Never Trust A Puppet

(Male voice): C G Am F When I was a young boy, I'd climb into my bed. C Am F My mother would turn off the light, and pat my little G head. Am C She'd speak of lessons she had learned, F C Important wisdom passed along. C Am Then she'd stand in my shadowed room F G C And sing this little song. (Female/high voice): C G Never trust a puppet, Am F puppets are un--true. C Am No matter what the puppet says, F G he don't care bout' you. C G Never trust a puppet, Am F puppets are in-sin-cere. C Am Some how every-one finds out, F G what you whisper in a puppets ear. C G When I was a young girl, Am F I got a puppet for my birth-day. C Am We went everywhere together, F G C we played, and laughed, and sang. C G But the puppet started lying, Am F and taking things that didn't belong to it. C Am And saying inappropriate things at my parents parties. F G And one night when I was asleep, the puppet ran away. C G Never trust a puppet, Am F or the feelings that they share. C Am There is something not quite right, F G in a puppets stare. C G Never give your heart to a puppet, Am F always stay on your guard. C Am Puppets will betray you..... F G C Puppets are really weird. C G When I was a tiny girl, F C my aunt had a little lamb puppet. C G She'd use it as a oven mitt, F C and take a hot casserole out of the oven. C G Then she'd chase me around the house, F C with the puppet on her hand. Screaming.. *no chords* "I BURNT MY TONGUE, I BURNT MY TONGUE!" *long pause* C G Never trust a puppet, Am F puppets are un--true. C Am No matter what the puppet says, F G C he don't care bout' you.