Seamus Kennedy - Monkey farts

My f^Cather came here f^G7rom his home in ^CIreland, He was ^Fquiet but they s^Caid that he was w^G7ise. He and ^CMother did their ^C7best, gave us a ^Fhome and all the ^Drest, But to talk to us he ^D7never had the t^G7ime. Sure, he'd ^Csay "Pass^G7 the butter." ^Cor, "Come here young man." Or, "^FKeep quiet." or^C, "No yo^G7u can't have a dime." Until the ^Cday when I was ^C7leavin' when Dad ^Ffinally found a ^Dreason For sharing his ^D7philosophy of ^G7life...

He said: ^C"A monkey fart sh^G7ould smell li^Cke a banana, ^FEnglish farts should ^Csmell like cups of ^G7tea; The ^Cfarting of a ^C7fairy should be^F very light and ^Dairy, When a father farts I ^D7hope you'll think of ^G7me. An ^CIrish fart should a^G7lways lilt with l^Caughter, It should ^Fmelt your heart and ^Cmelt your shorts as ^G7well, C C7 F A ^Dlion's fart should roar with power, cuckoos should fart every hour, A nun's fart should have ^D7meaning but no ^G7smell; A ^Cstrong man's fart should ^G7sound out like a ^Ctrumpet, A ^Fpretty girl's should ^Cbarely even s^G7queak, But the^C person you can ^C7trust is the ^Fone who'd rather ^Dbust Than ^D7ever let one rip right on the ^G7street..."

Well, from ^Cmy old man this ^G7really was an ^Cearful, I ^Ftried to under^Cstand just what he ^G7meant; His words were ^Cprimitive but ^C7strong so I ^Fwouldn't get them ^Dwrong, He was saying to be ^D7careful as I ^G7went. He was ^Csaying to be ^G7happy as I ^Ccould be, He was ^Fsaying watch my ^Cstep and as I ^G7pass, To be^Cware who I look ^C7up to, and wha^Ftever else I ^Dmight do, D7 (Hold) G7 Know that most of what you get from folks is just escaping gas...

He said: &qu^Cot;A monkey fart sh^G7ould smell li^Cke a banana, ^FEnglish farts should ^Csmell like cups of ^G7tea; The ^Cfarting of a ^C7fairy should be ^Fvery light and ^Dairy, When a father farts I ^D7hope you'll think of ^G7me. An ^CIrish fart should a^G7lways lilt with ^Claughter, It should ^Fmelt your heart and ^Cmelt your shorts as ^G7well, C C7 F A ^Dlion's fart should roar with power, cuckoos should fart every hour, A nun's fart should have ^D7meaning but no s^G7mell; A s^Ctrong man's fart should ^G7sound out like a ^Ctrumpet, A ^Fpretty girl's should ^Cbarely even ^G7squeak, But the ^Cperson you can ^C7trust is the o^Fne who'd rather ^Dbust Than ^D7ever let one ^G7rip right on the ^Cstreet..."