Key: E
Introduction:
Ebm7 Ab7
(Ooh ooooo,
Ebm7 Ab7
Ooh ooh ooooo,
Ebm7 C#
Ooh ooooo,
Eb7
hoot, hoot, hoot, hoot!
Ab7 C#7 Ab7
Ev'ry afternoon when the clock strikes four
Ab7
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)
C#7 Ab7
A crazy bunch of kids crash through that door
Ab7
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)
Eb
They throw off their coats
C#
And leave the squares behind
Eb
And then they shake it, shake it, shake it
C#
Like they're losing their mind
Eb
You'll never see them frown
C# B C# Ab7
'Cause they're the nicest kids in town
Ebm7 Ab7
(Ooh ooooo,
E7
Ooh ooh ooo)
A7 D7
Every afternoon you turn your T.V. on
A7
(na, na, na, na, na, na na na na)
D7
And we know you turn the sound up when your parents are gone, yeah!
A7
(na, na, na, na, na, na na na na)
E
And then you twist and shout
D
For your favorite star
E
And once you've practiced every step
D
That's in your repertoire
E
You better come on down
D C D/A A7
And meet the nicest kids in town
D7
Nice white kids who like to lead the way
A
And once a month we have our "negro day!"
F#m B
And i'm the man who keeps it spinnin' round
D B
Mr. Corny Collins with the latest,
E
Greatest Baltimore
F
Sound!!
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7
So every afternoon drop everything
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)
Eb7 Bb7
Who needs to read and write when you can dance and sing?
Bb7
(bop bee ba, ba ba ba ba ba, bee ba)
F
Forget about your algebra
Eb
And calculus
F
You can always do your homework
Eb
On the morning bus
F
Can't tell a verb from a noun
Eb C# Eb Bb7
They're the nicest kids in town
Fm7 Eb
(Ooh ooooo)
B7 E7 B7
So, if every night you're shaking as you lie in bed
(mony mony, ah ooh, mony mony)
E7 B7
And the bass and drums are pounding in your head
(mony mony, ah ooh, mony mony)
F#7
Who cares about sleep when you can
E7
snooze in school?
F F#7
They'll never get to college
E7
But they sure look cool
F#7
Don't need a cap and a gown
E D E/B B7
'Cause they're the nicest kids in town
F#m7
(Ooh ooooo, etc.)
E/A B7 F#m7
They're the nicest. Nicest
E/A B7
They're the nicest. Nicest
E/A B7
They're the sugar 'n' spicest,
F#m7 E/A
The nicest kids in...
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