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