{"id":14305,"date":"2022-10-09T16:35:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T16:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=14305"},"modified":"2025-11-27T21:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T21:45:49","slug":"recital-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/recital-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"– Uku Songs – 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Return to the Ukulele Springboard<\/span><\/h2>\n\n

November 1, 2022 – SELECTED<\/p>\n

It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More<\/h1>\n

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[REFRAIN]\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>[C]\u00a0 It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more.\u00a0 It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more.\u00a0 How in the heck can I wash my neck.\u00a0 If it\u00a0 ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[C]\u00a0 Oh, a peanut sat on the railroad track. It\u2019s heart was all [G]\u00a0 a-flutter.
\nAround the bend came Number Ten Toot! Toot! Peanut [C]\u00a0 butter<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A [C] man laid down by the sewer, and by the sewer he [G] died
\n<\/strong><\/span>And at the coroners inquest they called it [C] \u201csewercide\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[C] Ernie was a chicken, a chicken he’s no [G] more,
\nwhat he thought was a chicken coop was KFCs front [C] door<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Skip to My Lou<\/h1>\n

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[C] Lost my partner – – What’ll I do? – – [G] Lost my partner – – What’ll I do? – – [C] Lost my partner – – What’ll I do? – – [G] Skip to my lou, my [C] darlin’<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

{ CHORUS } – – – – – [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – –\u00a0 [G] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou.\u00a0 [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – – [G] Skip to my Lou, my [C] darlin’<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[C] I’ll get another one – –\u00a0 Prettier than you – -[G] I’ll get another one – – Prettier than you – – [C] I’ll get another one – – Prettier than you – – [G] Skip to my Lou, my [C] darlin’<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

{ CHORUS } – – – – – [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – –\u00a0 [G] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou.\u00a0 [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – – [G] Skip to my Lou, my [C] darlin’<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[C] Can’t get a red bird – –\u00a0 Jay bird’ll do – – [G] Can’t get a red bird – – Jay bird’ll do – [C] Can’t get a red bird – – Jay bird’ll do – – [G] Skip to my Lou, my [C] darlin’<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

