Keep It Clean
Charley Jordan
[E]Well, I went to the river and I couldn’t get across
[E]Floated on your papa because I thought he was a horse
[A]Ride him over, give a Coca-Cola
[E]Lemon soda, saucer of ice cream
[B7]Takes soap and water, now,
For to keep it [E]clean
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[E]Up she jumped, down she fell
[E]Her mouth flew open like a mussel shell, now,
[A]Ride him over, give a coca cola
[E]Lemon soda, saucer of icecream
[B7]Takes soap and water,
For to keep it [E]clean
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[E]Your sister was a teddy, your daddy was a bear
[E]Put the muzzle on your mama ’cause she had bad hair, now,
[A]Ride him over, give. Coca Cola
[E]Lemon soda, saucer of ice cream
[B7]Takes soap and water
For to keep it [E]clean
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SOLO (1 verse + 1 chorus)
[E][E][E][E][A][A][E][E][B7][B7][E]
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[E]If you want to hear that elephant laugh
[E]Take him to the river and wash his yas-yas-yas, then,
[A]Ride him over, give a Coca Cola
[E]Lemon soda, saucer of ice cream
[B7]Takes soap and water now,
For to keep it [E]clean
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[E]If you want to go to Heaven when you d-i-e
[E]You got to put on your collar and your t-i-e, now,
[A]Ride him over, give a Coca Cola,
[E]Lemon soda, saucer of ice cream,
[B7]Takes soap and water now,
For to keep it [E]clean
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SOLO (1 vers + 1 chorus)
[E][E][E][E][A][A][E][E][B7][B7][E]
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[E]If you want to get the rabbit out the l-o-g
[E]You’ve got to put on the stump like a d-o-g, now,
[A]Ride him over, give a Coca Cola,
[E]Lemon soda, saucer of ice cream,
[B7]It takes soap and water now,
For to keep it [E]clean
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[E]Run here, doctor, run here fast
[E]See what’s the matter with his yas-yas-yas, now,
[A]Ride him over, give a Coca Cola,
[E]Lemon soda, saucer of ice cream,
[B7]Takes soap and water now,
For to keep it [E]clean
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Takes soap and water, now,
For to keep it clean
Takes soap and water, now,
Honey for to keep it clean