Honeycomb (1957) (video) (midi)

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Honeycomb ! Honeycomb !

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1. Well, it's a darn good life and it's kinda funny

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how the Lord made the bee and the bee made the honey,

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and the honeybee lookin' for home and they called it honeycomb.

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And they roamed the world and they gathered all

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of the honeycomb into one sweet ball

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and the honeycomb from a million trips made my baby's lips.

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Oh, Honeycomb, won't you be my baby,

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well, Honeycomb, be my own,

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got a hank o' hair and a piece o' bone,

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made a walkin' talkin' Honeycomb.

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Well, Honeycomb, won't you be my baby,

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well, Honeycomb, be my own,

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what a darn good life when you got a wife like Honeycomb.

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(original moves up half a note to capo 1st here) Honeycomb !

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2. And the Lord said, now that I made a bee

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I'm going to look all around for a green, green tree.

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And he made a little tree and I guess you heard

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hop in, well, he made a little bird.

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And they waited all around till the end of spring,

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gettin' every note that the birdies sing,

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and they put 'em all into one sweet tone for my Honeycomb.

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(original moves up half a note to capo 2nd here) Honeycomb !

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3. And the Lord said, now that I made a bird,

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I'm gonna look all round for a little ole word,

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that sounds about sweet like 'turtledove',

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and I guess I'm gonna call it 'love'.

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And he roamed the world lookin' everywhere,

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gettin' love from here, love from there,

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and he put it all in a little ole part of my baby's heart.

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(Jimmie Rogers)