{ CHORUS } – – – – – [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – –\u00a0 [G] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou.\u00a0 [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – – [G] Skip to my Lou, my [C] darlin’<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tom Dooley<\/h1>\n
Throughout history there have been many songs w<\/strong>ritten about the eternal triangle.   This next one tells the story of a Mr. Grayson, a<\/strong> beautiful woman, and a condemned man named Tom Dooley.   When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley must hang.\r\n<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n{ CHORUS } - - - - - [C] Hang down your head,Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and [G7] cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Poor boy, you're bound to [C] die<\/span> \r\n\r\n[C] I met her on the mountain, there I took her [G7] life. Met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my [C] knife { CHORUS } - - - - -  \r\n\r\n[C] This time tomorrow,  reckon where I'll [G7] be . . . Hadn't-a been for Grayson,  I'd-a been down in [C] Tennessee<\/strong>\r\n\r\n{ CHORUS } - - - - - [C] Hang down your head,Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and [G7] cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Poor boy, you're bound to [C] die<\/span> \r\n\r\n[C] This time tomorrow,   reckon where I'll [G7] be . . . <\/strong>Down in some lonesome valley hangin' from a white oak [C] tree<\/strong>\r\n\r\n{ CHORUS } - - - - - [C] Hang down your head,Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and [G7] cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Poor boy, you're bound to [C] die.\r\n<\/span>I need you all to lead the group in singing the chorus, while I sing the descant.<\/span>\r\n{ CHORUS } - - - - - [C] Hang down your head,Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and [G7] cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Poor boy, you're bound to [C] die <\/span> \r\n<\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n
Auld Lang Syne<\/h1>\n
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Should [C] auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, and [C] never brought to [F] mind?\u00a0\u00a0 Should [C] auld acquaintance [G] be forgot; and [F] days of auld lang [C] syne?<\/span><\/p>\n
For [C] auld lang [G] syne, my dear,\u00a0 for [C] auld lang [F] syne,\u00a0 <\/span>we’ll [C] drink a cup o’ [G] kindness yet, for [F] days of auld lang [C] syne<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
And [C] surely fill your [G] mug with drink, and [C] surely I’ll fill [F] mine.
\nWe’ll [C] drink a cup o’\u00a0 [G] kindness yet, for [F] days of auld lang [C] syne<\/span><\/p>\n
For [C] auld lang [G] syne, my dear,\u00a0 for [C] auld lang [F] syne,\u00a0\u00a0 we’ll [C] drink a cup o’ [G] kindness yet, for [F] days of auld lang [C] syne<\/span><\/p>\n
Happy Birthday<\/h1>\n
\r\n\r\n\r\nHappy [C] Birthday to [G] You\r\n<\/span><\/span>Happy [G] Birthday to [C] You\r\n<\/span><\/span>Happy [C] Birthday dear [F] -NAME-\r\n<\/span><\/span>Happy [C] Birthday [G] to [C] You\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/pre>\n
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Secretly<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n
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[ G Em Am D7 ] 2x – Do do do do do do\u00a0 do do do do do do<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
[G] Why must I [Em] meet you in a [Am] secret rendez [D7] vous?<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n[G] Why must we [Em] steal away to [Am] steal a kiss or [D7] two?<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n[G] Why must we [Em] wait to do the [Am] things we want to [D7] do?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
{ CHORUS } – – –\u00a0 [G] Why, oh [Em] why, oh[Am] why, oh why, oh [D7] why?
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>[G] Wish we [Em] didn’t have to [Am] meet [D7 ] secretly.
\n[G] Wish we [Em] didn’t have to [Am] kiss [D7] secretly.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n[G] Wish we [Em] didn’t have to [Am] be [D7] afraid t<\/span>o
\n[G] show the [Em] world that [Am] we’re in [D7] love<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
[REPRISE] – – – – [G] Till we [Em] have the right to [Am] meet [D7] openly.
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>[G] Till we [Em] have the right to [Am] kiss [D7] openly.
\n<\/span>[G] We’ll just [Em7] have to be [Am] content to be in [D7] love secretly. [G]<\/span>
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{ CHORUS } – – –\u00a0 [G] Why, oh [Em] why, oh[Am] why, oh why, oh [D7] why?
\n[G] Wish we [Em] didn’t have to [Am] meet [D7 ] secretly.
\n[G] Wish we [Em] didn’t have to [Am] kiss [D7] secretly.
\n[G] Wish we [Em] didn’t have to [Am] be [D7] afraid to
\n[G] show the [Em] world that [Am] we’re in [D7] love<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
[REPRISE] – – – – [G] Till we [Em] have the right to [Am] meet [D7] openly.
\n[G] Till we [Em] have the right to [Am] kiss [D7] openly.
\n[G] We’ll just [Em7] have to be [Am] content to be in [D7] love secretly. [G]<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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You are my Sunshine<\/h1>\n
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The other [C] night dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I [F] held you in my [C] arms.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span> When I [F] awoke, dear, I was [C] mistaken so I [C] hung my [G] head and I [C] cried.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
You are my [C] sunshine, my only sunshine.\u00a0 You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] gray.<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0 You’ll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you.\u00a0 Please don’t [C] take my [G] sunshine [C] away.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
