MY PAL SKIPPY (Eric Jupp)
Music: Eric Jupp Lyrics: Ted Roberts 1968
Intro: |F C |F |C |F C,C,C,C|
Verse 1:
(C) F C F
How would you like to find a friend that's ever-true?
C F
Well a kangaroo could be the perfect pal for you.
C F
Everyone ought to have a kangaroo or two -
Gm C
'Though it's not a very common thing to do-do-do.
F C F
Skippy is my best friend, although I like white mice
C F C
And a hippopotamus is really very nice.
F C F
Elephants may be popular in Timbuktu,
C F
But I'd rather have a kangaroo.
CHORUS:
Bb
She has a good pouch for minding
F
All the treasures I'm finding,
C F
But if I overload her she gets hopping mad.
Bb
And every night in her pocket,
F
When I help her unlock it,
C C7
There are things we'd forgotten that she ever had.
Verse 2 (shorter):
F C F
So would you like to find a friend that's ever-true,
C F C
Well, a kangaroo could be the very one for you.
F C F
Skippy's a real good pal, the best I ever knew:
C F
She's a real Australian kangaroo-roo-roo.
C F
She's a real Australian kangaroo.
Verse 3:
|F C |F |C |F |
|F C |F |Gm |C |
[Instrumental to first four lines of the verse]
F C F C
Skippy is my best friend, although I like white mice
F C F C
And a hippopotamus is really very nice.
F C F
Elephants may be popular in Timbuktu,
C F
But I'd rather have a kangaroo.
CHORUS:
Bb
She has a good pouch for minding
F
All the treasures I'm finding,
C F
But if I overload her she gets hopping mad.
Bb
And every night in her pocket,
F
When I help her unlock it,
C C7
There are things we'd forgotten that she ever had.
Verse 4:
F C F
So, would you like to find a friend that's ever-true?
C F C
Well a kangaroo could be the very one for you.
F C F
Skippy's a real good pal, the best I ever knew:
C F
She's a real Australian kangaroo-roo-roo.
C F
She's a real Australian kangaroo.
Coda:
C F
A real Australian kangaroo.
C F C,C,C,F. [Stop]
A real Australian kangaroo.
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