I Love Onions:Susan Christie.
#63 on BB Hot 100 on COLUMBIA
Records in 1966.
INTRO:(Kazoo) A Gb B E A
#1.
A Gb
I don't like snails or toads or frogs or
B
strange things living under logs.
E A E
But, mmm, I love onions.
A Gb
I don't like dancing with Crazy Ted, he's
B
always jumping on my head.
E A E
But, mmm, I love onions.
CHORUS:
A Gb B
Onions, onions, la-la-la, onions, onions,
ha-ha-ha.
E A B E
Root, toot, doo, doo, doot, doo, doo.
A Gb B
Onions, onions, la-la-la, onions, onions,
ha-ha-ha.
E A E
Root, toot, doo, doo, doot, doo, doo.
#3.
A Gb B
I don't like rain or snow or hail or Moby Dick,
the great white whale.
E A E
But, mmm, I love onions.
A Gb
I don't like shoes that pinch your toes or
B
people who squirt you with a garden hose.
E A E
But, mmm, I love onions.
CHORUS:
A Gb B
Onions, onions, la-la-la, onions, onions,
ha-ha-ha.
E A B E
Root, toot, doo, doo, doot, doo, doo.
A Gb B
Onions, onions, la-la-la, onions, onions,
ha-ha-ha.
E A
Root, toot, doo, doo, doot, doo, doo.
BRIDGE:(Spoken:)
A Gb B
Onions are a tuberous vegetable and is a member
E
of the genus, 'Stinkus Delicioso.'
A
It was highly prized by the ancient Egyptian
E A
pharaohs and their friends and cousins.
Gb B
It causes watering of the eyes and rubifaction
E A
of the skin..but it is very, very tasty..ha-ha.
CHORUS:
A Gb B
Onions, onions, la-la-la, onions, onions,
ha-ha-ha.
E A B E
Root, toot, doo, doo, doot, doo, doo.
A Gb B
Onions, onions, la-la-la, onions, onions,
ha-ha-ha.
E A
Root, toot, doo, doo, doot, doo, doo.
OUTRO:
D Gb A
(How vewy, vewy good!)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.