Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding By Jesse Winchester Capo Fret 2 P 1 Of 2
Verse One
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The boys were singing shing-a-ling, the summer night we met
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You were tan and seventeen, oh how could I forget
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When every star from near and far was watching from above
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Watching two teenagers fall in love
Verse Two
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The way we danced was not a dance, but more a long embrace
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We held on to each other and we floated there in space
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And I was shy to kiss you while the whole wide world could see
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So shing-a-ling said everything for me
Chorus One
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And O the poor old old folks, they thought we’d lost our minds
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They could not make heads or tails of the young folk’s funny rhymes
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But you and I knew all the words and we always sang along
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To O sham-a-ling-dong-ding, sham-a-ling-dang-dong
Verse Three
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So after years and after tears and after summers past
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The old folks tried to warn us how our love would never last
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And all we’d get was soaking wet from walking in the rain
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And singing sham-a-ling again
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And O the poor old old folks, they smile and walk away
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But I bet they did some sham-a-lama-ding-dong in their day
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I bet that they still close their eyes and I bet they sing along
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To O sham-a-ling-dong-ding, sham-a-ling-dang . . . .
Outro Course
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O those sweet old love songs, every word rings true
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Sham-a-ling-dong-ding means sweetheart
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Sham-a-ling-dang-dong does too
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And it means that right here in my arms that’s where you belong
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And it means sham-a-ling-dong-ding, sham-a-ling-dang-dong