Don’t let the rain come down (Crooked little man) (sample)

D G

Aha, oh, no, don't let the rain come down,

A D

aha, oh, no, don't let the rain come down,

G

aha, oh, no, don't let the rain come down,

A

my roof’s got a hole in it and I might drown,

A7 D

oh, yes, my roof’s got a hole in it and I might drown.

D A

1. There was a crooked man and he had a crooked smile,

D

had a crooked sixpence and he walked a crooked mile,

G

had a crooked cat and he had a crooked mouse,

A A7 D

they all lived together in a crooked little house.

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D A

2. Well, this crooked little man and his crooked little smile,

D

took his crooked sixpence and he walked a crooked mile,

G

bought some crooked nails and a crooked little bat,

A A7 D

tried to fix his roof with a rat-tat-tat-tat-tat (five knocks).

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D A

3. Now this crooked little man and his crooked cat and mouse,

D

they all live together in a crooked little house,

G

has a crooked door with a crooked little latch,

A A7 D

has a crooked roof with a crooked little patch.

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E A

Aha, oh, no, don't let the rain come down,

B7 E

aha, oh, no, don't let the rain come down,

A

aha, oh, no, don't let the rain come down,

B7

my roof’s got a hole in it, my roof’s got a hole in it,

E

my roof’s got a hole in it and I might drown.

(The Serendipity Singers)