* You Are My Sunshine (C) * Jamaica Farewell (C) * Midnight Special (C) * Freight Train (F) * Jambalaya (C) * Hey, Good Lookin (C)

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1 * You Are My Sunshine (C) * Jamaica Farewell (C) * Midnight Special (C) * Freight Train (F) * Jambalaya (C) * Hey, Good Lookin (C) * Eight Days a Week (C) ******Interval****** ** Moon River (C) ** Time Machine (D) ** Sitting on Top of the World (G) ** I Walk the Line (C) * Ramblin Rose (C) * Lilli Marlene (C) * Botany Bay (C) * => Uke + Harp ** => Harp only Reserves: Click go the Shears (D but prefer G) Happy Birthday (C) Waltzing Matilda (assume C)

2 You are my Sunshine [No intro: leader counts us in first three beats a cappella] [NC] You are my [C] Sunshine my only [C7]Sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey You'll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you [Am] Please don't [C] take my [G] Sunshine [C] away [NC] The other [C] night dear, as I lay [C7] sleepin' I dreamed I [F] held you in my [C] arms But when I [F] woke dear Iwasmis[C] taken [Am] And I [C] hung my [G] head and I [C] cried [NC] I'll always [C] love you and make you [C7] happy If you will [F] only say the [C] same But if you [F] leave me and love an [C] oth er [Am] You'll re [C] gret it [G] all some [C] day [NC] You told me [C] once dear, you really [C7] love me And no one [F] else could come bet [C] ween But now you've [F] left me to love an [C] other [Am] You have [C] shattered [G] all my [C] dreams [NC] In all my [C] dreams dear you seem to [C7] leave me When I aw [F] ake my poor heart [C] aches So won t you [F] come back and make me [C] happy [Am] I ll for [C] give dear, I ll [G] take all the [C] blame [NC] You are my [C] Sunshine my only [C7]Sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey You'll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you [Am] Please don't [C] take my [G] Sunshine [C] away Please don't [C] take my [G] Sunshine [C] away [Last line slow from take. After away count and end]

3 Jamaica Farewell [C] Down the waywherethe[f] nights are gay And the [G7] sun shines daily on the [C] mountaintop [C] I took a trip on a [F] sailing ship And when I [G7] reached Jamaica I [C] made a stop CHORUS But I'm [C] sad to [Am] say I'm [Dm] on my way [G7] Won't be back for [C] many a day [C] My heart is [Am] down My head is [Dm] turning around Ihad to[g7] leavealittlegirlin [C] Kingston town [C] Sounds of laughter [F] everywhere And the [G7] dancing girls swaying [C] to and fro [C] I must declare my [F] heart is there Though I've [G7] been from Maine to [C] Mexico CHORUS [C] Down at the market [F] you can hear Ladies [G7] cry out while on their [C] heads they bear [C] Akee rice salt [F] fish are nice And the [G7] rum is fine any [C] time of year CHORUS [C] Down the way where the [F] nights are gay And the [G7] sun shines daily on the [C] mountaintop [C] I took a trip on a [F] sailing ship And when I [G7] reached Jamaica I [C] made a stop CHORUS X 2

4 Midnight Special [For first verse, ukes accompany solo singer with single, slow strum of each chord] [C] Well, you wake up in the [F] morning. You hear the work bell [C] ring And they march you to the [G7] table. You see the same old [C] thing Ain't no food upon the [F] table. And no fork up in the [C] pan But you'd better not [G7] complain, boy. You'll get in trouble with the [C] man [Stop playing start strumming and singing at special Let the midnight [F] special shine a light on [C] me Let the midnight [G7] special shine a light on [C] me Let the midnight [F] special shine a light on [C] me Let the midnight [G7] special shine a light on [C] me [NC] Yonder come Miss [F] Rosie. How in the world did you [C] know? By the colour of her [G7] apron and the way she wears her [C] clothes Umbrella on her [F] shoulder. Piece of paper in her [C] hand She come to see the [G7] governor. She wants to free her [C] man After each chorus and verse, sing a cappella until the first F chord [NC] Let the midnight [F] special shine a light on [C] me Let the midnight [G7] special shine a light on [C] me Let the midnight [F] special shine a light on [C] me Let the midnight [G7] special shine a light on [C] me [NC] If you're ever in [F] Houston. Well, you'd better do [C] right You'd better not [G7] gamble and you'd better not [C]fight Or the sheriff will grab [F] you and the boys will bring you [C] down Next thing you [G7] know, boy, you're penitentiary [C] bound [NC] Let the midnight [F] special shine a light on [C] me Let the midnight [G7] special shine a light on [C] me Let the midnight [F] special shine a light on [C] me Let the midnight [G7] special shine an everloving light on [C] me Last line slow down after special and go high to me. Finish with flourish on the Cchord

