Oom-Pah-Pah
Lionel Bart
[D]There’s a little ditty, they’re [E]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 [E]own imaginations should
[A]Tell you just ex[E7]actly what [D]you want [A7]to [D]hear
[D]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [E]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
[D]Mister Percy Snodgrass would [E]often have the odd glass
Es[A]pecially when he thought no[E7]body could [A7]see
[D]Secretly he’d buy it, and [E]drink it on the quiet
And [A]dream he was an [E7]earl with a [D]girl on [A7]each [D]knee
[D]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [E]that’s how it goes
[A]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [D]everyone [A7]knows
[D]What is the cause of his [E7]red shiny nose?
[A]Could it be [A7]oom pah-[D]pah?
[D]Pretty little Sally, goes [E]walkin’ down the alley,
Dis[A]plays her pretty ankles to [E7]all of the [A7]men
[D]They could see her garters, but [E]not for free and gratis
An [A]inch or two, and [E7]then she knows [D]when to [A7]say [D]when
[D]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [E]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
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[Eb]She was from the country, but [F]now she’s up a gum-tree.
She [Bb]let a fella feed her, and [F7]lead her a[Bb7] long
[Eb]What’s the good of cryin’, she [F]made a bed to lie in
She’s [Bb]glad to bring a [F7]coin in, and [Eb]join in [Bb7] this [Eb]song
[Eb]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [F]that’s how it goes
[Bb]Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah, [Eb]everyone [Bb7] knows
[Eb]They all suppose what they [F7]want to suppose
[*slow down] [Bb]When they hear [Bb7] oom pah-[Eb]pah