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