5 Freight Train [Intro: Harmonicas only. When they stop, ukes will be counted in. UKES accompany uke solo for one verse no singing] [F] Freight train freight train [C] goin' so fast Freight train freight train [F] goin' so fast [A7] Please don't tell what [Bb] train I'm on So they [F] won't know [C7] where I'm [F] gone [F] Freighttrain freighttrain [C] goin' round the bend Freight train freight train [F] comin' back again [A7] One of these days turn that [Bb] train around And [F] go back to [C7] my home [F] town (women only sing) [F] One more place I'd [C] like to be One more place I'd [F] like to see [A7] To watch them old Blue Ridge [Bb] Mountains climb When [F] I ride [C7] old number [F] nine HARMONICAS FOR ONE VERSE UKES STRUM SOFTLY (men only sing) [F] When I dielord[c] bury me deep Down at the end of [F] Chestnut street [A7] Where I can hear old [Bb] number nine As [F] she comes [C7] down the [F] line [F] Freight train freight train [C] goin' so fast Freight train freight train [F] goin' so fast [A7] Please don't tell what [Bb] train I'm on So they [F] won't know [C7] where I'm [F] gone [A7] Please don't tell what [Bb] train I'm on So they [F] won't know [C7] where I'm [F] gone Last line slow from won t finish with a slow strum or arpeggio on F

6 Jambalaya [Intro: play 3 ½ bars of C and then stop: goodbye is a cappella] [NC] Goodbye [C] Joe, me gotta go, me oh my [G] oh Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the [C] bayou My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my [G] oh Son of a gun, we ll have big fun on the [C] bayou [NC] Well jamba [C] laya and a crawfish pie and fillet [G] gumbo Cause tonight I m gonna see my ma cher [C] amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [G] gayo Son of a gun, we ll have big fun on the [C] bayou [NC] Thibo [C] daux, Fontaineaux, the place is [G] buzzin Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the [C] dozen We dress in style, go hog wild, me oh [G] my oh Son of a gun, we ll have big fun on the [C] bayou At the end of each verse stop playing until the next C Thibodaux pronounced Tibodaux [NC] Well jamba [C] laya and a crawfish pie and fillet [G] gumbo Cause tonight I m gonna see my ma cher [C] amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [G] gayo Son of a gun, we ll have big fun on the [C] bayou [NC] Well jamba [C] laya and a crawfish pie and fillet [G] gumbo Cause tonight I m gonna see my ma cher [C] amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [G] gayo Son of a gun, we ll have big fun on the [C] bayou [G] Son of a gun, we ll have big fun on the [C] bayou Stop for one beat before the last line. Slow the last time go high at on and extend on bayou and finish with strum flourish

