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Roly Poly

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[Verse]
Am G F
[Verse 1]
CRoly Poly eatin' Fcorn and taCters
Hungry every minute Aof the DdayG  
CRoly Poly gnawin' on a biscuit
As long as he can Fchew it it's oCkay
[Verse 2]
He can Feat an apple pie and never Ceven bat an eye
He Dlikes everything from soup to Ghay
CRoly poly cleanin' up the table
I bet he's gonna be a Fman some Cday
[Instrumental]
C F C Am Dm
G C F C Dm
G F C D G
C F C G F C
[Verse 3]
CRoly Poly, scrambled Feggs for breakCfest
Bread and jelly twenty Amtimes a dDayG  
CRoly Poly, eats a hearty dinner
It takes lots of Dmstrength Gto sing and Cplay
[Verse 4]
Pulls up Fweeds and does the Cchores
CRuns both ways to all the stores
He Dworks up an appeAtite that Gway
CRoly Poly, Daddys little fatty
Fatty's gonna be a Gman some DdayC  G  C  
CRoly Poly, Daddys little fatty
Fatty's gonna be a Gman some Dday
Fatty's gonna be a Gman some Dday

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Roly Poly

by Gene Autry

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

Am G F

[Verse 1]

C F C

Roly Poly eatin' corn and taters

A D G

Hungry every minute of the day

Roly Poly gnawin' on a biscuit

F C

As long as he can chew it it's okay

[Verse 2]

F C

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

D G

He likes everything from soup to hay

Roly poly cleanin' up the table

F C

I bet he's gonna be a man some day

[Instrumental]

C F C Am Dm

G C F C Dm

G F C D G

C F C G F C

[Verse 3]

C F C

Roly Poly, scrambled eggs for breakfest

Am D G

Bread and jelly twenty times a day

Roly Poly, eats a hearty dinner

Dm G C

It takes lots of strength to sing and play

[Verse 4]

F C

Pulls up weeds and does the chores

Runs both ways to all the stores

D A G

He works up an appetite that way

Roly Poly, Daddys little fatty

G D C G C

Fatty's gonna be a man some day

Roly Poly, Daddys little fatty

G D

Fatty's gonna be a man some day

G D

Fatty's gonna be a man some day

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