Chords for LEROY CARR - PAPA'S ON THE HOUSETOP

[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Mama made Papa be quiet as a mouse, so Papa climbed up on top of the house.
[Ab] Made a lot of whoopee, made a lot of noise, [Bb] stood up and shared [Eb] with the rest of the boys.
Baby's in the cradle, brother's gone to town, sister's in the parlor, crying on her gown.
[Ab] Mama's in the kitchen, messing all [Bb] around, Papa's on the [Eb] housetop, won't come down. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
The blues, they come, the blues, they come, nobody knows where the blues come [Ab] from.
The blues, they come, the blues, they [Bb] come, and everybody's happy when the [Eb] old blues go.
Baby's in the cradle, brother's gone to town, sister's in the parlor, crying on her [Ab] gown.
Mama's in the kitchen, messing all [Bb] around, Papa's on the housetop, [Eb] won't come down.
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ Papa saw a chicken out in the yard, picked up a rock and hit him [Ab] hard, hit him hard, killed him [Bb] dead.
Now the chicken's in the gravy and the [Eb] gravy's on the bread.
Baby's in the cradle, brother's gone to town, sister's in the parlor, crying on her [Ab] gown.
Mama's in the kitchen, messing all [Bb] around, Papa's on the housetop, [Eb] won't come down. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ Hush, little baby, don't you cry, blues gonna leave you by and [Ab] by.
Papa came in, sure was [Bb] cold, put baby in the cradle and the [Eb] blues are gone.
Baby's in the cradle, Papa's gone to town, sister's in the parlor, crying on her [Ab] gown.
Mama's in the kitchen, messing all [Bb] around, Papa's on the housetop, [Eb] won't come down.
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _