Intro
D# Fm A# D# x2
[Chorus]
D# Fm
Here's a little song about Ernie
A# D#
Ernie my little pet slug
D# Fm
We used to go for walks in the garden
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And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug
[Verse 1]
D# Fm
Ernie was a slug born in winter
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Out in the wind and cold
D# Fm
So I took Ernie in at winter
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And I said "together you and I'll grow old"
[Chorus]
D# Fm
Here's a little song about Ernie
A# D#
Ernie my little pet slug
D# Fm
We used to go for walks in the garden
A# D#
And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug
[Verse 2]
D# Fm
As Ernie grew up I grew to love him
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'e truly was the apple o' me eye
D# Fm
An' I told 'im "O' sweet Ernie 'ow I love you,
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but if you ever eat me flowers then you'll die..."
[Chorus]
D# Fm
Here's a little song about Ernie
A# D#
Ernie my little pet slug
D# Fm
We used to go for walks in the garden
A# D#
And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug
D# Fm A# D#
[Verse 3]
D# Fm
I'll go into the park with Ernie
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Playin' fetch an' 'avin' such a laugh
D# Fm
But when I throw a stick for Ernie
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I 'ave to wait around for a week an' 'alf
[Chorus]
D# Fm
Here's a little song about Ernie
A# D#
Ernie my little pet slug
D# Fm
We used to go for walks in the garden
A# D#
And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug
[Verse 4]
D# Fm
We both went out to a restaurant
A# D#
to 'ave a little sommat to eat
D# Fm
But now we can't go back to the restaurant
A# D#
'cos Ernie left slime on the seat
[Chorus]
D# Fm
Here's a little song about Ernie
A# D#
Ernie my little pet slug
D# Fm
We used to go for walks in the garden
A# D#
And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug
[Verse 5]
D# Fm
Now one day Ernie was naughty
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And it turned our friendship sour
D# Fm
Cause while out walkin' in the garden
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I noticed Ernie'd eaten all me flowers
[Chorus]
D# Fm
So that's my song about Ernie
A# D#
Ernie my little pet slug
D# Fm
We used to go for walks in the garden
A# D#
And 'ave a nice picnic on a rug