Tom Lehrer - Alma

The ^Eloveliest girl Vi^Aenna Was ^BAlma, the smartest as ^Ewell Once you picked her up on your an^Atenna, You'd ^Bnever be free of her ^Espell. Her ^Clovers were many and ^Gvaried, From the ^D7day she began her -- ^Gbeguine. There were ^Em7three famous ones whom she ^A7married, And ^F#who knows how many ^Bbetween.

^AAlma, ^Etell us! ^BAll modern women are ^Ejealous. ^AWhich of your magical ^Ewands ^C#got you ^F#mGustav and ^B7Walter and ^EFranz?

The ^Efirst one she married was ^AMahler, Whose ^Bbuddies all knew him as ^EGustav. And each time he saw her he'd ^Aholler: "Ach, ^Bthat is the fraulein I ^Emoost have!" Their ^Cmarriage, however, was ^Gmurduh He'd ^D7scream to the heavens a^Gbove, "I'm ^Em7writing Das Lied von der ^A7Erde, And ^F#she only wants to make ^Blove!"

^AAlma, ^Etell us! ^BAll modern women are ^Ejealous You ^Ashould have a statue in ^Ebronze for ^C#bagging ^F#mGustav & ^B7Walter & ^EFranz

While ^Emarried to Gus, she met ^AGropius, And ^Bsoon she was swinging with ^EWalter. Gus died, and her tear drops were ^Acopious. She ^Bcried all the way to the ^Ealtar. But ^Che would work late at the ^GBauhaus, And ^D7only came home now and ^Gthen She said, ^Em7"What am I running, a ^A7chow house? It's ^F#time to change parters a^Bgain."

^AAlma, ^Etell us! ^BAll modern women are ^Ejealous Though ^Ayou didn't even use ^EPonds, ^C#You got ^F#mGustav and ^B7Walter and ^EFranz

While ^Emarried to Walt she'd met ^AWerfel, And ^Bhe too was caught in her ^Enet. He married her, but he was ^Acareful, 'cause ^BAlma was no Berna^Edette. And ^Cthat is the story of ^GAlma, Who knew ^D7how to receive and to ^Ggive The ^Em7body that reached her ^A7embalma' Was ^F#one that had known how to ^Blive!

^AAlma, ^Etell us! ^BHow can they help being ^Ejealous? ^ADucks always envy the ^Eswans ^C#who get ^F#mGustav and ^B7Walter, You ^F#mnever did ^B7falter, with ^F#mGustav and ^B7Walter and ^EFranz