Back off Boogaloo    (intro)    (midi)

 

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Back off Boogaloo, I said, back off Boogaloo, come on,

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    back off Boogaloo Boo.

 

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1. Back off Boogaloo, what d'yer think you're gonna do,

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    I got a flash right from the start.

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    Wake up, meat head, don't pretend that you are dead,

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    get yourself up off the cart.

 

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    Get yourself together now, and give me something tasty,

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    everything you try to do, you know, it sure sounds wasted.

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    Back off Boogaloo, I said, back off Boogaloo.

 

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2. You think you're a groove standing there in your wallpaper shoes,

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    and your socks that match your eyes.

 

+ CHORUS

 

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    Get yourself together now, and give me something tasty,

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    everything you try to do, you know, it sure sounds wasted.

 

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3. Back off Boogaloo, what d'yer think I’m gonna do,

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    I got a flash right from the start.

 

+ repeat CHORUS (5x)  and fade…   (midi = C - F - C ….) (Ringo Starr)