlock Holmes [G] English Speaking [A] Vernacular [D] Help save [A] Fu Manchu, [G] Moriarty and [D] Dracula [D] We are the [A] Office Block [G] Persecution [A] Affinity [D] God save the [A] little shops, [G] china cups and [D] virginity [D] We are the [A] Skyscraper [G] Condemnation [A] Affilliate [D] God save [A] Tudor houses, [G] antique tables and [D] billiards [D] Preserving the [A] old ways [G] from being [D] abused [D] Protecting the [A] new ways for [G] me and for [F#] you [G] What more can we [D] do? C G F E D A Z [D] We are the the [A] Village Green [G] Preservation [A] Society [D] God save [A] Donald Duck, [G] vaudeville and [D] variety [D] We are the [A] Desperate Dan [G] Appreciation [A] Society [D] God save [A] strawberry jam and [G] all the different [D] varieties [D] We are the the [A] Village Green [G] Preservation [D] Society [D] God save [A] Donald Duck, [G] vaudeville and [D] variety [D] We are the the [A] Village Green [G] Preservation [D] Society [D] God save [A] Donald Duck, [G] vaudeville and [D] variety [D] God save the [A] Village Green [G] [D] [D] [A] [G] [D] 13
Those Were The Days Boris Fomin / Gene Raskin (Mary Hopkin) [Em] Once upon a time there was a tavern [E7] Where we used to raise a glass or [Am] two Remember how we laughed away the [Em] hours And [F#7] think of all the great things we would [B7] do 1: Those were the [Em] days my friend we thought they'd [Am] never end We'd sing and [D7] dance forever and a [G] day We'd live the [Am] life we choose we'd fight and [Em] never lose [1 st chorus only] *For we were [B7] young and sure to have our [Em] way* [No Chord] Da da da [Em] dai dai dai, da da da [Am] dai dai dai da da da [B7] dai da dai da da dai [Em] dai... [Em] Then the busy years went rushing by us We [E7] lost our starry notions on the [Am] way If by chance I'd see you in the [Em] tavern We'd [F#7] smile at one another and we'd [B7] say 2 [Last line] * Those were the [B7] days, oh yes, those were the [Em] days* [No Chord] Da da da [Em] dai dai dai, da da da [Am] dai dai dai da da da [B7] dai da dai da da dai [Em] dai... [Em] Just tonight I stood before the tavern [E7] Nothing seemed the way it used to [Am] be In the glass I saw a strange re- [Em] flection [F#7] Was that lonely woman really [B7] me? 3 [Last line] * Those were the [B7] days, oh yes, those were the [Em] days* [No Chord] Da da da [Em] dai dai dai, da da da [Am] dai dai dai, da da da [D7] dai da dai da da dai [G] dai, da da da [Am] dai dai dai, da da da [Em] dai dai dai, dai dai dai [B7] dai dai dai dai dai dai [Em] dai... e L a _ I K G [Em] Through the door there came familiar laughter I [E7] saw your face and heard you call my [Am] name Oh my friend we're older but no [Em] wiser For [F#7] in our hearts the dreams are still the [B7] same 3 [Last line] * Those were the [B7] days, oh yes, those were the [Em] days* [No Chord] Da da da [Em] dai dai dai, da da da [Am] dai dai dai, da da da [D7] dai da dai da da dai [G] dai, da da da [Am] dai dai dai, da da da [Em] dai dai dai, dai dai dai [B7] dai dai dai dai dai dai [Em] dai... 14
I Predict a Riot Kaiser Chiefs Intro: [C] [Eb] [D] / [C] [Eb] [D] / [F] [E] [D] [C] [B] x2 [A] Aaaahh- Watching the people get [C] lairy [D] It's not very pretty I [A] tell thee [A] Walking through town is quite [C] scary [D] And not very sensible [A] either [A] A friend of a friend he got [C] beaten [D] He looked the wrong way at a [A] policeman [A] Would never have happened to [C] Smeaton [D] An old Leodiensian : [Am] La-ah- [E] ah, [G] la la lalala [D] la, ah-ah [Am] Aa-ah- [E] ah, [G] la la lalala [D] la... (1, 2, 3, 4) [F] I predict a riot, [Bb] I predict a [F] riot [Bb] [F] I predict a riot, [Bb] I predict a [F] riot [Bb] [A] Aaaahh- I tried to get in my [C] taxi [D] A man in a tracksuit a- [A] ttacks me [A] He said that he saw it be- [C] fore me [D] Wants to get things a bit [A] gory [A] Girls scrabble 'round with no [C] clothes on [D] To borrow a pound for a [A] condom [A] If it wasn't for chip fat they'd be [C] frozen [D] They're not very sensible CY DF EB AG W And if there's anybody [B] left in [A] here That [G] doesn't want to be out [F] there... [F] [C] [Eb] [D] / [C] [Eb] [D] / [F] [E] [D] [C] [B] [C] Ah [Eb] ah [D] ah [C] ah [Eb] ah [D] ah [F] ah [E] ah [D] ah [C] ah [B] ah [A] Watching the people get [C] lairy [D] It's not very pretty I [A] tell thee [A] Walking through town is quite [C] scary [D] And not very sensible And if there's anybody [B] left in [A] here That [G] doesn't want to be out [F] there [Bb] I predict a [F] riot x4 15
Intro: [D] [G] [A] [A] [D] As I walked down to [G] New York town [A] A fair maid I did [D] meet [Bm] She asked me back to [G] see her place [A] She lived on Barrack [D] Street New York Girls Traditional (Bellowhead) : [D] And away, [G] Santy, [A] my dear [D] Annie [D] Oh, you [G] New York girls, [A] can't you dance the [D] polka? [D] [G] [D] [A] x2 [D] And when we got to [G] Barrack Street We [A] stopped at forty- [D] four Her [Bm] mother and her [G] sister [A] Were waiting at the [D] door [D] And when I got [G] inside the house The [A] drinks were passed [D] around The [Bm] liquor was so [G] awful strong My [A] head went round and [D] round And [D] then we had a- [G] nother drink [A] Before we sat to [D] eat The [Bm] liquor was so [G] awful strong I [A] quickly fell a- [D] sleep D G A b When [D] I awoke next [G] morning I [A] had an aching [D] head And [Bm] there was I Jack [G] all alone Stark [A] naked in that [D] bed My [D] gold watch and my [G] money And [A] my lady friend were [D] gone And [Bm] there was I Jack all [G] alone Stark [A] naked in that [D] room Oh [D] looking round that [G] little room There's [A] nothing I could [D] see But a [Bm] woman's shift and [G] apron That [A] were no use to [D] me With a [D] barrel for a [G] suit of clothes Down [A] Cherry Street [D] forlorn Where [Bm] Martin Churchill [G] took me in And he [A] sent me round Cape [D] Horn So [D] sailor lads, take [G] warning when you [A] land on New York [D] shore You'll [Bm] have to get up [G] early to be [A] smarter than a [D] [STOP] whore x2 ( Finish with [D] [G] [A] [D] last 4 chords ) 16