7 Hey Good Looking [Intro: Strum 2barseachofD7 G7 C] [C] Hey, hey, good lookin, whatcha got[a7] cookin [D7] How s about cookin [G7] something up with [C] me [G7] [C] Hey, sweet baby, don t you think [A7] maybe [D7] We could find us a [G7] brand new recip [C] e [C7] Igota[F] hot- rod Ford and a [C] two dollar bill And I [F] know a spot right [C] over the hill There s [F] soda pop and the dancing is [C] free So if you [D7] wanna [NC] have fun come [G7] along with me [C] Hey, hey, good lookin, whatcha got [A7] cookin [D7] How s about cookin [G7] something up with [C] me [G7] [C] I m free and ready, so we can go [A7] steady [D7] How s about saving [G7] all your time for [C] me [G7] Single strum on D7 and a cappella until the G7 [C] No more lookin, I know I ve been [A7] tooken [D7] How s about keepin [G7] steady compan [C] y? [C7] I m gonna [F] throw my date book [C] over the fence And [F] find me one for [C] five or ten cents I ll [F] keep ittillit s [C]covered with age Cause I m [D7] writin [NC] your name on [G7] every page [C] Hey, hey, good lookin, whatcha got [A7] cookin [D7] How s about cookin [G7] something up [D7] How s about cookin [G7] something up [D7] How s about cooking [G7] something up with [C] me? Single strum on D7 and a cappella until the G7 [Don t slow down for last line but extend the me finish with 4 bars emphatic strums]

8 Eight Days A Week Intro: [C] [D7] [F] One bar each D UD D and then one down strum on C pause for one beat before singing [C] Ooh I need your [D7] love babe [F] guess you know it's [C] true [C] Hope you need my [D7] love babe [F] just like I need [C] you [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F] always on my [C] mind [C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F] love you all the [C] time [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [G] Eight days a week I [Am] love you [D7] Eight [NC] days a week is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care Single strum only once each chord in this line Single strum only on each chord in this line Single strum of D7 and a cappella until the F HARMONICAS ONLY UKES PLAY THIS VERSE SOFTLY WITHOUT SINGING [C] Ooh I need your [D7] love babe [F] guess you know it's [C] true [C] Hope you need my [D7] love babe [F] just like I need [C] you [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [G] Eight days a week I [Am] love you [D7] Eight [NC] days a week is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care [C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F] always on my [C] mind [C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F] love you all the [C] time [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [F] Eight days a [C] week [F] eight days a [C] week Ending same as intro: [C] [D7] [F] One bar each D UD D and then one down strum on C

9 Ramblin' Rose. [C] Ram... [Ebdim] blin' [G7] rose, ramblin' [C] rose, Why you [D7] ramble, no one [G7] knows. [Dm7] [G7] [C7] Wild and [F] wind- blown, that's how [C] you've grown. Who can [Dm7] cling to a [G7] ramb...lin' [C] rose? [F6] [C] [C] Ram... [Ebdim] ble [G7] on, ramble [C] on. When your [D7] ramblin' days are [G7] gone.[dm7] [G7] [C7] Who will [F] love you, with a [C] love true? When your [Dm7] ramblin' [G7] days are [C] gone? [Dm7] [C] [C] Ram.. [Ebdim] blin' [G7] rose, ramblin' [C] rose. Why I [D7] want you, heaven [G7] knows [Dm7] [G7] [C] Though I [F] love you, with a [C] love true, Who can [Dm7] cling to a [G7] ramb...lin' [C] rose? [Dm7] [C] [C] Ram... [Ebdim] blin' [G7] rose, ramblin' [C] rose, Why you [D7] ramble, no one [G7] knows. [Dm7] [G7] [C7] Wild and [F] wind- blown, that's how [C] you've grown. Who can [Dm7] cling to a [G7] ramb...lin' [C] rose? [Dm7] [C] To make it easier to change from C to Ebdim, use the little finger for C or just stay on C until the G7 [C] Ram.. [Ebdim] blin' [G7] rose, ramblin' [C] rose. Why I [D7] want you, heaven [G7] knows [Dm7] [G7] [C] Though I [F] love you, with a [C] love true, Who can [Dm7] cling to a [G7] ramb...lin' [C] rose? [Dm7] [C]

