Button Up Your Overcoat- Ruth Etting. 1928
Verse 1
[C]
Listen, big boy
[Dm7] [G7]
Now that you got me made
[Dm7] [G7]
Goodness, but I'm afraid
[C] [G7]
Somethin's gonna happen to you
Verse 2
[C] [Dm7]
Listen, big boy
[G7]
You gotta be hooked, and how!
[Em] [G] [A] [D7]
I would die if I should lose you now
Verse 3
[G]
Button up your overcoat
[A7]
When the wind is free
[D7]
Take good care of yourself
[G] [G7]
You belong to me
Verse 4
[G]
Eat an apple every day
[A7]
Get to bed by three
[D7]
Oh, take good care of yourself
[G] [G7]
You belong to me
Chorus 1
[C]
Be careful crossing streets, ooh, ooh
[G]
Don't eat meat, ooh, ooh
[Em] [A7]
Cut out sweets, ooh, ooh
[D7] N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum
Verse 5
[G]
Keep away from bootleg hootch
[A7]
When you're on a spree
[D7]
Oh, take good care of yourself
[G] [G7]
You belong to me
Chorus 2
[C]
Don't sit on hornet's tails, ooh, ooh
[G]
Or on nails, ooh, ooh
[Em] [A7]
Or third rails, ooh, ooh
[D7] N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum
Verse 6
[G]
Button up your overcoat
[A7]
When the wind is free
[D7]
Take good care of yourself
[G] [G7]
You belong to me
Verse 7
[G]
Wear your flannel underwear
[A7]
When you climb a tree
[D7]
Take good care of yourself
[G] [G7]
You belong to me
Chorus 3
[C]
Beware of frozen ponds, ooh, ooh
[G]
Peroxide blonds, ooh, ooh
[Em] [A7]
Stocks and bonds, ooh, ooh
[D7] N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your bankroll
Verse 8
[G]
Keep the spoon out of your cup
[A7]
When you're drinking tea
[Em]
Oh, take good care of yourself
[G] [G7]
You belong to me
