Oom-Pah-Pah - Lionel Bart
Intro: [D]
Verse 1:
[D]There’s a little ditty, they’re [E7]singin’ in the city
Es[A]pecially when they’ve been on the [E7]gin or the [A7]beer
[D]If you’ve got the patience, your [E7]own imaginations should
[A]Tell you just exactly what [D]you want [A7]to [D]hear
|Chorus:
|[D]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [E7]that’s how it goes
|[A]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [D]everyone [A7]knows
|[D]They all suppose what they [E7]want to suppose
|[A]When they hear [A7]oom pah-[D]pah
Verse 2:
[D]Mister Percy Snodgrass would [E7]often have the odd glass
But [A]never when he thought any[E7]body could [A7]see
[D]Secretly he’d buy it, and [E7]drink it on the quiet
And [A]dream he was an Earl with a [D]girl on [A7]each [D]knee
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[D]Pretty little Sally, goes [E7]walkin’ down the alley,
Dis[A]plays her pretty ankles to [E7]all of the [A7]men
[D]They could see her garters, but [E7]not for free and gratis
An [A]inch or two, and then she knows [D]when to [A7]say [D]when
|Chorus:
|[D]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [E7]that’s how it goes
|[A]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [D]everyone [A7]knows
|[D]Whether it’s hidden or [E7]whether it shows
|[A]It’s the same [A7]oom pah-[D]pah
Verse 4:
[D]She was from the country, but [E7]now she’s up a gum-tree.
She [A]let a fella feed her, and [E7]lead her [A7] along
[D]What’s the good of cryin’, she's [E7]made a bed to lie in
She’s [A]glad to bring a coin in, and [D]join in [A7] this [D]song
Chorus:
Outro:
[D]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [E7]that’s how it goes
[A]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [D]everyone [A7]knows
[D]They all suppose what they [E7]want to suppose
*(slowing) [A]When they hear [A7]oom pah-[D]pah!!