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What a World
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Now it was ^EChristmas Day in the ^Aadd9jailhouse,
The ^Eold man sat in his ^B7cell,
"^EPut out your pudding, for ^Abmtreacle,"
He ^Aheard the warden ^B7yell,
"If you want ^Etreacle on your ^Aadd9pudding,
Put it ^Eout without de^Alay."
The ^Eold man put out his ^Aadd9pudding,
And the ^B7warden took it a^Eway.
Chorus:
What a ^B7world, (what a world) what a ^Eplace, (what a ^E7place)
Ain't you ^Aglad you're a member ^Eof the ^B7human ^Erace.
^B7 Now the ^Efolksinger came from A^Aadd9merica
To ^Esing at the Albert ^B7Hall,
He ^Esang his songs of ^Abmprotest
And ^Afairer shares for ^B7all.
He ^Esang how the poor were ^Aadd9much too poor
And the ^Erich too rich by ^Afar,
Then ^Ehe drove back to his ^Aadd9penthouse
In his ^B7brand new Rolls Royce ^Ecar.
Chorus
^B7 Now ^EAnnie's a shorthand ^Aadd9typist
^EWorking for the B.B.^B7C.,
^EHer brother Jackie's in ^Abmprison
Doing ^Athree years for forge^B7ry,
Her ^Esister Josie's in ^Aadd9Holloway,
In ^EDockmoor is her Uncle ^AJim,
And her ^Edad runs a pirate ^Aadd9radio ship,
But ^B7she never talks about ^Ehim.
Chorus
^B7 Now ^Ethree old maids had a ^Aadd9she-cat,
^EKept her indoors night and ^B7day,
^EKept her away from the ^Abmhe-cats,
Thought she'd ^Alike it better that ^B7way,
Then ^Eone old maid went and got ^Aadd9married,
The next ^Emorning she hastened to ^Awrite,
A ^Enote to the others which ^Aadd9simply said,
"Let ^B7kitty out to^Enight."
Chorus
^B7 Now the ^Ebutton was pressed, the ^Aadd9world destroyed
Leaving ^Ejust one solitary ^B7man,
And at the ^Etop of the Empire State ^AbmBuilding
His ^Alonely existance be^B7gan,
But his ^Eloneliness was too ^Aadd9much so he jumped
And he ^Efell like a bird with one ^Awing,
And ^Eas he passed the ^Abmseventh floor,
^B7 He heard the telephone ^Ering.
Chorus
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