Seamus Kennedy - Monkey farts

My f^Dather came here f^A7rom his home in ^DIreland, He was ^Gquiet but they s^Daid that he was w^A7ise. He and ^DMother did their ^D7best, gave us a ^Ghome and all the ^Erest, But to talk to us he ^E7never had the t^A7ime. Sure, he'd ^Dsay "Pass the ^A7butter." or, "Come ^Dhere young man." Or, "Keep ^Gquiet." or, "No you ^Dcan't have a ^A7dime." Until the ^Dday when I was ^D7leavin' when Dad ^Gfinally found a ^Ereason For sharing his ^E7philosophy of ^A7life...

He said: ^D"A monkey fart should ^A7smell like a ^Dbanana, ^GEnglish farts should ^Dsmell like cups of ^A7tea; The ^Dfarting of a ^D7fairy should be^G very light and ^Eairy, When a father farts I ^E7hope you'll think of ^A7me. An ^DIrish fart should a^A7lways lilt with l^Daughter, It should ^Gmelt your heart and ^Dmelt your shorts as ^A7well, D D7 G A ^Elion's fart should roar with power, cuckoos should fart every hour, A nun's fart should have ^E7meaning but no ^A7smell; A ^Dstrong man's fart should ^A7sound out like a ^Dtrumpet, A ^Gpretty girl's should ^Dbarely even s^A7queak, But the^D person you can ^D7trust is the ^Gone who'd rather ^Ebust Than ^E7ever let one rip right on the ^A7street..."

Well, from ^Dmy old man this ^A7really was an ^Dearful, I ^Gtried to under^Dstand just what he ^A7meant; His words were ^Dprimitive but ^D7strong so I ^Gwouldn't get them ^Ewrong, He was saying to be ^E7careful as I ^A7went. He was ^Dsaying to be ^A7happy as I ^Dcould be, He was ^Gsaying watch my ^Dstep and as I ^A7pass, To be^Dware who I look ^D7up to, and wha^Gtever else I ^Emight do, E7 (Hold) A7 Know that most of what you get from folks is just escaping gas...

He said: "A ^Dmonkey fart should ^A7smell like a ^Dbanana, ^GEnglish farts should ^Dsmell like cups of ^A7tea; The ^Dfarting of a ^D7fairy should be ^Gvery light and ^Eairy, When a father farts I ^E7hope you'll think of ^A7me. An ^DIrish fart should a^A7lways lilt with ^Dlaughter, It should ^Gmelt your heart and ^Dmelt your shorts as ^A7well, D D7 G A ^Elion's fart should roar with power, cuckoos should fart every hour, A nun's fart should have ^E7meaning but no s^A7mell; A s^Dtrong man's fart should ^A7sound out like a ^Dtrumpet, A ^Gpretty girl's should ^Dbarely even ^A7squeak, But the ^Dperson you can ^D7trust is the o^Gne who'd rather ^Ebust Than ^E7ever let one ^A7rip right on the ^Dstreet..."