xLittle Children:Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas.
Top of charts in '64.
#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.
#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.
#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 Bb A D
I wonder what can I do around.... little children like you.
CHORUS:
REPEAT#3.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
