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