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HEY, BOBBA NEEDLE:Chubby Checker.
#23 in '64.
(Ad lib:Spoken)
EThis is a sad story
About a Agirl named Mary Mac
And her wondering lover, B7Bob Needle).
CHORUS:
EOh, softly, I can B7hear her callin’...
EHey, Bobba Needle, Bobba Needle, Bobba Needle
Hey, Bobba Needle, Bobba Needle, Bobba Needle
AHey, Bobba Needle, Bobba Needle, Bobba Needle
EHey, Bobba Needle, Bobba Needle, Bobba Needle
B7Hey, Bob...EHey, Bob.
#1.
EMary AMac, Mac, Mac.
All dressed in black, black, black.
Don'tcha know I’m Etryin’, tryin’, tryin’,
Just to come on Aback, back, back.
Cause I took a plane, plane, plane,
But there was some rain, rain, rain.
And there was no Eflyin’, flyin’, flyin’,
So I took a Atrain, train, train.
AOh, Mary Mac, Mac, Mac.
It went off the track, track, track,
Can’t you see I’m Edyin’, dyin’, dyin’,
Just to come on Aback, back, back.
CHORUS:
#2.
Well, I took a Aboat, boat, boat,
But it wouldn’t float, float, float.
So I kept on a Epuffin’, puffin’, puffin’,
That was all she Awrote, wrote, wrote.
So, I must wear my cross, cross, cross.
And I bought a horse, horse, horse,
But it just keeps Erunnin’, runnin’, runnin’,
All around the Atrack, track, track.
Baby I ain’t lyin’, lyin’, lyin’.
Can’t you see that I’m tryin’, tryin’, tryin’,
Don’tcha know I’m Etryin’, tryin’, tryin’, just to
come on Aback to Mary Mac.
CHORUS:
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Hey Bobba Needle

by Chubby Checker

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HEY, BOBBA NEEDLE:Chubby Checker.

#23 in '64.

(Ad lib:Spoken)

This is a sad story

About a girl named Mary Mac

And her wondering lover, Bob Needle).

CHORUS:

E B7

Oh, softly, I can hear her callin’...

Hey, Bobba Needle, Bobba Needle, Bobba Needle

B7 E

Hey, Bob...Hey, Bob.

#1.

E A

Mary Mac, Mac, Mac.

All dressed in black, black, black.

Don'tcha know I’m tryin’, tryin’, tryin’,

Just to come on back, back, back.

Cause I took a plane, plane, plane,

But there was some rain, rain, rain.

And there was no flyin’, flyin’, flyin’,

So I took a train, train, train.

Oh, Mary Mac, Mac, Mac.

It went off the track, track, track,

Can’t you see I’m dyin’, dyin’, dyin’,

Just to come on back, back, back.

CHORUS:

#2.

Well, I took a boat, boat, boat,

But it wouldn’t float, float, float.

So I kept on a puffin’, puffin’, puffin’,

That was all she wrote, wrote, wrote.

So, I must wear my cross, cross, cross.

And I bought a horse, horse, horse,

But it just keeps runnin’, runnin’, runnin’,

All around the track, track, track.

Baby I ain’t lyin’, lyin’, lyin’.

Can’t you see that I’m tryin’, tryin’, tryin’,

Don’tcha know I’m tryin’, tryin’, tryin’, just to

come on back to Mary Mac.

CHORUS:

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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