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Introduction:
Atº A7
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Yeah there?s a bright moonlight shinin? down thru the trees
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And I know my baby?s comin? down to be with me
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She got a basket on her arm, baby, my love inside
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Now when she opens up the basket things are gonna be alright
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(Hear my baby callin?)
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My my my my my my baby goodnight (Yeah, yeah)
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Ohh-hhh baby goodnight
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Mmm, I hear that bird a-callin? singin? like a whippoorwill
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(Well, well, well)
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I hear that bird a-callin? singin? like a whippoorwill
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(Yeah, yeah)
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And when I hear that bird a-callin? it give my baby such a thrill
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(And I think I?ll call my baby)
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My my my my my my baby goodnight (Yeah)
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Ohh-hhh baby goodnight (And I don?t believe you heard me)
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My my my my talkin? about, baby, my life (Ah, my life)
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Ohh-hhh baby goodnight (And I?m talkin? to the preacher)
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