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Cow-Cow Boogie

Words and Music by Don Raye, Gene DePaul, and Benny Carter 1941

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C	-	-	-             C7
F	C	-	-
G7	F	C	-
-	-	-	C7
F	-	C	-
G7	-	C	-
C     G+    C	C     G+    C	-               Ab7	-            G7   C7
F7	-	C	-
G7	F	C	-  (G7 to chorus)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Out on the plains down near Santa Fe, I met a cowboy, Ridin' the range one day;

And as he jogged along, I heard him singing, A most peculiar cowboy song.

It was a ditty, He learned in the city, "Cum-a-ti-yi-yi-ay, Cum-a-ti-yip-it-tl-e-yi-ay."

Git along, Git hip little dogies, Git a long, Better be on your way,

Git along, git hip little dogies, And he trucked 'em on down the ol' fairway,

Singin his Cow-Cow Boogie in the strangest way, "Cum-a-ti-yi-yi-ay, Cum-a-ti-yip-it-tl-e-yi-ay."

Singin' his cowboy songs, He's just too much, He's got a knocked out western accent,

With a Harlem touch, He was raised on "loco weed," He's what you call a "swing half-breed,"

Singin' his Cow-Cow Boogie in the strangest way, "Cum-a-ti-yi-yi-ay, Cum-a-ti-yip-it-tl-e-yi-ay."

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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