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Roly-Poly
~ Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Written by Fred Rose, 1946
First recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in 1946, 
stayed on the charts for 18 weeks and peaked at #3.
GRoly Poly Ceating corn and Gtaters
Hungry every minute of the D7day
GRoly Poly Cgnawing on a Gbiscuit
As long as he can D7chew it it's oGkay
CHe can eat an apple pie and Gnever even bat an eye
AHe likes everything from A7soup to D7hay
GRoly Poly CDaddy's little Gfatty
Bet he's gonna D7be a man someGday
GRoly Poly Cscrambled eggs for Gbreakfast
Bread and jelly twenty times a D7day
GRoly Poly Ceats a hearty Gdinner
It takes lots of D7strength to run and Gplay
CPulls up weeds and does the chores and Ghe runs both ways through all the stores
AHe works up an A7appetite that D7way
GRoly Poly CDaddy's little Gfatty
Bet he's gonna D7be a man someGday

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Roly Poly

by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

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Roly-Poly

~ Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

Written by Fred Rose, 1946

First recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in 1946,

stayed on the charts for 18 weeks and peaked at #3.

G C G

Roly Poly eating corn and taters

Hungry every minute of the day

G C G

Roly Poly gnawing on a biscuit

D7 G

As long as he can chew it it's okay

C G

He can eat an apple pie and never even bat an eye

A A7 D7

He likes everything from soup to hay

G C G

Roly Poly Daddy's little fatty

D7 G

Bet he's gonna be a man someday

G C G

Roly Poly scrambled eggs for breakfast

Bread and jelly twenty times a day

G C G

Roly Poly eats a hearty dinner

D7 G

It takes lots of strength to run and play

C G

Pulls up weeds and does the chores and he runs both ways through all the stores

A A7 D7

He works up an appetite that way

G C G

Roly Poly Daddy's little fatty

D7 G

Bet he's gonna be a man someday

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