G C G C


[Verse 1]
C
There was a crooked man
C
And he walked a crooked mile
C
He had a crooked stick
C
And oh boy how it cramped his style
            Eb
Well did ya mama ever tell ya
     F                     C
Them kookie little nursery rhymes?


[Verse 2]
C
Jack and Jill went up the hill
C
Supposed to get some water
C
They stayed up there a long time
C
Doing what they shouldn't oughta
       Eb
Did ya mama ever tell ya
     F                    C
Them funky little nursery rhymes?
             Bb
And when you got a little older
        F                         C
Did you learn to read between the lines?


[Chorus]
            F
What did ya mama ever tell ya
          Dm
About the A's, B's and C's?
F
Did she ever tell ya
          Dm
About the birds and the bees?
       F
Did ya mama ever tell ya
         Dm
You were brought by the stork?
C
How you could run before you could walk?


[Verse 3]
C
Mary had a little lamb
C
His feet were black as coal
C
He even followed her to bed
C
The naughty little soul
             Eb
Well, did ya mama ever tell ya
     F                     C
Them kookie little nursery rhymes?


[Verse 4]
C
A-little Jacky Horner
C
Sitting quiet in his corner
C
How'd he get that name
C
A-doing what he shouldn't oughta
       Eb
Did ya mama ever tell ya
     F                    C
Them funky little nursery rhymes?
           Bb
And as you got a little older
        F                         C
Did you learn to read between the lines?


[Chorus]
            F
What did ya mama ever tell ya
          Dm
About the A's, B's and C's?
F
Did she ever tell ya
          Dm
About the birds and the bees?
       F
Did ya mama ever tell ya
         Dm
You were brought by the stork?
C
How you could run before you could walk?


[Solo]
C Eb F C


[Verse 5]
C
How about that oldie lady
C
Who was living in a shoe
C
She had so many children
C
She knew how and what to do
             Eb
Well, did ya mama ever tell ya
     F                     C
Them kookie little nursery rhymes
             Bb
And when you got a little older
        F                         C
Did you learn to read between the lines?


[Chorus]
            F
What did ya mama ever tell ya
          Dm
About the A's, B's and C's?
F
Did she ever tell ya
          Dm
About the birds and the bees?
       F
Did ya mama ever tell ya
         Dm
You were brought by the stork?
C   N.C.
How you could run, how you could run
N.C.
How you could run before you could walk, yeah