Dat Dere Chords by Sheila Jordan

_ Hey mama, what that there?
Hey, why that under there?
And oh mama, hey mama, hey [G] look it over there _
[Abm] Hey, where they going there?
[N] Hey, what they doing there?
Hey mama, can I have that big elephant over there?
_ [Bm] Hey, who that in my chair?
[Dm] Hey, what she [Am] doing there?
[F] And oh mama, hey mama, hey what that say up there?
Hey mama, what's the square?
Hey, where do [N] we get here?
Hey mama, can I have that big elephant over there?
My quizzical kid, she doesn't want anything here.
She's forever demanding [Abm] to know who, what, why and where
_ [Dm] Inquisitive [E] child [B] and sometimes the questions get wild [F] like mama, can I have that big elephant over there?
_ [G] [Abm] Don't wanna comb my hair.
Hey, [E] where my teddy bear?
[Eb] And oh mama, hey [Dm] look at that cowboy coming [Eb] there
[Ab] Hey, can [B] I have a pair of boots like that to wear?
Hey mama, can I have that big elephant [Abm] over there?
The [G] time _ _
_ _ [N] Little lady's
Gonna grow up, gotta tell her all she'll need to know
Whatever I lost, I should know right from wrong, gotta make her strong
_ _ As life's parade [A] goes trudging by, [Abm] she'll [B] need to know [Gm] some [G] reasons why
I can't have [B] all the answers, but I'll [E] try as best as I can, gotta help her to plan so she'll make her [Bb] stand
You give the kid your best and you hope she'll pass [G] the test when [Bb] you finally send her out [Abm] into the world [G] somewhere
_ [N] Although she's grown, I'm betting I never am forget, [B] mama can I have that big elephant over there?
[Bm] _
What they doing there?
Hey, where they going there?
And oh mama, hey mama, hey why that [C] underdare?
[Ab] Hey mama, what is [Bb] fair?
How come I [E] gotta share?
[A] Hey mama, can I have that big elephant over there?
Yeah, mama, can I have that big elephant over there?
Yeah, mama, can I have [Eb] that big [Bb] _ _
[F] elephant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ over there?
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