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I Want A Girl
Words by William Dillon, Music by Harry Von Tilzer - 1911
Verse:
C - G G7
Dm -            G7 C G7
C - G -
D Em Am G
G7 D Dm G7
Chorus:
C -             C7 F -
C            Am D7          G7 C C7
F Cdim C A7
D7 - G7 -
C - G7 -               Fdim
Am F7 E7 G7
C -             C7 F -
C D7          G7 C -  (to chorus)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Verse:
When I was a boy my mother often said to me,
Get married boy and see, how happy you will be,
I have looked all over, but no girlie can I find,
Who seems to be just like the little girl, I have in mind,
I will have to look around until the right one I have found.
 
Chorus:
I want a girl, just like the girl,
That married dear old Dad.
She was a pearl and the only girl,
That Daddy ever had.
A good old fashioned girl with heart so true,
One who loves nobody else but you.
I want a girl just like the girl,
That married dear old Dad.
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Performer Links:
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Listen to The Banjo Kings perform "I Want A Girl" with the verse (mp3)
 
The Banjo Kings and VW SoundWagon play "I Want A Girl" (youtube)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com