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