10 C G7 C7 F Dm7 Lilli Marlene [C]Underneath the lamplight [G7] By the barrack gate Darling I remember The way you used to [C] wait [C7] [F] T was there that you whispered [C]tenderly That [G7] you loved me And would [F] always be My [Dm7]Lilli [G7] of the [C] lamplight My [G7] own Lilli Mar[C] lene [C] Orders came for sailing [G7] Somewhere over there All confined to barracks Was more than I could [C] bear [C7] [F] I knew you were waiting [C] in the street, I could [G7] hear your feet But [F] could not meet My [Dm7]Lilli [G7] of the [C] lamplight My [G7] own Lilli Mar[C] lene [C] Resting in a billet [G7] Just behind the line, Even though we're parted Your lips are close to [C] mine [C7] [F] wait where the lantern [C] softly gleams Your [G7] sweet face seems To [F] haunt my dreams My [Dm7]Lilli[G7] of the [C] lamplight My [G7] own Lilli Mar[C] lene My [Dm7]own [G7] Lilli [C] Marlene My [G7] own Lilli Mar[C] lene i

11 Botany Bay Fare [C] well to old [G7] England for [C] ever Fare well to my [F] rum culls as [G7] well Fare [C] well to the [F] well known Old [C] Bailey [Am] Where [C] I used for to [G7] cut such a [C] swell CHORUS Singing tooral - li [G7] ooral li - [C] addity Singing tooral li [F] ooral li [G7] ay Singing tooral - li [G7] ooral li - [C] addity [Am] And [C] we re bound for [G7] Botany [C] Bay Sing chorus after every verse There's the captain as [G7] is our co [C] mmander There's the bosun and [F] all the ship's [G7] crew There's the [C] first and the [F] second class [C] passengers [Am] Knows [C] what we poor [G7] convicts go [C] through Taint leaving old [G7] England we [C] cares about Taint cos we mis- [F] spells what we [G7] knows But be [C] cause all we [F] light fingered [C] gentry [Am] Hops[C] around with a [G7] log on our [C] toes For seven long [G7] years I ll be [C] staying here For seven long [F] years and a [G7] day For [C] meeting a [F] cove in an [C] area [Am] And [C] taking his [G7] ticker a [C] way Oh had I the [G7] wings of a [C] turtle dove I'd soar on my [F] pinions so [G7] high Slap [C] bang to the [F] arms of my [C] Polly love [Am] And [C] in her sweet [F] presence I'd [C] die Now all my young [G7] Dookies and [C] Duchesses Take warning from [F] what I've to [G7] say Mind [C] all is your [F] own as you [C] touchesses [Am] Or [C] you'll find us in [G7] Botany [C] Bay

12 Waltzing Matilda [C] Once a jolly [G7] swagman [C] camped bya[f] billabong [C] under the shade of a [G7] cool- i- bah tree and he [C] sang as he [G7] watched and [C] waited [F] till his billy boiled [C] You'll come a waltzing Ma- [G7] tilda with [C] me Chorus: [C] Waltzing Matilda, [F] Waltzing Matilda, [C] you'll come a [F] waltzing Ma- [C] tilda with [G7] me and he [C] sang as he [G7] watched and [C] waited till his [F] billy boiled [C] you'll come a waltzing Ma [G7] tilda with [C] me [C] Down came a [G7] jumbuck to [C] drink at the [F] water- hole [C] Up Jumped the swagman and [G7] grabbed him with glee And he [C] sang as he [G7] stowed that [C] jumbuck in his [F] tucker bag [C] You'll come a- waltzing Ma [G7] tilda with [C] me Chorus: [C] Down came the [G7] squatter, [C] mounted on his [F] thoroughbred [C] Down came the troopers, [G7] one, two and three [C] Whose is that [G7] jumbuck [C] you've got in your [F] tucker- bag? [C] You'll come a- waltzing Ma [G7] tilda with [C] me [C] Up sprung the [G7] swagman and [C] jumped in the [F] water- hole [C] Drowning himself by the [G7] coolibah tree And his [C] ghost may be [G7] heard as you [C] pass by the [F] billabong [C] Who'll come a waltzing Mat [G7] ilda with [C] me [C] Waltzing Matilda, [F] Waltzing Matilda, [C] you'll come a [F] waltzing Ma- [C] tilda with [G7] me and he [C] sang as he [G7] watched and [C] waited till his [F] billy boiled [C] you'll come a waltzing Ma [G7] tilda with [C] me [C] you'll come a waltzing Ma [G7] tilda with [C] me