RIVERDADDY
by
Tim Cain
Words and Chords
1. Leggy
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Leggy leggy spider, do not be afraid
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Creatures of the earth are safe with me
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Leggy leggy spider, hop right up on me
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I'll never hurt you
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I have a spider for a friend, I haven't known him very long
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And I won't know him much longer
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He just jumped up on my hand, he's feeling my skin
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And he must wonder who I am
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Leggy leggy spider, do not be afraid
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Creatures of the earth are safe with me
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Leggy leggy spider, hop right up on me
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I'll never hurt you
Leggy pg. 2
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He is brown and he is small, but he sure knows how to crawl
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Although right now he's quiet
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He must have lots of friends out there, brothers and sisters everywhere
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And he must wonder who I am
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Leggy leggy spider, do not be afraid
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Creatures of the earth are safe with me
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Leggy leggy spider, hop right up on me
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I'll never hurt you
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Now he ran down in the grass, same color as him
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Dry and brown and golden
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I just hope that we're still friends when he sees me again
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And he will wonder who I am
Leggy pg. 3
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Leggy leggy spider, do not be afraid
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Creatures of the earth are safe with me
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Leggy leggy spider, hop right up on me
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I'll never hurt you
2. High Silk Hat
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One day I took with me upon the subway
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My high silk hat - my high silk hat
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I laid it down upon the seat beside me
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My high silk hat - my high silk hat
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A great big lady came and sat upon it
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My high silk hat - it looked like that
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A great big lady came and sat upon it
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My high silk hat - it looked like that
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Well, Christopher Columbus what d'ya think of that ?
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A great big lady sat upon my hat!
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My hat she broke, now what's the joke
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My hat she broke, now what's the joke
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Christopher Columbus what d'ya think of that ? HAT ! ! !
3. Bluebird
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Bluebird, bluebird, through my window
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Bluebird, bluebird, through my window
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Bluebird, bluebird, through my window
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Oh! You make me so happy.
4. Riverdaddy
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Daddy come on you promised, take me to the river
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Put down your pencil and swim with me
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Daddy come on you promised, please Daddy, please
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I've been a good girl all day long
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Take me to the river, Daddy, it's one o'clock - it's hot, hot, hot
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Take me to the river, Daddy, I'll go and get my friends
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Go and get a towel, put on a swimsuit, pick up and extra towel for me
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Get a great big bag and put in some food, we'll be there all afternoon
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Take me to the river, Daddy, it's one o'clock - it's hot, hot, hot
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Take me to the river, Daddy, I'll go and get my friends
Riverdaddy pg. 2
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Meet me right back here, don't forget your sandals,
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Walking to the river will be hot, hot, hot
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Tell Ray and Rosie and anybody else who wants to go cool off
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Take me to the river, Daddy, it's one o'clock - it's hot, hot, hot
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Take me to the river, Daddy, I'll go and get my friends
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Take me to the river, take me to the river,
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Take me to the river, take me to the river,
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Take me to the river Daddy, I'll go and get my friends.
5. Best friends
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It's another Saturday, and my breakfast is done
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Now I want to go and play with a good friend
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And my best friend has got to be you
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I really like the things that you do
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So I grab the phone and call - are you there?
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Best friends forever - best friends forever!
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Walking to your house is fun, it's not far for me
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All the people that I pass are good friends
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But my best friend has got to be you
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So I'm bringing my new toy too
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And a book that we can read later on
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Best friends forever - best friends forever!
Best Friends pg. 2
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You've been my best friend since I moved in
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I didn't know anybody else
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Since then things are getting good
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Knowing you more and more
solo
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Yeah, my best friend has got to be you
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I really like the things we do
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And I hope that through the years we can stay
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Best friends forever!
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Best friends forever
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6. Georgie
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Every morning at half past eight
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I go oo-oo-oo-oo-oo to Georgie
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And every morning at half past eight
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He goes oo-oo-oo-oo-oo to me
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No time to knock - no time to buzz
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But when I open up my eyes I
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Throw up the window, pop out my head
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And go oo-oo-oo-oo-oo to Georgie
7. Lumahai
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Oh my Lumahai, beauty never ends
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Blue sea, bluer sky - sunny sandy friend
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Fish swim in the water, feeding on the rocks
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Here I bring my daughter, running to the water
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Oh my Lumahai, beauty never ends
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Blue sea, bluer sky - sunny sandy friend
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Diving to the bottom, if my luck is strong
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I can find the sea shells, look at what the sea tells
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Oh my Lumahai, beauty never ends
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Blue sea, bluer sky - sunny sandy friend
Lumahai pg. 2
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Children grow up sometime, and go into the world
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But for me my daughter will always be the lovely
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Girl of Lumahai, beauty never ends
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Blue sea, bluer sky - sunny sandy friend
8. Zimba Zaya
key of A all the way
I come a zimba zimba zaya
I come a zimba zimba zee
See him there, the Zulu warrior
See him there, the Zulu chief
9. Bigger
use a capo on the first fret
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Over, under pull 'em through, I just learned to tie my shoe
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Now I'm older, bigger too, bigger just like you
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Pop 'em in and push 'em down, I can make my toast turn brown
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I can also tie my shoe, I'm bigger just like you
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I can even whistle too, bigger just like you
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I can swim one lap and I can write my name
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I'm growing every day
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Bigger - like you
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I just learned to count to 10 all the way up and down again
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I whistle and I toast bread too, and I tie my shoe
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I'm bigger just like you
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Bigger just like you
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1......0!
10. The Woodpecker
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There once was a woodpecker high in a tree
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Going chick-chick-a-chick-a-chick all the day - ole!
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He got so ambitious he wore off his beak
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Now you can hear him say
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Oh my beak! Oh my beak!
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What a sad day when I lost it
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Hear me cry! Hear me sigh!
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What a sorry sight to see - poor me!
11. Campground
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Down at the campground everybody's wondering
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When, oh when are we gonna eat again
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Why wait? You know it may be too late tomorrow
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Spoons, spoons, spoons are what you need
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To feed on this watermelon
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And would you like to try another piece of our pie?
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Why sure, you know I'd love to
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner
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Bbrrrunch and a midnight snack
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Wouldn't it be a winner
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If we had a bite to eat before we slip into the sack?
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Why sure, you know I'd love to
Campground pg.2
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Down at the campground everybody's fishing
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When, oh when will I get a bite again
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Why wait? You know it may be too late tomorrow
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Sticks, sticks, sticks are what you need
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To burn and to cook a hot dog
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Don't eat too much, you gotta save some room for s'mores - Why sure!
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You know I'd love to.
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner
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Bbrrrunch and a midnight snack
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Wouldn't it be a winner
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If we had a bite to eat before we slip into the sack?
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Why sure, you know I'd love to
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Down at the Campground - mmm
12. Way Up in the Sky
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Way up in the sky, the little birds fly
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Down down in their nest, the little birds rest
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With a wing on the left, and a wing on the right
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The dear little birdies sleep all through the night
Shhh ... they're sleeping
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Up comes the Sun, the dew falls about
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Good morning, good morning the little birds shout!