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Sam's Song
Words & Music by Lew Quadling & Jack Elliott
Recorded by Bing & Gary Crosby, 1950
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Here's a happy tune you'll love to croon,
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They call it Sam's song
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It's catchy as can be, the mel - o - dy,
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They call it Sam's song
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Nothin' on your mind, and then you'll find
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You're hummin' Sam's Song
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Why, it makes you grin,
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Gets under your skin as only a song can do
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People you meet out on the street,
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All whistlin' Sam's Song
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Everyone you see will soon agree
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That it's a grand song
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So forget your troubles and wear a smile
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You'll find you never go wrong
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If you learn to croon this happy tune,
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They call it Sam's song.
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Here's a happy tune (that'll bring you a smile all the while,
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When you croon it you're really in style)
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And the title is Sam's Song
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It's catchy as can be (with a sly little beat, and the melody sweet
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Keeps you tappin' your feet) and the title is Sam's Song.
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Nothin' on your mind (but the news of the day,
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And the bills you must pay keep your hair turnin' gray)
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But you're still hummin' Sam's Song
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Why, it makes you grin,
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Gets under your skin as only a song can do
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People that you meet ("Hello Joe, what you know?
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And remind me to Moe, tell him business is slow)
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But I'm whistlin' Sam's Song"
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Everyone you see (has a story to tell or a gimmick to sell
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But agree that it's swell) and it's really a grand song.
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So forget your troubles and wear a smile
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You'll find you never go wrong
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If you learn to croon (like a lark in the park
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Who is making his mark serenadin' the dark)
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With a chorus of Sam's song.
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If you learn to croon the happy tune
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They call it Sam's song.
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions on this site are the work of The Guitarguy and are intended for private study, research, or educational purposes only. Individual transcriptions are inspired by and and based upon the recorded versions cited, but are not necessarily exact replications of those recorded versions.
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