Written by Jean James/Mary James
Intro G verse 1 C G Sittin? all alone in my big red barn F C G C Entertaining critters who don?t give a darn G C G Singing for ducks and geese and chickens F C N.C. G Bayin? like a hound and playing like the (one, two, three, four) dickensverse 2 C G Just dust and feathers and why and whethers F C G Just ?Get to work?, no get-togethers C G Scores of chores, scores of yokels and boors F N.C. F C G Love?s never going to knock on these barn doorsC D Poor little me, sittin? in the dust G C Oh, no one to help me, no one to trust D Sittin? in the shadow, yearnin? for the sun C D N.C. G Oh, nothing, nix, nil, naught, not even oneInstrumental G C G F C G F C G C D G verse 3 C G This big red barn is startin? to lean F C G But I?m sittin here rockin? like a barnyard queen C G Roof?s caved in and floor?s rotted through F C G Just held together with cobweb glueC D Poor little me, should be sittin? by the sea G C No k-i-s-s-i-n-g D No l-u-v, no fun, fun, fun C D N.C. G No, no one to hold tight, not even oneInstrumental G C G F C G F C G C D G C D C D G verse 4 C G The big red barn finally fell to the ground F C G And I packed while ducks quacked all around C G Sold the chickens for a ticket and a new bikini F C G Flew south with the geese, hope no one seen meC D Poor little me, sittin? in the dust G C Got no one to help me, no one to trust D Sittin? in the shadow, yearnin? for the sun C D N.C. G No, nothing, nix, nil, naught, zero, zilch, noneC D Poor little me, finally sittin? by the sea G C Just k-i-s-s-i-n-g D They?re gettin? in line, one by one C D N.C. D G Oh, he?s next, you?re done