Written by Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart
Intro: Abm7 B Em7#1 E There's a girl down by the railroad tracks B E used to carry coal on her back E B Til she met that gentleman Jack, that Lazy E Elsie MollyE B Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back E on your back E B Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to E the railroad track#2 E B Elsie Molly been a lookin' so fine, she won't E go to work in the mine E B She lays in bed till eight or nine, that Lazy E Elsie MollyE B Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back E on your back E B Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to E the railroad trackBridge: E B Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo dit-dit-doo-doo-doo- E doo-doo dit-dit-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo E B E F A put the pack back on your back #3 F Jack and Elsie's been a struttin' around, he bought C F her a wig and a purple gown F C Now, she's the best dressed miner in town, that Lazy F Elsie MollyE B Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back E on your back E B Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to E the railroad trackINTERLUDE:(Whistling:) F C F C F (Girl a-put that pack back on your back ) Chorus:F C Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back F on your back F C Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to F the railroad trackOUTRO: Gb Db Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, put the pack back on Gb your back (Fade ) A sixties smash from KraziekhatF C Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back F on your back F C Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to F Gb the railroad track