Little Red Rented Rowboat:Joe Dowell.
#23 in 1962.
(Capo 1st fret.)
CHORUS:
C G7 C
Little red rented rowboat..little red rented rowboat.
C F C G7
Not much better than no boat..but at least it'll go
C G7 C G7 C
when I row, row, row..at least it'll go when I row.
#1.
C G7 C
I saw two pretty girls sunbathing on a pier.
G7 C
They wore bikinis way down to here.
F C G7 C
I waved, they waved..they said they'd like a ride.
F G7 C
So, I helped them climb inside..to share my..
CHORUS:
C G7 C
Little red rented rowboat..little red rented rowboat.
C F C G7
Not much better than no boat..but at least it'll go
C G7 C G7 C
when I row, row, row..at least it'll go when I row.
C#
(Row, row, row, row, row.)
#2.
C#
Along came a sailboat big enough for two.
G#7 C#
The skipper saw the girls..I knew what he would do.
F# C# G#7 C#
He waved, and they waved..then he helped them inside..
F# G#7 C#
just one girl to ride..there in my..
CHORUS:
C# G#7 C#
Little red rented rowboat..little red rented rowboat.
C# F# C# G#7
Not much better than no boat..but at least it'll go
C# G#7 C# G#7 C#
when I row, row, row..at least it'll go when I row
D
(Row, row, row, row, row.)
#3.
D A
Hotrod motorboat roared up behind..the girl took a look,
D
and I could read her mind.
G D A D
She waved, and he waved..he helped her climb inside..
G A D
leaving me with wounded pride.
D#
(Row, row, row, row, row.)
#4.
D# A#
One hour later I saw them again..motorboat out of gas,
D#
sailboat out of wind.
G# D# A# D#
The girls waved, and I waved..and then I passed them by,
G# A# D#
with my nose held way up high..me and my..
CHORUS:
D# A# D#
Little red rented rowboat..little red rented rowboat.
D# G# D# A#
Not much better than no boat..but at least it'll go
D# A# D# A# D#
when I row, row, row..at least it'll go when I row.
OUTRO:
D#
Row, row, row little boat...row, row, row little boat...(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
