[ Предположительная тональность: F ] MY PAL SKIPPY (Eric Jupp) Music: Eric Jupp Lyrics: Ted Roberts 1968 Intro: |F C |F |C |F C,C,C,C| Verse 1: (C) F C F How would you like to find a friend that's ever-true? C F Well a kangaroo could be the perfect pal for you. C F Everyone ought to have a kangaroo or two - Gm C 'Though it's not a very common thing to do-do-do. F C F Skippy is my best friend, although I like white mice C F C And a hippopotamus is really very nice. F C F Elephants may be popular in Timbuktu, C F But I'd rather have a kangaroo. CHORUS: Bb She has a good pouch for minding F All the treasures I'm finding, C F But if I overload her she gets hopping mad. Bb And every night in her pocket, F When I help her unlock it, C C7 There are things we'd forgotten that she ever had. Verse 2 (shorter): F C F So would you like to find a friend that's ever-true, C F C Well, a kangaroo could be the very one for you. F C F Skippy's a real good pal, the best I ever knew: C F She's a real Australian kangaroo-roo-roo. C F She's a real Australian kangaroo. Verse 3: |F C |F |C |F | |F C |F |Gm |C | [Instrumental to first four lines of the verse] F C F C Skippy is my best friend, although I like white mice F C F C And a hippopotamus is really very nice. F C F Elephants may be popular in Timbuktu, C F But I'd rather have a kangaroo. CHORUS: Bb She has a good pouch for minding F All the treasures I'm finding, C F But if I overload her she gets hopping mad. Bb And every night in her pocket, F When I help her unlock it, C C7 There are things we'd forgotten that she ever had. Verse 4: F C F So, would you like to find a friend that's ever-true? C F C Well a kangaroo could be the very one for you. F C F Skippy's a real good pal, the best I ever knew: C F She's a real Australian kangaroo-roo-roo. C F She's a real Australian kangaroo. Coda: C F A real Australian kangaroo. C F C,C,C,F. [Stop] A real Australian kangaroo. :Charted by Bustopher the Busker - bustopher@bigpond.com