Roosevelt and Ira Lee Akkorde von
Tony Joe White
Tony Joe White

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Tonart: E major
Verse 1
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Ah, this? about two cats, they?re sitting? down by a river in the swimps. (and) They?re sittin? there on a log. This one of ?em is a kind of a big fella and (the) other?n is a little bit smaller and he?s got
a long ?billed cap. And they? sitting there pondering on what they? gonna do for the night. And anything the big-guy says (to him) the little guy is for; ?cause he digs, and he? ( ), ?cool.?
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So it?s called, ?Roosevelt & Ira Lee?
Verse 2
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The river was dark and muddy,
And the moon was on the rise.
And all of the creatures in the swamp-land
Had Had woke up to feed
Verse 3
for the night.
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Roosevelt and Ira Lee
(huh!) were sittin? there on a log,
And Ira Lee turned to Roosevelt and said,
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?I?d sure like to have-a me me
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some BULLFROG(s).?
Verse 4
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He said, ?Yeah. YEAH!
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Lord.(!) Sure would taste good!?
Verse 5
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So they slipped on their rubber boots,
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And walked down to the water?s edge.
And right away they knew
the night would be a bummer,
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?cause Ira Lee stepped on
a Water Mocc-sin head.
Verse 6
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He said, ?uuhOh, -uuOH! LORD! Somebody
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help me!? (heh-heh-heh.)
(HARMONICA)
Verse 7
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Ira Lee turned to Roosevelt
(when he quit his screaming
and kickin?)
And he said, ?Let?s forget about the Bullfrog Legs,
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and go out and steal some chickens.?
Verse 8
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Ol? Roosevelt said, like this now, ?Yeah. Yeah! OO-oo-oui! Sure Sure
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Sure would taste good!... ?Yes it would. (I love my chicken.)?
Verse 9
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Oh, the river was dark and muddy?
Outro 1
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