x...MICKEY'S MONKEY... by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
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*from 'The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey' (1963)*
Intro:
(n.C)
Alright is everybody ready? Alright now, here we go...
A one, a two, a one, two, three, four.
(with Drums):
(n.C)
Lum de lum de la lye, (lum de lum de la lye).
Lum de lum de la lye, (lum de lum de la lye).
Interlude:
C7, F (x4)
Verse 1:
C7 F C7 F
This cat named Mickey came from out of town,
C7 F C7 F
He been spreadin' this new dance, all around.
C7 F C7 F
And in just a matter of a few days,
C7 F C7 F
This dance became the new teenage craze.
Verse 2:
C7 F C7 F
The people see him dancin', they be-gin to see,
C7 F C7 F
See this cat do that Monkey thing.
C7 F C7 F
It's really something to see,
C7 F C7 F
This cat named Mickey's, doin' that Monkey.
Chorus 1:
C7 F
C'mon and do The Mickey's Monkey, children,
C7 F
(Let's do The Mickey's Monkey, children).
C7 F
C'mon and do The Mickey's Monkey, children,
C7 F
(Let's do The Mickey's Monkey, children).
Bridge 1:
C7 F
Lum de lum de la lye,
C7 F
(Lum de lum de la lye).
C7 F
Lum de lum de la lye,
C7 F
(Lum de lum de la lye).
Interlude:
C7
C7, F (x4)
Bridge 2:
C7 F
Lum de lum de la lye,
C7 F
(Lum de lum de la lye).
C7 F
Lum de lum de la lye,
C7 F
(Lum de lum de la lye).
Verse 3:
C7 F C7 F
Monkey see, monkey do, (lum de lum de la lye),
C7 F C7 F
C'mon, you can do The Monkey too, (lum de lum de la lye).
Chorus 2:
C7 F
C'mon and do The Mickey's Monkey, children,
C7 F
(Let's do The Mickey's Monkey, children).
C7 F
C'mon and do The Mickey's Monkey, children,
C7 F
(Let's do The Mickey's Monkey, children).
Bridge 3:
C7 F
Lum de lum de la lye,
C7 F
(Lum de lum de la lye).
C7 F
Lum de lum de la lye,
C7 F
(Lum de lum de la lye).
Coda:
C7
Do The Monkey, (do the Monkey), Mickey's Monkey, (Mickey's Monkey).
Do The Monkey, (do the Monkey), Mickey's Monkey, (Mickey's Monkey).
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C7 F
EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])
