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[Intro] A|-2-2-0--0----------2-0h2-8-8-------------------------------------------------| E|-3--------3-1-0--------------------------0h3h5s8---5s3p0---------------------| C|-2--------------2-------------5-4-2-0--------------------0-------------------| G|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [verse] C
FO-da-lay-eeeeee CO-da-lay-ee-ee-ee G O-de-o-lay-ee-oh-oh O-daC-lay-eee
[Verse 2]
CI was over in Africa minin' for gold FO-oooh, minin' for gCold, GCome along a big lion, caught me in my hole GO-de-lay-eee, caught me in myC hole
[Verse 3]
CThe lion said "Buddy, you plumb outta luck" FO-da-lay-eee, you plumb outta lCuck, GMade a lunge for me, lawd, I had to duck G7O-de-lay-eee, I had to dCuck
[Verse 4]
CI jabbed that lion right clean in the jaw FO-oooh, right clean in the Cjaw GPicked up his tail, dragged him cross the floor GO-de-lay-eee, dragged him cross the Cfloor
[Verse 5]
CI chained him up in the back of my truck FO-oooh, in the back of my tCruck GSaid, "What's that you had to say about luck?" GO-de-lay-eee, that you said about Cluck
[Verse 6]
CThe first place I took him was ten miles away, FO-ooh, ten miles away GTold the people, "Listen what this lion can say" GO-de-lay-eee, what this lion can Csay
[Verse 7]
CThe lion looked round, he started to cry, FO-ooh, he started to cCry, GSaid, "This man punched me and he blackened my eye" GO-da-lay-eee, and he blackened my eCye.
[Verse 8]
CThe people got angry, they started to shout, F C O-da-lay-ee-ee-ee-eee GLion said, "That's what I was talkin about" GO-de-lay-eee, oh-oh, lawd, Claws.
[Verse 9]
CThey hauled me up the courthouse stairs, FO-oooh, up the courthouse staCirs GThe judge was a monkey in an old wicker chair GO-de-lay-eee, in an old wickCer chair.
[Verse 10]
CThe monkey said, "Guilty", and the people all cheered, FO-oooh, and the people all cCheered GHe slammed his gravel, said "Twenty five years" GO-da-lay-eee, said twenty five Cyears
[Verse 11]
CI'm in Africa wearin a ball and chain, FO-de-lay-ee, a ball and cChain, GI'll never mess with a talkin lion again GO-oooh, talkin lion agCain