Carole King - Pierre

There o^Dm7nce was a ^G7boy named Pie^Dm7rre ^G7 who ^Dm7only would ^G7say, &qu^Dm7ot;I don't car^G7e!" ^Gm7Read his ^C7story by ^Fmaj7friend, for you'll ^Bbmaj7find at the ^Fmaj7end that a ^Bbmaj7suitable ^Dm7moral ^G7 lie^C7suss there ^{Gm7 C7}

^FOne ^F/Eday ^Bbmaj7his mother ^F/Csaid when Pi^Ferre ^F/Eclimbed^Bbmaj7 out of ^F/Cbed, "^Em7Good mo^A7rning, dar^Dm7ling boy, ^G7you are my ^C7susonly joy.&q^Gm7uot; Pie^C7rre said, "I d^Fmaj7on't care!"

^Dm"What would you like to eat?" ^A7/C# "I don't care!" ^Dm"Some lovely cream of wheat?" ^A7/C# "I don't care!" ^Bbmaj7"Don't^C7sus/F sit backward^Fs on your chair."

^Bbmaj7"Or ^C7sus/Fpour syru^Fp on your hair." ^Em7"I d^A7on't care!" ^Dm"You are acting li^A/C#ke a clown."

^Dm7And we have to go to ^G7town." "I don't care!" ^Gm7 "Don't^C7sus/F you want to c^Fmaj7ome, my dear?"

^Bbmaj7 "Would^C7sus/F you rather ^Fstay right here?" "I don't care!"

So ^Dm7his moth^G7er ^{Dm7 G7}left him t^C7sushere. ^{Gm7 C7}

His ^Em7father s^A7aid, &^Em7quot;Get off ^A7your head or ^DmI will march you ^G7up to bed!" Pie^Gm7rre said,^C7sus/F "I d^Fmaj7on't care!" Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 A7

^Dm"I would think that you c^A/C#ould see..." ("I don't care!") ^Dm"your head is where your ^C7susfeet should be!" (&qu^G7ot;I don't care!") ^Gm7"If you ^C7sus/Fkeep standi^Fmaj7ng upside down..."

^Bbmaj7"we'll n^C7sus/Fever ever^Fmaj7 get to town." ^Em7("I d^A7on't care!") ^Dm"If only you would^A/C# say I care..."

^Dm"I'd let you fold th^G7suse folding chair." ("I don't care!")

So his ^Dm7pare^G7nts ^{Dm7 G7} left him ^Dm7there. ^G7 They ^Dm7didn't ^G7take him ^Canywhere. Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7

^AmNow, as the night be^D7gan to fall ^Am a hungry lion ^D7paid a call. He ^Dm7looked Pierre ^G7right in the eye and ^Dm7asked him - if ^G7he'd like to die.

^C7sus/F "I d^Fmaj7on't care!" Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 A7 ^Dm"I can eat you, don't^A/C# you see?"

^Dm"And you will be in^G7susside of me." (&qu^G7ot;I don't care!") ^Gm7 "Then yo^C7sus/Fu'll never ^Fmaj7have to bother..."

^Bbmaj7 "Wi^C7sus/Fth a mother^Fmaj7 and a father." ^Em7("I d^A7on't care!") ^Dm "Is that all you ^A/C#have to say?"

^Dm "Then I'll eat yo^G7susu if I may." ("I son't care!")

So the ^Dm7li - ^G7on ^G7ate Pi^Cerre.

Ar^C7susriving home at ^Csix o'clock his ^C7sus/Fparents had a ^Cdreadful shock! They ^Am7found the lion ^D7sick in bed and ^Am7cried "Pierr^D7e is surely dead!" They ^Bm7pulled the lion ^E7by the hair. They ^C#m7hit him with the ^F#7folding chair. His ^Dm7mother ^Dm7/Fasked, &^G7quot;Where is Pierre?" And the ^Gm7lion answered, ^C7sus/F "I d^Fmaj7on't care!" Bbmaj7 Fmaj7

His ^Dm7father said, ^G7 "Pierre'^C7sus/Fs in there!^Gm7" ^C7sus/F

^C7 They ^Frushed the ^F/Alion ^Bbmaj7into town. The ^Fdoctor^F/A shook him ^Bbmaj7up and down. And ^Em7when the ^A7lion ^Dmgave a roar ^G7 Pi^Gm7erre fell ^C7sus/Fout upon the ^Fmaj7floor. ^{Em7 A7}

^DmHe rubbed his eyes and ^A/C# scratched hiS head ^Dm and laughed because he ^G7wasn't dead. ^C7sus/FHis mother cried and ^Fheld him tight. His ^Bbmaj7father ^C7sus/Fasked, "Are^F you all righ^Em7t?"^A7;

^DmPierre said "I amd^A/C# feeling fine, please ^F/C take me home, it's half ^G7/Bpast nine." The ^Bbmaj7lion ^C7sus/Fsaid, &quo^Ft;If you would care to ^Bbmaj7climb on ^C7sus/Fme I'll take you there."

Then ^Gm7everyone ^F/Clooked at Pi^Gm7erre who ^Fmaj7shouted, "Y^Bbmaj7es indeed I care!" The ^Gm7lion took them ^C7sus/Fhome to rest and ^Fstayed on as a ^Dm7weekend guest. The ^Gm7moral of Pi^C7suserre ^C7is ^Fmaj7care!