Artist: Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas Song: "Little Children" Single (1964) Official Site URL's: http://billyjkramer.com/ Wiki URL's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_J._Kramer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Children_(song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3yO6eUvJAA AUTHOR: Tab annotated by rikigo ([email protected]) TUNING: Standard Tuning, Capo on 3rd fret. BACKGROUND: "...The song is sung from the point of view of man cajoling and bribing the young of his girlfriend not not to 'tell on' him about their relationship." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Children_(song) TEMPO: Andante moderato CHORDS: D ========== XX0232 C ========== 332010 A ========== X02220 F ========== 133211 G ========== 320003 E ========== 022100 A7 ========== X02020 Intro: |D |C |A | (x 2) Verse 1: D C A Little children, you better not tell on me, I'm tellin' you, D C D little children, you better not tell what you see. D G And if you're good, I'll give you candy and a quarter, A F E A if you're quiet, like you oughta be, and keep a secret with me. Verse 2: A7 D I wish they would go away. D C A Little children, now why aren't you playin' outside, I'm askin' you, D C D you can't fool me, cause I'm gonna know if you hide, and try to peek. G A I'm gonna treat you to a movie, stop your gigglin', F E A D children do be nice, like little sugars and spice. Chorus: F G F G You saw me kissin' your sister, you saw me holdin' her hand, G A G A but if you snitch to your mother, your father won't understand. Verse 3: A7 D I wish they would take a nap. D C A Little children, now why don't you go, bye-bye, go anywhere at all. D C D Little children, I know you could if you tried, go up the stairs! G Me and your sister, we're goin' steady, A F E A how can I kiss her, when I'm ready to? A7 D G A With little children like you around. D G A D C A7 D I wonder what can I do around, little children like you? (End)
