Verse 1
[A] [Bm7b5] [E7]
Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer
[Bm7b5] [E7] [A9] [A]
Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer
[D9] [D7] [E7]
Lead us lest too far we wander
[A]
Love's sweet voice is callin' yonder
[A] [Bm7b5] [E7]
Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer
[Bm7b5] [E7] [A9] [A]
Hey, there don't get dimmer, dimmer
[A] [A7] [D9] [Bm7]
Light the path below, above
[E] [E7] [A]
And lead us on to love
(Instrumental interlude)
Verse 2
[A] [Bm7b5] [E7]
Glow little glow-worm, fly of fire
[Bm7b5] [E7] [A9] [A]
Glow like an incandescent wire
[D9] [D7] [E7]
Glow for the female of the species
[A]
Turn on the AC and the DC
[A] [Bm7b5] [E7]
This night could use a little brightnin'
[Bm7b5] [E7] [A9] [A]
Light up you little ol' bug of lightnin'
[A] [A7] [D9] [Bm7]
When you gotta glow, you gotta glow
[E] [E7] [A]
Glow little glow-worm, glow
Verse 3
[A] [Bm7b5] [E7]
Glow little glow-worm, glow and glimmer
[Bm7b5] [E7] [A9] [A]
Swim through the sea of night, little swimmer
[D9] [D7] [E7]
Thou aeronautical boll weevil
[A]
Illuminate yon woods primeval
[A] [Bm7b5] [E7]
See how the shadows deep and darken
[Bm7b5] [E7] [A9] [A]
You and your chick should get to sparkin'
[A] [A7] [D9] [Bm7]
I got a gal that I love so
[E] [E7] [A]
Glow little glow-worm, glow
[Verse 4] (key change)
[Bb] [Cm7b5] [F7]
Glow little glow-worm, turn the key on
[Cm7b5] [F7] [Bb9] [Bb]
You are equipped with taillight neon
[Eb9] [Eb7] [F7]
You've got a cute vest-pocket master
[Bb]
Which you can make both slow and faster
[Bb] [Cm7b5] [F7]
I don't know who you took the shine to
[Cm7b5] [F7] [Bb9] [Bb]
Or who you're out to make a sign to
[Bb] [Bb7] [Eb9] [Cm7]
I got a gal that I love so
[F] [F7] [Bb]
Glow little glow-worm, glow
Outro
[F] [F7] [Bb]
Glow little glow-worm, glow
[F] [F7] [Bb]
Glow little glow-worm, glow
[F] [F7] [Bb] [Eb9] [Bb6]
Glow little glow-worm, glow