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