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How Does A Duck Know

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   FHow does a duck know   
   Cwhat direction Fsouth is?Bb  
   FAnd how to tell his wife  Cfrom all the other ducks?F  Bb  
   DYou can cut a chicken's head Aoff
   Dbut it will keep on Erunning and Dtwitching.A  
   DWhen everything seems Eplanned out
   Dwhen everything seems Enicely planned out
   Dwell the human race Awill come and smack your faceE  
   FHow come all my body parts
   Cso nicely fit to Fgether?Bb  
   FAll my organs doing their Cjobs, no help from Fme.Bb  
 A Dperson pulls a spider's leg Aout
   Dto watch it keep on Emoving and Dtwitching.A  
   DWhen everything seems Eplanned out
   Dwhen everything seems Enicely planned out
   Dwell the human race Awill come and smack your faceE  
   Bbmaj7Satan   
   Clives hereF  
   on grain and earth, Arain and air.Bb  E  
   DYou can put me in and iron Alung
   Dand I will keep on Ebreathing and Dtwitching.A  
   DWhen everything seems Eplanned out
   Dwhen everything seems Enicely planned out
   Dwell the human race Awill come and smack your faceE  
   DYou might be dead, Abut you keep your head.E  D  

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How Does A Duck Know

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Bbmaj7

How does a duck know

C F Bb

what direction south is?

F C F Bb

And how to tell his wife from all the other ducks?

D A

You can cut a chicken's head off

D E D A

but it will keep on running and twitching.

D E

When everything seems planned out

D E

when everything seems nicely planned out

D A E

well the human race will come and smack your face

How come all my body parts

C F Bb

so nicely fit to gether?

F C F Bb

All my organs doing their jobs, no help from me.

D A

A person pulls a spider's leg out

D E D A

to watch it keep on moving and twitching.

D E

When everything seems planned out

D E

when everything seems nicely planned out

D A E

well the human race will come and smack your face

Bbmaj7

Satan

C F

lives here

A Bb E

on grain and earth, rain and air.

D A

You can put me in and iron lung

D E D A

and I will keep on breathing and twitching.

D E

When everything seems planned out

D E

when everything seems nicely planned out

D A E

well the human race will come and smack your face

D A E D

You might be dead, but you keep your head.

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