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