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Crazy Downtown:Allan Sherman.
#6 AC and #40 on BB Hot 100 on
WARNER BROS. Records in 1965.
INTRO:  Bb   F   Bb   Eb  F  
#1.
Mommy and BbDad are never nervous or mad
when Fyou teenBbagers go, EbdownFtown.
Daddy and BbMom just stay at home and keep Fcalm
and watch the Bblate late show, Ebup..Ftown.
CHORUS:
Cause Bbwhen you kids are gone we get to Gm7spend 
some time alone, here.
BbThat's our only chance to use the Gm7bathtub or 
the phone here..Dmwhen you're away.
GmBe-Ebsides, we're stuck, where we are, because you 
Cmkids took our Cmoney, you kids took our car and 
went, FdownDmtown, Fwhere can you possibly..?
FdownDmtown, Fit's twenty after three.
FdownDmtown, Fwhat do you mean by, "Let's BbFrug"?
(DownFtown..Bb...F....BbdownFtown..)
#2.
BbYou don't come home till 4 AM cause you're Froaming
in the Bbstreets somewhere, EbdownFtown.
BbWe would feel swell if only someone would Ftell us
what goes Bbon down there, EbdownFtown.
BbAnd every time we ask you what you're Gm7doing after 
dark, there.
BbYou just say that you were Frugging Gm7to Petula Clark, 
there..Dmthat's what I mean.
CHORUS:
So, Ebkids, give your Ffolks a Ebbreak, because you're 
Cdriving us crazy, we sit here all night and take,
FMilDmtown, Fswallowing pills so we'll Fcalm Dmdown, Fcounting 
the hours you're FdownDmtown, Fyou and your Frug and your BbSlop.
(DownFtown..Bb...F....downGbtown..downGbmtown..)
INTERLUDE: B..Gb B.....E Gbm......B Ebm.....E Gb
#3.
BWhile we're lying there we try to Abm7watch the television.
BThen you call us up and say you've Abhad a slight Abmcollision..
Ebmthere goes the car.
BbBesides that, you've Abbeen arrested so we've Dbgot to get up, 
and we've got to get dressed and go..GbdownBtown....Gbborrow 
a car and go..GbdownBtown....Gbthat's where you are, Byou finks..
GbdownBtown, Gbwait 'till I get you kids Bhome.
(BDownGbtown.........BdownGbtown..BdownGbtown..)
OUTRO:(SPOKEN:)
There'll be no more Frugging, no Swim, no Jerk, 
(BDownGbtown.........BdownGbtown..BdownGbtown..)
no Mashed Potato, no Slop!..and you know what else? 
(BDownGbtown.........BdownGbtown..BdownGbtown..)
You're gonna stay home tonight, and your mother and I are 
going downtown and we're going to dance the Tango, and the 
(BDownGbtown.........BdownGbtown..BdownGbtown..)
Waltz, and the Foxtrot, and we're gonna do the Bunny Hop. 
That's a nice dance!..and there'll be no more Frugging! 
(BDownGbtown.........BdownGbtown..BdownGbtown..)
Is that quite clear?..NO MORE FRUGGING!!
(BDownGbtown.........BdownGbtown..BdownGbtown..)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Crazy Downtown

by Allan Sherman

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Gm7

Gbm

Abm7

Abm

Ebm

Crazy Downtown:Allan Sherman.

#6 AC and #40 on BB Hot 100 on

WARNER BROS. Records in 1965.

Bb F Bb Eb F

INTRO:

#1.

Mommy and Dad are never nervous or mad

F Bb Eb F

when you teenagers go, downtown.

Bb F

Daddy and Mom just stay at home and keep calm

Bb Eb F

and watch the late late show, up..town.

CHORUS:

Bb Gm7

Cause when you kids are gone we get to spend

some time alone, here.

Bb Gm7

That's our only chance to use the bathtub or

the phone here..when you're away.

Gm Eb

Be-sides, we're stuck, where we are, because you

Cm C

kids took our money, you kids took our car and

F Dm F

went, downtown, where can you possibly..?

F Dm F

downtown, it's twenty after three.

F Dm F Bb

downtown, what do you mean by, "Let's Frug"?

F Bb F Bb F

(Downtown.........downtown..)

#2.

Bb F

You don't come home till 4 AM cause you're roaming

Bb Eb F

in the streets somewhere, downtown.

Bb F

We would feel swell if only someone would tell us

Bb Eb F

what goes on down there, downtown.

Bb Gm7

And every time we ask you what you're doing after

dark, there.

Bb Gm7

You just say that you were Frugging to Petula Clark,

there..that's what I mean.

CHORUS:

Eb F Eb

So, kids, give your folks a break, because you're

driving us crazy, we sit here all night and take,

F Dm F F Dm F

Miltown, swallowing pills so we'll calm down, counting

F Dm F Bb

the hours you're downtown, you and your Frug and your Slop.

F Bb F Gb Gbm

(Downtown.........downtown..downtown..)

INTERLUDE: B..Gb B.....E Gbm......B Ebm.....E Gb

#3.

B Abm7

While we're lying there we try to watch the television.

B Ab Abm

Then you call us up and say you've had a slight collision..

Ebm

there goes the car.

Bb Ab Db

Besides that, you've been arrested so we've got to get up,

Gb B Gb

and we've got to get dressed and go..downtown....borrow

Gb B Gb B

a car and go..downtown....that's where you are, you finks..

Gb B Gb B

downtown, wait 'till I get you kids home.

B Gb B Gb B Gb

(Downtown.........downtown..downtown..)

OUTRO:(SPOKEN:)

There'll be no more Frugging, no Swim, no Jerk,

B Gb B Gb B Gb

(Downtown.........downtown..downtown..)

no Mashed Potato, no Slop!..and you know what else?

B Gb B Gb B Gb

(Downtown.........downtown..downtown..)

You're gonna stay home tonight, and your mother and I are

going downtown and we're going to dance the Tango, and the

B Gb B Gb B Gb

(Downtown.........downtown..downtown..)

Waltz, and the Foxtrot, and we're gonna do the Bunny Hop.

That's a nice dance!..and there'll be no more Frugging!

B Gb B Gb B Gb

(Downtown.........downtown..downtown..)

Is that quite clear?..NO MORE FRUGGING!!

B Gb B Gb B Gb

(Downtown.........downtown..downtown..)(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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