Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear
(Randy Newman, Alan Price Set, 1967)4/4 Time
Introduction
[F/] Doo Doo [C7/] Do Do Do Do [F/] Doo Doo [C7/] Do Do Do Do
[F/] Doo Doo [C7/] Do Do Do Do [F/] Doo Doo [C7/] Do Do Do Do
Verse 1
[F] I may go [Bb] out tomorrow if [G] I can borrow a [C] coat to wear
[F] Oh I'd step [Bb] out in style with my [G] sincere smile and my [C] dancin' bear
[F] Outrageous, a[Bb]larming, cou[G]rageous, [C] charming
Oh [F/] who would [D7/] think a [Gm/] boy and [C7/] bear
Would be [F/] well [D7/] accepted [Gm/] every[C7/]where
Well its [F/] just [D7/] amazing [Gm/] how fair [C7/] people can [F/] be [C7/] [F/] [C7/]
Verse 2
[F] Seen at the [Bb] nicest places where [G] well-fed faces all [C] stop to stare
[F] Making the [Bb] grandest entrance is [G] Simon Smith and his [C] dancing bear
[F] They'll love us [Bb] won't they? They [G] feed us [C] don’t they?
Oh [F/] who would [D7/] think a [Gm/] boy and [C7/] bear
Would be [F/] well [D7/] accepted [Gm/] every[C7/]where
Well, its [F/] just [D7/] amazing [Gm/] how fair [C7/] people can [F/] be [C7/] [F/] [C7/]
Verse 3
(Instrumental bit - kazoos sounding like a fairground organ!)
[F] Sxxxx ax txx [Bb] nxxxxx pxxxxx wxxxx [G] wxxx-fxx fxxxx axx [C] sxxx tx sxxxx
[F] Mxxxxx txx [Bb] gxxxxxxx exxxxxxx ix [G] Sxxxx Sxxxx axx hxx [C] dxxxxxx bxxx
(Singing bit)
Well [F] who needs [Bb] money [G] when you're [C] funny
The [F/] big att[D7/]raction [Gm/] every[C7/]where
Will be [F/] Simon [D7/] Smith and his [Gm/] dancing [C7/] bear
Yeah, [F/] Simon [D7/] Smith and the [Gm/] Amaz[C7/] ing [Gm/] Danc[C7/] ing [F] Bear [F]
Ending - Double speed kazoo instrumental
[F] Sxxxx ax txx [Bb] nxxxxx pxxxxx wxxxx [G] wxxx-fxx fxxxx axx [C] sxxx tx sxxxx
[F] Mxxxxx txx [Bb] gxxxxxxx exxxxxxx ix [G] Sxxxx Sxxxx axx hxx [C] dxxxxxx bxxx
Wxxx [F] wxx nxxxx [Bb] mxxxx [G] wxxx yxx'xx [C] fxxxx
Txx [F/] bxx axx[D7/] xxxxxxx [Gm/] exxxx[C7/]wxxxx
Wxxx bx [F/] Sxxxx [D7/] Sxxxx axx hxx [Gm/] dxxxxxx [C7/] bxxx
Sing last line
Yeah, [F/] Simon [D7/] Smith and the [Gm/] Amaz[C7/]ing [Gm/] Danc[C7/]ing [F] Bear [C7][F]
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