My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes
Lyrics by Ted Kohler and Edward Pola
Key: Bb
Music by Jack Golden
Copyright 1931

File Created 07-29-2020

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Intro Chords:

CdimCdimCdimCdim

BbBbC7F7BbBb

EbEbBbF7


Verse 1:

Bb         Gm  Dbdim
Mister Rip-ley here's some news!
Cdim          F7  Bb
You can print it, if you choose
F7            Bb   Cm         F7        Bb
Just to prove that times have changed a lot
BdimCm7F7


Bb          Gm    Dbdim
Tho' it may sound strange to you,
Cdim        Bb      G7
It is ab-so-lute-ly true
C9                    F7
You can believe it or not
BdimF7BdimF7


Chorus 1:

Bb           F7+         Bb           F7+
Since makin' whoop-ee be-came all the rage
Bb        F7+        G9       G7
It's even got to the old bird cage
    Cm            Bb      C7    F7  Bb
And my canary has circles under his eyes
BdimF7F7+


Bb         F7+          Bb         F7+
He used to whist-le the prisoner's song
Bb          F7+            G9          G7
Now he does snake hips the whole night long
   Cm              Bb      C7    F7  Bb
My poor canary has circles under his eyes.
EbBb


A7  D    A7           D
His only pals are the yellow lark
D7  G7
And just the tiny sparrow
    C7         G7         C7
But I am scared when he's in the park
   F7                            F7+
He leaves the straight and narrow

Bb               F7+        Bb        F7+
I've raised this bird-ie in manner so strict
Bb               F7+     G9    G7
Yet, I've a feel-ing I'm being tricked
      Cm            Bb      C7    F7  Bb
Cause my canary has circles under his eyes.
BdimCm7F7


Verse 2:

Bb             Gm Dbdim
All this world is up to date
Cdim           Bb
Even chil-dren stay up late
F7             Bb   Cm        F7      Bb
Things are not just what they used to be.
BdimCm7F7


Bb            Gm Dbdim
All the world is “off its nut"
Cdim          Bb      G7
Going craz-y, nothing but
C9                         F7
Listen to this earful from me
BdimF7BdimF7


Chorus 2:

Bb        F7+               Bb          F7+
He has no girl-friends that I'm certain of
Bb           F7+           G9           G7
But he sings “What is this thing called love?"
     Cm            Bb      C7    F7  Bb
Sincemy canary has circles under his eyes
BdimF7F7+


Bb         F7+           Bb        F7+
Birds of a feath-er, the old story goes
Bb          F7+           G9    G7
But love is some-thing no-bod-y knows
   Cm              Bb      C7    F7  Bb
My poor canary has circles under his eyes
EbBb


A7  D         A7            D
Per-haps he's wor-ried, the little lamb
D7 G7
He always looks so solemn
  C7     G7       C7
I wonder if he is in a jam
     F7                       F7+
I'll look in Winchell's column

Bb         F7+           Bb         F7+
He's never cheer-ful and never wise cracks
Bb         F7+           G9      G7
He must be hold-ing some Goldman Sachs
      Cm            Bb      C7    F7  Bb
Cause my canary has circles under his eyes.
EbmBb
  

End:

Bb6


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