Artist: The Mamas & The Papas
[VERSE 1]
I w[Am]ouldn't want to be a c[Em]himney sweep all b[Am]lack from head to f[Em]oot
From [Am]climbing in them [C]chimneys and [G]cleaning out that [E]soot
With a [E]broom and [Dm]ladder [E]and [Dm]pail, the [E]darkened [Dm]walls I [E]scal[Dm]e,
[E]And [Dm]far, [E]and [Dm]high, [E]I s[G]ee a [F#]patch of [Am]sky.
[CHORUS]
I'[Am]d rather be the gypsy [Em]who's camped at th[Am]e edge of town, [Em]
The [Am]one who has the [C]dancing bear that [G]follows him a[E]round.
And he [E]lifts his [Dm]big foot [E]up, [Dm]and he [E]puts his [Dm]big [E]foot [Dm]down,
[E]And [Dm]bows, [E]and [Dm]twirls, a[E]nd danc[G]es 'rou[F#]nd and '[Am]round.
[INTERLUDE]
[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em]
[VERSE 2]
I [Am]found I was a [Em]cabin boy last [Am]night as I did [Em]dream.
[Am]Bound upon a [C]magic ship for a [G]land I'd never [E]seen.
And the [E]moon she [Dm]filled our [E]sa[Dm]ils, and the s[E]tars they s[Dm]teered our c[E]ou[Dm]rse
[E]And [Dm]on o[E]ur [Dm]bow there [E]was a [G]gold[F#]en [Am]horse.
[VERSE 3]
The [Am]queen eats sugar [Em]candy, the [Am]bishop, nuts and [Em]cheese.
And [Am]when I am a [C]grown man, I'll [G]taste just what I [E]please;
The [E]honey [Dm]from the [E]be[Dm]e, the [E]shellfish [Dm]from the [E]se[Dm]a,
The [E]earth, the [Dm]wind a [E]girl, some[Dm]one to [E]share these t[G]hings [F#]with[Am] me.
[CHORUS]
I [Am]wouldn't want to be a [Em]chimney sweep all [Am]black from head to [Em]foot
From [Am]climbing in them [Em]chimneys and [Am]cleaning out that [Em]soot.
I'd [Am]rather be the [Em]gypsy who's [Am]camped at the edge of [Em]town,
The [Am]one who has the [Em]dancing bear that [Am]follows him a[Em]round.
I w[Am]ouldn't want to be a c[Em]himney sweep all b[Am]lack from head to f[Em]oot
From [Am]climbing in them [C]chimneys and [G]cleaning out that [E]soot
With a [E]broom and [Dm]ladder [E]and [Dm]pail, the [E]darkened [Dm]walls I [E]scal[Dm]e,
[E]And [Dm]far, [E]and [Dm]high, [E]I s[G]ee a [F#]patch of [Am]sky.
[CHORUS]
I'[Am]d rather be the gypsy [Em]who's camped at th[Am]e edge of town, [Em]
The [Am]one who has the [C]dancing bear that [G]follows him a[E]round.
And he [E]lifts his [Dm]big foot [E]up, [Dm]and he [E]puts his [Dm]big [E]foot [Dm]down,
[E]And [Dm]bows, [E]and [Dm]twirls, a[E]nd danc[G]es 'rou[F#]nd and '[Am]round.
[INTERLUDE]
[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em]
[VERSE 2]
I [Am]found I was a [Em]cabin boy last [Am]night as I did [Em]dream.
[Am]Bound upon a [C]magic ship for a [G]land I'd never [E]seen.
And the [E]moon she [Dm]filled our [E]sa[Dm]ils, and the s[E]tars they s[Dm]teered our c[E]ou[Dm]rse
[E]And [Dm]on o[E]ur [Dm]bow there [E]was a [G]gold[F#]en [Am]horse.
[VERSE 3]
The [Am]queen eats sugar [Em]candy, the [Am]bishop, nuts and [Em]cheese.
And [Am]when I am a [C]grown man, I'll [G]taste just what I [E]please;
The [E]honey [Dm]from the [E]be[Dm]e, the [E]shellfish [Dm]from the [E]se[Dm]a,
The [E]earth, the [Dm]wind a [E]girl, some[Dm]one to [E]share these t[G]hings [F#]with[Am] me.
[CHORUS]
I [Am]wouldn't want to be a [Em]chimney sweep all [Am]black from head to [Em]foot
From [Am]climbing in them [Em]chimneys and [Am]cleaning out that [Em]soot.
I'd [Am]rather be the [Em]gypsy who's [Am]camped at the edge of [Em]town,
The [Am]one who has the [Em]dancing bear that [Am]follows him a[Em]round.
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