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Melanie Safka - Animal Crackers
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:  C   F   G   C   F   G   C   F   G  C  
Oh, Ceat your animal Gcrackers 
'Cause my Fmother told me so Clong ago
"If you eat your animal Gcrackers
The Fchildren in Europe won't Cstarve anymore"
FHa ha ha ha ha, Cha ha haF  G  C  
Oh, Conce I went on a Gdiet
A Fcarbohydrate Cdiet ain't Gnice
'Cause you Ccan't eat animal Gcrackers
So, I'm Fgonna stay a fatty for Gall of my Clife
Ah ha ha Fha ha ha, ah Gha ha Cha
But, Fsome people think that Gfatties are Cnice, yeahF  G  C  
I love eating Gice cream
FChocolate, vanilla and Cbutter pecan
But I best love animal Gcrackers
'Cause FI love helping my Gfellow Cman
Yeah, I Freally GdoC  F  G  C  
Did you ever hear of Alice's Grestaurant?
I eat at FAlice's restaurant Cyear after Gyear
She makes an Canimal cracker Gpizza, ha
And she gives Fanimal crackers out Gfree with the Cbeer
Oh, Flet's give Alice a Ggreat big Ccheer
She Fknows the age of the animal Gcracker is Chere
Ah, Fanimal crackers are Gin this Cyear
Ah ha ha Fha-aG  C  
Oh, Ffa la la la Glaa, la la la Claaa

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Animal Crackers

by Melanie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Melanie Safka - Animal Crackers

CAPO: 3rd Fret

C F G C F G C F G C

INTRO:

C G

Oh, eat your animal crackers

F C

'Cause my mother told me so long ago

"If you eat your animal crackers

F C

The children in Europe won't starve anymore"

F C F G C

Ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha

C G

Oh, once I went on a diet

F C G

A carbohydrate diet ain't nice

C G

'Cause you can't eat animal crackers

F G C

So, I'm gonna stay a fatty for all of my life

F G C

Ah ha ha ha ha ha, ah ha ha ha

F G C F G C

But, some people think that fatties are nice, yeah

I love eating ice cream

F C

Chocolate, vanilla and butter pecan

But I best love animal crackers

F G C

'Cause I love helping my fellow man

F G C F G C

Yeah, I really do

Did you ever hear of Alice's restaurant?

F C G

I eat at Alice's restaurant year after year

C G

She makes an animal cracker pizza, ha

F G C

And she gives animal crackers out free with the beer

F G C

Oh, let's give Alice a great big cheer

F G C

She knows the age of the animal cracker is here

F G C

Ah, animal crackers are in this year

F G C

Ah ha ha ha-a

F G C

Oh, fa la la la laa, la la la laaa

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