Roly Poly

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G C G G D - G C G D G
C G A A7 D - G C G D G
V1 - B - V2 - B - B - V1

"third verse same as the first"
v1 start "eatin corn n taters"

Roly Poly - eatin' corn and 'taters
Hungry every minute of the day
Roly Poly - gnawin' on a biscuit
Long as he can chew it it's OK

 He can eat an apple pie
 And never even bat an eye
 He likes everything from soup to hay

Roly Poly daddy's little fattie
Bet he's gonna be a man someday

 break - guitar

Roly Poly - scrambled eggs for breakfast
Bread and jelly twenty times a day
Roly Poly - eats a hearty dinner
It takes lots of strength to run and play

 Pulls up weeds and does the chores
 and runs both ways to all the stores
 He works up an appetite that way

Roly Poly daddy's little fattie
Bet he's gonna be a man someday

 break 1 - mando
 break 2 - guitar

(third verse same as the first)
Roly Poly - eatin' corn and 'taters
Hungry every minute of the day
Roly Poly - gnawin' on a biscuit
Long as he can chew it it's OK

 He can eat an apple pie
 And never even bat an eye
 He likes everything from soup to hay

Roly Poly daddy's little fattie
Bet he's gonna be a man someday

outro - vox only
Roly Poly daddy's little fattie
Bet he's gonna be a man someday

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