Harry Nilsson

Lime and Coconut

Harry Nilsson

Written by , Rick Cretarola
Cavaco chords Beginner level
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This one is from memory. Best as I can recall, all the music is  
simply repeating a 7th chord and the 7th chord one fourth up.  
I use A7 and D7, because the D7 makes for a nifty sounding  
up strum.  
   
LIME IN DE COCONUT                       by Harry Nillson  
   
           A7                  D7  
Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime  
His sister had another one, she paid it for a lime  
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank 'em both up  
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank 'em both up  
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank 'em both up  

She put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder  
she put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' up.  
She put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder  
put de lime in de coconut, call de doctor woke him up, an' say  
   
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take, I say  
Doctor! to relieve dis belly ache, I say  
Doctor! ain't der notin I can take, I say  
Doctor! To relieve my belly ache?  
   
I put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot togeder,  
put de lime in de coconut, I drink 'em bot' down,  
I put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder,  
put de lime in de coco nut, call de Doctor, woke him up an' say  
   
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take? I say  
Doctor! To relieve my bellay ache. I say  
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take? I say  
Doctor! And he say Lemme get dis straight  
   
You put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot togeder,  
put de lime in de coconut, you drink 'em bot' up.  
You put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder,  
put de lime in de coconut, call de Doctor, woke him up, an' say  
   
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take, you say  
Doctor! To relieve your belly ache, you say  
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take, you say  
Doctor!       You such a silly woman!  
   
Put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder,  
put de lime in de coconut. Den you feel better.  
Put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot down.  
Put de lime in de coconut, an' call me in da mo-o-o-ornin'.  
   
         REPEAT ONCE FROM START, THEN:  
   
Woo Woo, ain't der notin I can take, I say  
Woo Woo, to relieve my belly ache,  
I say Doctor! Doctor! ain't der notin I can take, I say  
Yaah Yaah! To relieve my belly ache.  
   
Put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot togeder  
(go on and fade)

Sent by: anonymous

Corrected by: Rick Cretarola

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