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