You told me [C] once, dear, you really loved me, and no one [F] else could come [C] between. – – – – – <\/strong><\/span>But now you’ve [F] left me and love [C] another.\u00a0 You have [C] shattered [G] all of my [C] dreams.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
You are my [C] sunshine, my only sunshine.\u00a0 You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] gray. \u00a0 You’ll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you.\u00a0 Please don’t [C] take my [G] sunshine [C] away.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Daisy Daisy – Bicycle Built for Two<\/h1>\n
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[C] Daisy!\u00a0 Daisy! [F] Give me your answer [C] true. [G] I’m half [C] crazy [F] all for the love of [G] you!\u00a0 It [F] won’t be a stylish [C] marriage.\u00a0 I [F] can’t afford a [C] carriage.\u00a0 But [C] you’ll look sweet [C] upon the seat of a [C] bicycle [G] built for [C] two.<\/span><\/p>\n
[C] Henry, Henry, [F] Here is my answer [C] true.\u00a0 [G] I’ll not [C] marry [F] just for the love of [G] you.\u00a0 There [F] won’t be any [C]marriage if you [F] can’t afford a [C] carriage.\u00a0 Cause [C] I’ll be damned, if [C] I’ll be crammed on a [C] bicycle [G] built for [C] two.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Now is the Hour<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n
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SLOW Waltz<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
[C] Now [F] is the [C] hour
\n<\/strong>when\u00a0 [G7] we must say good- [C] -bye;
\n[F] Soon [G7] you\u2019ll be [C] sailing
\n[D7] far across the [G7] sea.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
[C] While [F] you\u2019re a- [C] -way,
\nOh [G7] please remember [C] me;
\n[F] When [G7] you re- [C] -turn,
\nyou\u2019ll [F] find me [Dm] wait [G7] ing [C] here.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Doggie in the Window<\/h1>\n
{ CHORUS } - - - - - <\/span>How [C] much is that doggie in the [G7] window? <\/span><\/span>The [G7] one with the waggley [C] tail?  <\/span><\/span>How [C] much is that doggie in the [G7] window? <\/span><\/span>I [G7] do hope that doggie's for [C] sale.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n \r\n[Verse 1] - - - - - <\/span>I [C] must take a trip to [G7] California, a<\/span><\/span>nd leave my poor sweetheart [C] alone.  <\/span><\/span>If [C] he has a dog he won't be [G7] lonesome, a<\/span><\/span>nd the doggie will have a good [C] home.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n{ CHORUS } - - - - - \r\n<\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\n[Verse 2] - - - - - <\/span>I [C] read in the paper there are [G7] robbers With [G7] flashlights that shine in the [C] dark My [C] love needs a doggie to protect him And [G7] scare them away with one [C] bark<\/span><\/span>\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS } - - - - - <\/span>\r\n \r\n[Verse 3] - - - - - <\/span>I [C] don't want a bunny or a [G7] kitty  <\/span><\/span><\/span>I [G7] don't want a parrot that [C] talks.   <\/span><\/span>I [C] don't want a bowl of little [G7] fishies.   <\/span><\/span>You [G7] can't take a goldfish for [C] walks.<\/span><\/span> \r\n<\/span><\/pre>\n
Goodnight Irene<\/h1>\n
BILL DOES THIS IN KEY OF G – – [ G – C – D ]<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
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{ CHORUS } – – – – [C] Irene good [G] ni – i – ight.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span>Irene good [C] night. Goodnight Irene, good\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span>[F] night Irene I’ll [G] see you in my [C] dreams<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Last [C] Saturday night I got [G] married. Me and my wife settled [C] down. Now me and my wife have [F] parted. Think I’ll [G] take a little walk around [C] town. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
{ CHORUS } – – – – <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
[C] Sometimes I live in the [G] country. Sometimes I live in [C] town. Sometimes I get a strange [F] notion <\/strong><\/span>To [G] go to Cahoots and have a [C] drink . . . .\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span>To jump into the river and drown<\/span><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
{ CHORUS } – – – –<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Quit your [C] ramblin’ stop your [G] gamblin’. Quit stayin’ out late at [C] night. Stay home with your wife and [F] family. Sit [G] down by the fireside [C] bright \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
{ CHORUS } – – – –<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
The [C] music for now is [G] over,\u00a0 we’ll be back, we won’t go [C] far.
\n[C]\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 [F]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 [G]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 [C]
\n\u2022\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span>With Louis, and Dottie and all the rest.\u00a0 When we return to the bar.
\n\u2022\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span>When Plaza Poets come back again, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 and we return to the bar.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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Return to the Ukulele Springboard November 1, 2022 – SELECTED It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More         Baritone chords are on the left.\u00a0 Soprano\/Alto\/Tenor chords on the right. [REFRAIN]\u00a0\u00a0 [C]\u00a0 It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more.\u00a0 It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more.\u00a0 How in … CLICK TO VIEW SONG– Uku Songs – 2022<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-pages","category-love-songs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27396,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14305\/revisions\/27396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}