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Black Slacks:The Sparkletones.
#17 in 1957. (Paul Anka sat in as an uncredited
background singer.)
               (Capo 1st fret.)
CHORUS:/INTRO:
ABrrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, Brrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,
DBrrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, ABrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,
EBrrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks..make it Acool Daddy-o,
Awhen I put 'em on I'm rarin' to go.
#1.
AWhen I go places I just don't care.
You'd know why when you see what I wear.
DBlack slacks, pegged 14, 
Black Aslacks really are keen.
Black Eslacks..make it cool Daddy-o,
Awhen I put 'em on I'm rarin' to go.
#2.
AMan, you oughta see me with my Derby on.
I know that you would say he's gone.
DBlack slacks, mostly in the head.
Black Aslacks, well, that's what I said.
Black Eslacks, I'm the Cat's Pajamas,
I Aalways run around with crazy little Mamas.
#3.
AWell, the girls all look when I go by..
It's what I wear that makes 'em sigh.
Black Dslacks, I wear a red bowtie.
Black Aslacks, they say, me, oh, my.
Black Eslacks, with a Cat chain down to my knees,
I Aain't nothing but, a real cool breeze.
CHORUS:
ABrrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, Brrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,
DBrrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, ABrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,
EBrrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks..make it Acool Daddy-o,
Awhen I put 'em on I'm rarin' to go.
Awhen I put 'em on I'm rarin' to go.
Awhen I put 'em on I'm rarin' to go.
OUTRO:
ABrrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, Brrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,
DBrrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, ABrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,
EBrrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks...A.(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Sparkletones - Black Slacks

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Black Slacks:The Sparkletones.

#17 in 1957. (Paul Anka sat in as an uncredited

background singer.)

(Capo 1st fret.)

CHORUS:/INTRO:

Brrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, Brrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,

D A

Brrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, Brrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,

E A

Brrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks..make it cool Daddy-o,

when I put 'em on I'm rarin' to go.

#1.

When I go places I just don't care.

You'd know why when you see what I wear.

Black slacks, pegged 14,

Black slacks really are keen.

Black slacks..make it cool Daddy-o,

when I put 'em on I'm rarin' to go.

#2.

Man, you oughta see me with my Derby on.

I know that you would say he's gone.

Black slacks, mostly in the head.

Black slacks, well, that's what I said.

Black slacks, I'm the Cat's Pajamas,

I always run around with crazy little Mamas.

#3.

Well, the girls all look when I go by..

It's what I wear that makes 'em sigh.

Black slacks, I wear a red bowtie.

Black slacks, they say, me, oh, my.

Black slacks, with a Cat chain down to my knees,

I ain't nothing but, a real cool breeze.

CHORUS:

Brrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, Brrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,

D A

Brrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, Brrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,

E A

Brrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks..make it cool Daddy-o,

when I put 'em on I'm rarin' to go.

OUTRO:

Brrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, Brrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,

D A

Brrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks, Brrrrrrrrrr, black slacks,

E A

Brrrrrrrrrrr, black slacks....(Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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