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The Baby Tree
Words/Music: Rosalie Sorrells
Performed by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
[Verse 1]
EThere's an island way out in the C#mseaB  
EWhere the babies they all grow on C#mtreesB  
AnAd its jolly good fun
To Eswing in the sun
BBut you gotta watch out if you snEeeze-snC#meeze
YBou gotta watch out if you sneezeE  
[Verse 2]
YEeah you gotta watch out if you sC#mneezeB  
FEor swingin' up there in the breeC#mzeB  
YAou're liable to cough
YoEu might very well fall off
AnBd tumble down flop on your Eknees-kC#mnees
TuBmble down flop on your Eknees
[Verse 3]
AEnd when the stormy winds C#mwailB  
AEnd the breezes blow high in a C#mgaleB  
There's a Afurious dropping and flopping and ploEpping
ABnd fat little babies just hEail-C#mhail
fBat little babies just hEail
[Verse 4]
AEnd the babies lie there in a C#mpileB  
AEnd the adults they come after C#mawhileB  
And Athey always pass by
All Ethe babies that cry
And Btake only babies that sEmile-sC#mmile
TBhey take only babies that smEile...
EBven triplets and twins if they'll sEmile 

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The Baby Tree

by Jefferson Starship

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C#m

I tabbed this out on the uke

The Baby Tree

Words/Music: Rosalie Sorrells

Performed by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick

[Verse 1]

E C#m B

There's an island way out in the sea

E C#m B

Where the babies they all grow on trees

And its jolly good fun

To swing in the sun

B E C#m

But you gotta watch out if you sneeze-sneeze

B E

You gotta watch out if you sneeze

[Verse 2]

E C#m B

Yeah you gotta watch out if you sneeze

E C#m B

For swingin' up there in the breeze

You're liable to cough

You might very well fall off

B E C#m

And tumble down flop on your knees-knees

B E

Tumble down flop on your knees

[Verse 3]

E C#m B

And when the stormy winds wail

E C#m B

And the breezes blow high in a gale

A E

There's a furious dropping and flopping and plopping

B E C#m

And fat little babies just hail-hail

B E

fat little babies just hail

[Verse 4]

E C#m B

And the babies lie there in a pile

E C#m B

And the adults they come after awhile

And they always pass by

All the babies that cry

B E C#m

And take only babies that smile-smile

B E

They take only babies that smile...

B E

Even triplets and twins if they'll smile

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