Intro
N.C.
He's back, ma
N.C.
Why you all came back, boy?
N.C.
Leave us alone. Get...
[Verse 1]
G#m
- We all lived in a small town
G#m
- In a tumble-down shed
G#m
- Mumma, she was a good-good woman
G#m
- Worked so hard
G#m
- Worked her fingers to the bones
G#m
- Bring us kids up on her own
D# E
She said -- you'll see it - you'll hear it
[Chorus]
C#
Baby don't speak no evil
E
Baby don't speak no evil
[Interlude]
| G#m | G#m | G#m | G#m |
[Verse 2]
G#m
- Papa, he was a good-good man
G#m
- And he worked so hard
D# E
He said -- you see it - you hear it
[Chorus]
C# E
Baby don't speak no evil, baby don't speak no evil
C# G#m
Baby don't speak no evil, that's what he said
E C#
Baby don't speak no evil, baby don't speak no evil
E B
Baby don't speak no evil, that's what he said
[Interlude]
| B | B |
| B | B |
| F#m | F#m |
E F#
Baby don't speak no evil
| G#m | G#M |
| B | B |
[Verse 3]
G#m
- So they put us through schoo-ool
G#m
- And kept us clothed and fed
G#m
- We went swimmin' in summer
G#m
- Rememberin' what mama said
G#m
- Then we moved into town
G#m
- Saw those people messin' around
D#m E
She said - you see it - and you hear it
[Chorus]
C#m
Baby don't speak no evil
E
My baby don't speak no evil
C#m G#m
Baby don't speak no evil, that's what she said
G#m
Baby don't
D#m
Baby don't you see it, baby don't you hear it
C#m
Baby don't you see it, don't you hear it
[Bridge]
E E
Baby don't speak, baby don't speak
C#m B E C#m
Baby don't speak no evil, baby don't speak no evil
G#m
That's what she said, what she said
E C#m
Baby don't speak no evil, baby don't speak no evil
E G#m
Baby don't speak no evil, that's what she said
E
Baby don't speak, no baby don't speak
C#m
Baby don't speak no evil (no e-e-evil)
E
Baby don't speak no evil, no evil
[Outro]
E C#m
Baby don't speak no evil, baby don't speak no evil
E G#m
Baby don't speak no evil, that's what she said
E
(No e-e-evil), baby don't speak no evil
C#m
No, baby don't speak no evil, no evil
E G#m
Baby, don't speak no evil, that's what she said (fade)