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Ruth Etting

Button Up Your Overcoat

by Ruth Etting
Ruth Etting

Biography:

Ruth Etting (November 23, 1897 – September 24, 1978) was an American singing star and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, who had over sixty hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. She was known as America's Radio Sweetheart, and was the top female vocalist in America for several years, often singing in the 'torch' song style. In 1925, Ruth Etting was discovered by a Columbia record executive in Chicago and was signed to a nation-wide deal.

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Button Up Your Overcoat- Ruth Etting. 1928

[Verse 1]
C
Listen, big boy
Dm7 G7
Now that you got me made
Dm7 G7
Goodness, but I'm afraid
C G7
Somethin's gonna happen to you


[Verse 2]
C Dm7
Listen, big boy
G7
You gotta be hooked, and how!
Em G A D7
I would die if I should lose you now


[Verse 3]
G
Button up your overcoat
A7
When the wind is free
D7
Take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me


[Verse 4]
G
Eat an apple every day
A7
Get to bed by three
D7
Oh, take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me


[Chorus 1]
C
Be careful crossing streets, ooh, ooh
G
Don't eat meat, ooh, ooh
Em A7
Cut out sweets, ooh, ooh
D7 N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum


[Verse 5]
G
Keep away from bootleg hootch
A7
When you're on a spree
D7
Oh, take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me


[Chorus 2]
C
Don't sit on hornet's tails, ooh, ooh
G
Or on nails, ooh, ooh
Em A7
Or third rails, ooh, ooh
D7 N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum


[Verse 6]
G
Button up your overcoat
A7
When the wind is free
D7
Take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me


[Verse 7]
G
Wear your flannel underwear
A7
When you climb a tree
D7
Take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me


[Chorus 3]
C
Beware of frozen ponds, ooh, ooh
G
Peroxide blonds, ooh, ooh
Em A7
Stocks and bonds, ooh, ooh
D7 N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your bankroll


[Verse 8]
G
Keep the spoon out of your cup
A7
When you're drinking tea
Em
Oh, take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me




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