Biography:
The Andrews Sisters were a group of singing sisters: LaVerne Andrews (contralto; July 6, 1911-May 8, 1967), Maxene Andrews (high harmony; January 3, 1916-October 21, 1995) and Patty Andrews (lead; February 16, 1918-January 30, 2013). All were born in Minnesota, United States to a Greek immigrant father and a Norwegian American mother.
“Patty Andrews, the lead singer of the Andrews sisters group was born in Mound, Minnesota on February 16, 1918 in a house that occupied the property where The Gillespie Center stands today.
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D Bm
In a little honky-tonky village in Texas
D G
There's a guy who plays the best piano by far
C
He can play piano any way that you like it
Em D
But the way he likes to play is eight to the bar
D G D
When he plays, it's a ball, he's the daddy of them all
D G D
The people gather around when he gets on the stand
G D C#
Then when he plays, he gets a hand
C
The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance
G
Nobody there bothers to dance
D
But when he plays with the bass and guitar
D G Em G
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
G F G F
A-plink, a-plank, a-plink-a-plank-a-plink-a-plank
G
A-plunkin' on the keys
C Am Am F
A-riff, a-raff, a-riff-a-raff-a-riff-a-raff
D Em
A-riffin' out with ease
D
And when he plays with the bass and guitar
G C G
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
G D G...
G
He plays a boogie, he plays eight to the bar
G Em
The boogie-woogie, that is the way he likes to play on his piano
C D
And we all know
G D
That when he plays he puts them all in a trance
D
The cats all holler, "Hooray"
G Em
You'll hear them say, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
Bm Em Bm G Em G D G D Am D Bm D
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Em C G
In a little honky-tonky village in Texas
C Am C G
There's a guy who plays the best piano by far
D Am D
When he plays with the bass and guitar
C D G
They holler, "Beat me up Daddy, beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
Bm D
The people gather around when he gets up on the stand
G Bm
Then when he plays, he gets a hand
C
The rhythm that he plays puts the cats in a trance
Am Em G D
Nobody there ever bothers to dance
D C D
But when he plays with the bass and guitar
G
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
A-plink-plink, a-plank-plank, a-plink-a-plank-a-plink-a-plank
A-plunkin' on the keys
A-riff-riff, a-raff-raff, a-riff-a-raff-a-riff-a-raff
A-riffin' out with ease
And when he plays with the bass and guitar
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
In a little honky-tonky village in Texas
D G
There's a guy who plays the best piano by far
C
He can play piano any way that you like it
Em D
But the way he likes to play is eight to the bar
D G D
When he plays, it's a ball, he's the daddy of them all
D G D
The people gather around when he gets on the stand
G D C#
Then when he plays, he gets a hand
C
The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance
G
Nobody there bothers to dance
D
But when he plays with the bass and guitar
D G Em G
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
G F G F
A-plink, a-plank, a-plink-a-plank-a-plink-a-plank
G
A-plunkin' on the keys
C Am Am F
A-riff, a-raff, a-riff-a-raff-a-riff-a-raff
D Em
A-riffin' out with ease
D
And when he plays with the bass and guitar
G C G
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
G D G...
G
He plays a boogie, he plays eight to the bar
G Em
The boogie-woogie, that is the way he likes to play on his piano
C D
And we all know
G D
That when he plays he puts them all in a trance
D
The cats all holler, "Hooray"
G Em
You'll hear them say, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
Bm Em Bm G Em G D G D Am D Bm D
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Em C G
In a little honky-tonky village in Texas
C Am C G
There's a guy who plays the best piano by far
D Am D
When he plays with the bass and guitar
C D G
They holler, "Beat me up Daddy, beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
Bm D
The people gather around when he gets up on the stand
G Bm
Then when he plays, he gets a hand
C
The rhythm that he plays puts the cats in a trance
Am Em G D
Nobody there ever bothers to dance
D C D
But when he plays with the bass and guitar
G
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
A-plink-plink, a-plank-plank, a-plink-a-plank-a-plink-a-plank
A-plunkin' on the keys
A-riff-riff, a-raff-raff, a-riff-a-raff-a-riff-a-raff
A-riffin' out with ease
And when he plays with the bass and guitar
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
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