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Watermelon Man: Mongo Santamaria
#10 in 1963
#1.
C7Oh! Water..G7melon C7man...F7Ah! Watermelon C7man.
G7Cause he's got the F7best watermelons,
G7he's a real good...F7watermelon C7man.
#2.
C7Oh! Water...G7melon Cman. F7Ah! Watermelon C7man.
G7They are just as F7round as they can be,
G7make you almost F7want to eat the seeda,
G7everybody F7dig..WaterG7melon C7man.
CHORUS:
G7I will buy one, F7from you every day.
G7Just be sure you'll F7always come my way..
G7that would really F7be..WaterG7melon C7man.
#3.
C7Oh! Water..G7melon C7man...F7Ah! Watermelon C7man.
G7Cause he's got the F7best watermelons,
G7he's a real good F7watermelon C7man.
CHORUS:
G7I will buy one F7from you every day.
G7Just be sure you'll F7always come my way..
G7that would really F7be..WaterG7melon C7man. (Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Watermelon Man

by Mongo Santamaria

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Watermelon Man: Mongo Santamaria

#10 in 1963

#1.

C7 G7 C7 F7 C7

Oh! Water..melon man...Ah! Watermelon man.

G7 F7

Cause he's got the best watermelons,

G7 F7 C7

he's a real good...watermelon man.

#2.

C7 G7 C F7 C7

Oh! Water...melon man. Ah! Watermelon man.

G7 F7

They are just as round as they can be,

G7 F7

make you almost want to eat the seeda,

G7 F7 G7 C7

everybody dig..Watermelon man.

CHORUS:

G7 F7

I will buy one, from you every day.

G7 F7

Just be sure you'll always come my way..

G7 F7 G7 C7

that would really be..Watermelon man.

#3.

C7 G7 C7 F7 C7

Oh! Water..melon man...Ah! Watermelon man.

G7 F7

Cause he's got the best watermelons,

G7 F7 C7

he's a real good watermelon man.

CHORUS:

G7 F7

I will buy one from you every day.

G7 F7

Just be sure you'll always come my way..

G7 F7 G7 C7

that would really be..Watermelon man. (Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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