Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh - Allan Sherman

Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh

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G Am7 D Am7 D7 Am7 G
Hello Muddah, hello Fadduh, here I am at Camp Granada.
 
B7 Em
Camp is very entertaining,
 
D Am7 D DM7 D7
And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.
 
G Am7 D Am7 D7 Am7 G
I went hiking with Joe Spivey; he developed poison ivy.
 
B7 Em Em7 C
You remember Leonard Skinner?
 
Am7 D D7 G Am7 G
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.
 
All the counselors hate the waiters and the lake has alligators.
And the head coach wants no sissies,
So he reads to us from something called "Ulysses."
Now I don't want this should scare ya, but my bunkmate has malaria.
You remember Jeffrey Hardy?
They're about to organize a searching party.
 
Bridge
Em B7
Take me home, oh Muddah, Fadduh,
Em B7
Take me home, I hate Granada.
Am7 C G G/F# Em
Don't leave me out in the forest
C Am B7
Where I might get eaten by a bear.
Em B7 Em B7
Take me home, I promise I will not make noise
Am7 C G
Or mess the house with oth - er boys;
G/F# Em C
Oh please don't make me stay,
Am7 B7 C7 B7
I've been here one whole day.
 
Dearest Fadduh, darling Muddah,
How's my precious little bruddah?
Let me come home if you miss me -
I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me.
Wait a minute--it stopped hailing.
Guys are swimming, guys are sailing,
Playing baseball--gee, dat's bettah!
Muddah, Fadduh, kindly disregard this lettah!

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