Never Swat A Fly (C)
B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, & Ray Henderson
Key: C
Copyright 1930

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File Created 12/16/2014
File Edited 08/31/2023

Verse 1:

C                F7
Love has made me tender,
  C       C7    Fm6
I now ap -preci-ate
C     C7     A7
Every little creature on this
Dm7        G7   C    G7
Earth that has amate

C            F7
Once I hated crickets,
  C                Am
I couldnʼt stand a bee
G        D7   G
Now here is a motto that
  D7              G7 Gb7G7G7+
I follow faithful-ly

Chorus 1:

C
Never swat a fly, he may love
   Bb7   A7
An-other fly
       Dm7      Ab7     G7
He may sit with her and sigh
          C  Ab7   C   G7
The way I do  with you

C
Never harm a flea, he may have
  Bb7      A7
A favorite she
        Dm7     Ab7        G7
That he bounces on his knee
          C  Ab7  C   C7
The way I do with you

F                     Gbdim
Never stop  a bee  if he is
      C
going anywhere
D7
You  may be concluding some terrific
G7
love affair. Be careful!

C
Donʼt step on an ant in the middle
Bb7  A7
Of a pant
       Dm7     Ab7    G7
He may want to but he canʼt
          C   Ab7  C  G7
The way I do, with you

Verse 2:

C               F7
Iʼm the same as you  are,
    C          C7    Fm6
The tears come to my eyes
C      C7      A7
When I see pro-fessors chasing
Dm7      G7     C    G7
Helpless butter-flies

C             F7
Fishermen are hateful,
     C             Am
They lead a wicked life
G    D7       G
Everyday they  separate some
D7               G7   Gb7G7
Husband from his wife

Chorus 2:

C
Never swat a fly, he may love
   Bb7   A7
An-other fly
       Dm7      Ab7     G7
He may sit with her and sigh
          C  Ab7  C   G7
The way I do with you

C
Never spray a nit with a great big
Bb7    A7
Can of Flit
       Dm7        Ab7     G7
He may think some nit has “it”
          C  Ab7  C   C7
The way I do with you

F                     Gbdim
Never stop a moth, if he is
        C
Gliding through the air
D7
He may have a date in someone's flannel
G           G7
Underwear.  Be careful!

C
Donʼt you dare to slay two mosquitoes
Bb7        A7
While they play
         Dm7     Ab7       G7
They may want to make “hey-hey”
          C   Ab7  C
The way I do, with you.

Ending:

         Dm7     Ab7       G7
They may want to make “hey hey”
          C  Ab7 C   C6
The way I do,withyou.


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