Biography:
Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 - August 24, 1978) was born into a musical family in New Orleans. His family emigrated from Sicily, Italy, and after a brief stay in Argentina settled in the United States. Prima studied violin for several years as a child. His older brother Leon was a well regarded local bandleader. Prima was proud of his heritage, and made a point of letting the audience know at every performance that he was Italian-American and from New Orleans.
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[Intro]
F C7
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
C7 F
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
F Bb
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Bb F
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
C7 F
It's later than you think
Keely: Look honey at that beautiful funeral. I've never seen so many flowers
Louis: Yeah, he was a nice man too, but never had any fun. Didn't have time.
Just worked and made money. He didn't even have time to enjoy himself
Keely: Poor man
[Verse 1: Louis Prima]
F F
You're gonna take that two week trip
C7
No matter, come what may
C7 C7
Bbut every year you put it off
C7 F
You just can't get away
F F
Next year, for sure, you'll hit the road
Bb Bb
You'll really get around
Bb F
Bbut how far can you travel
C7 F
When you're six feet underground?
[Chorus: Louis Prima]
F C7
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
C7 F
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
F Bb
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Bb F
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
C7 F
It's later than you think
[Verse 2: Keely Smith]
F F
You never go to nightclubs, and
F C7
You just don't care to dance
C7 C7
You don't have time for silly things
C7 F
Like moonlight and romance
F F
You only think of dollar bills
Bb C
Tied neatly in a stack
Bb F
Bbut when you kiss a dollar bill
C7 F
It doesn't kiss you back
[Chorus: Louis Prima & Keely Smith]
F C7
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
C7 F
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
F Bb
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Bb F
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
C7 F
It's later than you think
[Verse 3: Louis Prima]
F F
Now you love lasagna very much
F C7
You like to eat and eat
C7 C7
You won't eat cucuzza
C7 F
You're afraid it'll break your teeth
F F
You always think you may bite off
C Bb
More than you can chew
Bb F
Don't be afraid you won't have teeth
C7 F
When you reach ninety-two
[Chorus: Louis Prima]
F C7
Oh, Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
C7 F
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
F Bb
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Bb F
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
C7 F
It's later than you think
[Outro: Louis Prima]
F F
Enjoy yourself
Don't be a fool
F C7
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
C7 F
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
F Bb
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Bb F
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
C7 F
It's later than you think
Keely: Look honey at that beautiful funeral. I've never seen so many flowers
Louis: Yeah, he was a nice man too, but never had any fun. Didn't have time.
Just worked and made money. He didn't even have time to enjoy himself
Keely: Poor man
[Verse 1: Louis Prima]
F F
You're gonna take that two week trip
C7
No matter, come what may
C7 C7
Bbut every year you put it off
C7 F
You just can't get away
F F
Next year, for sure, you'll hit the road
Bb Bb
You'll really get around
Bb F
Bbut how far can you travel
C7 F
When you're six feet underground?
[Chorus: Louis Prima]
F C7
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
C7 F
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
F Bb
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Bb F
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
C7 F
It's later than you think
[Verse 2: Keely Smith]
F F
You never go to nightclubs, and
F C7
You just don't care to dance
C7 C7
You don't have time for silly things
C7 F
Like moonlight and romance
F F
You only think of dollar bills
Bb C
Tied neatly in a stack
Bb F
Bbut when you kiss a dollar bill
C7 F
It doesn't kiss you back
[Chorus: Louis Prima & Keely Smith]
F C7
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
C7 F
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
F Bb
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Bb F
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
C7 F
It's later than you think
[Verse 3: Louis Prima]
F F
Now you love lasagna very much
F C7
You like to eat and eat
C7 C7
You won't eat cucuzza
C7 F
You're afraid it'll break your teeth
F F
You always think you may bite off
C Bb
More than you can chew
Bb F
Don't be afraid you won't have teeth
C7 F
When you reach ninety-two
[Chorus: Louis Prima]
F C7
Oh, Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
C7 F
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
F Bb
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Bb F
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
C7 F
It's later than you think
[Outro: Louis Prima]
F F
Enjoy yourself
Don't be a fool
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