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Walkin' The Dog:Johnny Rivers.
Album - Johnny Rivers At The Whiskey A Go Go -
#13 on BB Hot 200 on IMPERIAL Records in
1964.
INTRO:  Eb   BbCm..C  Am   CAm..C  Am   CAm..
        C   Am   CAm..C  Am   C   Am  
#1.
CMary Mack, dressed in black, silver buttons 
all down her back.
CHigh hose, tipsy toes, she broke a needle and 
C7she can't sew.
CHORUS:
Walking the Fdog, oh, walking the Cdog.
If you Gdon't know how to do it, I'll Fshow you 
how to walk the Cdog.Bb  Eb  C  
#2.
CAsked her mother for fify cents, to see the
elephant jump the fence.
CJumped so high, he hit the sky..Abnever got back 
til the Cfourth of July.
CHORUS:
Walking the Fdog, oh, walking the Cdog.
If you Gdon't know how to do it, I'll Fshow you 
how to walk the Cdog.
#3.
CMary, Mary, quite contrary, how do your garden
grow?
CYou got a-silver bells and cockle shells and 
Abpretty maids all in a Crow.
CHORUS:
Walking the Fdog, oh, walking the Cdog.
If you Gdon't know how to do it, I'll Fshow you 
how to walk the Cdog.Eb  
INTERLUDE:  C   Am   C   F   C   Am   Cm   F   C   G   Eb   Cm  G  
#4.
CAsked my Mama for fifty cents, to see the
elephant jump the fence.
CJumped so high, he hit the sky..Abnever got back 
til the Cfourth of July.
CHORUS:
Walking the Fdog, oh, walking the Cdog.
If you Gdon't know how to do it, I'll Fshow you 
how to walk the Cdog.Eb  C  
OUTRO:
CJu-la-la-la-la-la-la-walkin'..ju-la-la-la-la-
la-la-walkin'..ju-la-la-la-la-la-la-walkin'..
Whoa-now..if you Gdon't know how to do it, I'll 
Fshow you how to walk the Cdog.G  Eb  Cm  Eb  C  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Walkin The Dog

by Johnny Rivers

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Walkin' The Dog:Johnny Rivers.

Album - Johnny Rivers At The Whiskey A Go Go -

#13 on BB Hot 200 on IMPERIAL Records in

1964.

Eb Bb Am C Am C

INTRO: Cm..C Am..C Am..

C Am C Am C Am

Am..C

#1.

Mary Mack, dressed in black, silver buttons

all down her back.

High hose, tipsy toes, she broke a needle and

she can't sew.

CHORUS:

F C

Walking the dog, oh, walking the dog.

G F

If you don't know how to do it, I'll show you

C Bb Eb C

how to walk the dog.

#2.

Asked her mother for fify cents, to see the

elephant jump the fence.

C Ab

Jumped so high, he hit the sky..never got back

til the fourth of July.

CHORUS:

F C

Walking the dog, oh, walking the dog.

G F

If you don't know how to do it, I'll show you

how to walk the dog.

#3.

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how do your garden

grow?

You got a-silver bells and cockle shells and

Ab C

pretty maids all in a row.

CHORUS:

F C

Walking the dog, oh, walking the dog.

G F

If you don't know how to do it, I'll show you

C Eb

how to walk the dog.

C Am C F C Am Cm F C G Eb Cm G

INTERLUDE:

#4.

Asked my Mama for fifty cents, to see the

elephant jump the fence.

C Ab

Jumped so high, he hit the sky..never got back

til the fourth of July.

CHORUS:

F C

Walking the dog, oh, walking the dog.

G F

If you don't know how to do it, I'll show you

C Eb C

how to walk the dog.

OUTRO:

Ju-la-la-la-la-la-la-walkin'..ju-la-la-la-la-

la-la-walkin'..ju-la-la-la-la-la-la-walkin'..

Whoa-now..if you don't know how to do it, I'll

F C G Eb Cm Eb C

show you how to walk the dog.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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