Biography:
Cliff Edwards (14 June 1895 - 17 July 1971), also known as "Ukulele Ike", was an American singer and musician who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career, and is fondly remembered as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940). He also voiced one of the crows in Walt Disney's Dumbo.
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[Spoken Intro]
N.C.
"Did you ever see an elephant fly?"
N.C.
"I seen a horsefly"
N.C.
"I seen a dragonfly"
N.C.
"I seen a housefly"
N.C.
"I seen all that too!"
[Verse 1]
Edim D B7
I saw a peanut stand, heard a rubber band,
Em7 Edim D D6
I saw a needle that winked its eye.
F#7 B7
But I'd be done see'n about everything
E7 A6 A7 A7sus4 D
When I see an el - e - phant fly.
[Verse 2]
Em7 Edim D B7
I saw a front porch swing, heard a diamond ring,
Em7 Edim D D6
I saw a polka-dot railroad tie,
F#7 B7
But I'd be done see'n about everything
E7 A6 A7 A7sus4 D
When I see an el - e - phant fly.
[Bridge]
G Em7 G/B A7 D D7
Dah daht doo daht wow.
G Em Gm7 Gdim
I saw a clothes horse, he r'ar up and buck,
D G G/B D
And they tell me that a man made a vegetable truck;
G Em7 Gm7
I didn't see that, I only heard,
E7 Bm7 A7 E7 A7
But just to be sociable, I'll take your word.
Em7 Edim D B7
I heard a fireside chat, I saw a baseball bat,
Em7 Edim D D6
And I just laughed till I thought I'd die;
[Outro]
F#7 B7
But I'd be done see'n about everything
E7 A6 A7 A7sus4 D
When I see an el - e - phant fly.
N.C.
"Did you ever see an elephant fly?"
N.C.
"I seen a horsefly"
N.C.
"I seen a dragonfly"
N.C.
"I seen a housefly"
N.C.
"I seen all that too!"
[Verse 1]
Edim D B7
I saw a peanut stand, heard a rubber band,
Em7 Edim D D6
I saw a needle that winked its eye.
F#7 B7
But I'd be done see'n about everything
E7 A6 A7 A7sus4 D
When I see an el - e - phant fly.
[Verse 2]
Em7 Edim D B7
I saw a front porch swing, heard a diamond ring,
Em7 Edim D D6
I saw a polka-dot railroad tie,
F#7 B7
But I'd be done see'n about everything
E7 A6 A7 A7sus4 D
When I see an el - e - phant fly.
[Bridge]
G Em7 G/B A7 D D7
Dah daht doo daht wow.
G Em Gm7 Gdim
I saw a clothes horse, he r'ar up and buck,
D G G/B D
And they tell me that a man made a vegetable truck;
G Em7 Gm7
I didn't see that, I only heard,
E7 Bm7 A7 E7 A7
But just to be sociable, I'll take your word.
Em7 Edim D B7
I heard a fireside chat, I saw a baseball bat,
Em7 Edim D D6
And I just laughed till I thought I'd die;
[Outro]
F#7 B7
But I'd be done see'n about everything
E7 A6 A7 A7sus4 D
When I see an el - e - phant fly.
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