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Johnny Preston - Rock-a-bye Baby
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Rock-A-Bye Baby:Johnny Preston
Top of the charts in 1960.
(Slow rock beat)
CHORUS:
C Am
Well, rock-a-bye baby, in the treetop.
Am C Am
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.
Am F G7
So rock-a-bye baby, in the treetop,
G7 C Am C
When the wind blows, mmm..mmm..mmm
#1.
C Am
Well, Jack be nimble...Jack be quick,
Am C Am
Jack jumped over the candlestick.
Am F G7
He jumped so high..up above,
G7 C F C
He landed in...the cradle of love.
CHORUS:
#2.
C Am
Hey, diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
Am C Am
The cow jumped over...over the moon.
Am F G7
And on the way down she met a turtle dove,
G7 C F C
Said "Let's go rockin,' in the cradle of love."
CHORUS:
#3.
C Am
Jack and Jill went up the hill.
Am C
To get...a pail of water.
C F G7
Jack fell for Jill, gave her a shove,
G7 C F C
They fell into...the cradle of love.
CHORUS:
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.