E
Well now when I get the blues, gonna get me a rockin' chair
AE
Well now when I get the blues, gonna get me a rockin' chair
BAEB
When the blues overtake me, gonna rock right away from here
E
Now when I get lonesome I get on the telephone
AE
Now when I get lonesome I get on the telephone
BAEB
Well, I call my baby, tell her I'm on my way back home
E
Well, flip, flop & fly
I don't care if I die
A
Flip, flop & fly
E
I don't care if I die
BAEB
Don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye
E
Give me one last kiss; hold it a long, long time
AE
Give me one last kiss; hold it a long, long time
BAEB
Well, hold that kiss 'til I feel it in my head like wine
E
Here come my baby, flashin' a new gold tooth
AE
Here come my baby, flashin' a new gold tooth
BAEB
She's so small she can mambo in a pay phone booth
E
Well, flip, flop & fly
I don't care if I die
A
Flip, flop & fly
E
I don't care if I die
BAEB
Don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye
E
Like a Mississippi bullfrog sittin' on a hollow stump
AE
Like a Mississippi bullfrog sittin' on a hollow stump
BAEB
I got so many women I don't know which way to jump
E
Well, flip, flop & fly
I don't care if I die
A
Flip, flop & fly
E
I don't care if I die
BAEB
Don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye