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Ernie The Slug

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[Intro]
 D   Em   A   Dx2
[Chorus]
DHere's a little song about EmErnie
AErnie my little pet Dslug
We Dused to go for walks in the Emgarden
And A'ave a nice picnic on a Drug
[Verse 1]
ErnDie was a slug born in winterEm  
AOut in the wind and Dcold
So DI took Ernie in at Emwinter
And I Asaid "together you and I'll grow Dold"
[Chorus]
DHere's a little song about EmErnie
AErnie my little pet Dslug
We Dused to go for walks in the Emgarden
And A'ave a nice picnic on a Drug
[Verse 2]
As DErnie grew up I grew to love Emhim
'e Atruly was the apple o' me Deye
An' I Dtold 'im "O' sweet Ernie 'ow I Emlove you,
but if you Aever eat me flowers then you'll Ddie..."
[Chorus]
DHere's a little song about EmErnie
AErnie my little pet Dslug
We Dused to go for walks in the Emgarden
And A'ave a nice picnic on a Drug
D Em A D
[Verse 3]
I'lDl go into the park with ErniEme
APlayin' fetch an' 'avin' such a Dlaugh
But Dwhen I throw a stick for EmErnie
I 'Aave to wait around for a week an' 'Dalf
[Chorus]
DHere's a little song about EmErnie
AErnie my little pet Dslug
We Dused to go for walks in the Emgarden
And A'ave a nice picnic on a Drug
[Verse 4]
We Dboth went out to a restauranEmt
to 'Aave a little sommat to Deat
But Dnow we can't go back to the Emrestaurant
'cos AErnie left slime on the Dseat
[Chorus]
DHere's a little song about EmErnie
AErnie my little pet Dslug
We Dused to go for walks in the Emgarden
And A'ave a nice picnic on a Drug
[Verse 5]
Now Done day Ernie was naughtyEm  
And it Aturned our friendship Dsour
Cause Dwhile out walkin' in the Emgarden
I Anoticed Ernie'd eaten all me Dflowers
[Chorus]
So Dthat's my song about EmErnie
AErnie my little pet Dslug
We Dused to go for walks in the gEmarden
And A'ave a nice picnic on a Drug

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Ernie The Slug

by Folk On

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D Em A D

[Chorus]

D Em

Here's a little song about Ernie

A D

Ernie my little pet slug

D Em

We used to go for walks in the garden

A D

And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug

[Verse 1]

D Em

Ernie was a slug born in winter

A D

Out in the wind and cold

D Em

So I took Ernie in at winter

A D

And I said "together you and I'll grow old"

[Chorus]

D Em

Here's a little song about Ernie

A D

Ernie my little pet slug

D Em

We used to go for walks in the garden

A D

And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug

[Verse 2]

D Em

As Ernie grew up I grew to love him

A D

'e truly was the apple o' me eye

D Em

An' I told 'im "O' sweet Ernie 'ow I love you,

A D

but if you ever eat me flowers then you'll die..."

[Chorus]

D Em

Here's a little song about Ernie

A D

Ernie my little pet slug

D Em

We used to go for walks in the garden

A D

And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug

D Em A D

[Verse 3]

D Em

I'll go into the park with Ernie

A D

Playin' fetch an' 'avin' such a laugh

D Em

But when I throw a stick for Ernie

A D

I 'ave to wait around for a week an' 'alf

[Chorus]

D Em

Here's a little song about Ernie

A D

Ernie my little pet slug

D Em

We used to go for walks in the garden

A D

And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug

[Verse 4]

D Em

We both went out to a restaurant

A D

to 'ave a little sommat to eat

D Em

But now we can't go back to the restaurant

A D

'cos Ernie left slime on the seat

[Chorus]

D Em

Here's a little song about Ernie

A D

Ernie my little pet slug

D Em

We used to go for walks in the garden

A D

And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug

[Verse 5]

D Em

Now one day Ernie was naughty

A D

And it turned our friendship sour

D Em

Cause while out walkin' in the garden

A D

I noticed Ernie'd eaten all me flowers

[Chorus]

D Em

So that's my song about Ernie

A D

Ernie my little pet slug

D Em

We used to go for walks in the garden

A D

And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug

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