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Mockin'bird Hill
Words & Music by Vaughn HortonRecorded by Patti Page, 1951 (#2) and by Les Paul & Mary Ford, 1951 (#2)
Refrain:
A A7 D Cdim A
Tra-la-la, tweedlee dee dee it gives me a thrill
E7 D9 E7 A D9 Bm7-5 A
To wake up in the morning to the mock - in' bird's trill
A A7 D Cdim A
Tra-la-la, tweedlee dee dee, there's peace and good will -
E7 D9 E7 D9 A D9 Bm7-5 A
You're welcome as the flowers on Mock - in' - bird Hill
E7 A A7 D B7
When the sun in the mornin' peeps over the hill
E7 D9 E7 Bm7-5 A D9 A
And kisses the roses 'round my windowsill
E7 A A7 D B7
Then my heart fills with gladness when I hear the trill
E7 D9 E7 Bm7-5 A D9 A
Of those birds in the treetops on Mock - in' - bird Hill
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E7 A A7 D B7
When it's late in the evenin' I climb up the hill
E7 D9 E7 Bm7-5 A D9 A
And survey all my kingdom while everything's still
E7 A A7 D B7
Only me and the sky and an old whippoorwill
E7 D9 E7 Bm7-5 A D9 A
Singing songs in the twilight on Mock - in' - bird Hill
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One verson of the lyrics which I found sometime ago
on the internet lists this as a third verse which Patti
Page *may* have included on one or more of her recordings:
E7 A A7 D B7
Got a three cornered plow and an acre to till
E7 D9 E7 Bm7-5 A D9 A
And a mule that I bought for a ten dollar bill
E7 A A7 D B7
There's a tumble-down shack and a rusty old mill,
E7 D9 E7 Bm7-5 A D9 A
But it's my home sweet home up on Mock - in' - bird Hill.
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